CA2343836C - Epoxidation catalyst carrier, preparation and use thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
There is provided a catalyst carrier comprising a refractory inorganic material having a sodium solubilization rate no greater than ppmw/5 minutes. There is further a catalyst comprising a refractory inorganic material carrier having a sodium solubilization rate no greater than 5 ppmw/5 minutes; and one or more catalytically reactive metals deposited on said carrier. There is also provided a catalyst suitable for the vapour phase production of alkylene oxide from olefins and oxygen comprising an alumina-based carrier having a sodium solubilization rate no greater than 5 ppmw/ 5 minutes; and catalytically reactive silver deposited on said carrier.
Description
- ~ -EPOXIDATION CATALYST CARRIER, PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF
Fieid of the Invention The invention relates to a catalyst with improveci cataiytic properties, particularly a catalvst suitable for the preparation of epoxides.
Background of the Invention Methods have been described f-or lowering the total concentration of soluble species i:: the bulk of a catalyst ca_rier. ''_'hese methods aenerally involve a proces5 :" wn].c.~. -...~.e carrier __ maP.uSacttlred _n such a way so as to lower the concentration of those snecies throughout the iDulk of the carrier. These approaches limit the formulation of carriers, often times with undesirable consequences such as high carrier density.
US Patent No. 4,797,270 discloses water washing to reduce the sodium content of an alumina powder. The pH of the wash water may need to be adjusted for extraction of other metals and Japanese patent: JP56164013 discloses the use of a low pH (acid) to extract uranium and thorium ~rom a caicined a-aiumina raw materiaa.
US Patent Nos. 4,361,504 and 4,366,092 suggest that ethylene oxide catalyst be water washed after the deposition of siiver or silver/gold on the carrier.
EP-2115.21 disci.oses washing of a catalyst with hot water to remove basic materials left on the catalyst from a silver impregnation process o the physical deposition of alkali metais. US Patent No. 4,367,167 discloses a process for a supported catalyst: whereln an impregnated support '-s immersed in an ir.ert water immiscible organic solvent containing a dissolved ai.iphat_c amine. US Patenr-No. 4,810,689 discloses deposit:.na a siiver compound, decomnosin-u tne silver comoound silver in the nresence CA 02343836 2001 03 12 o329w72q.
~ 7. 07, 2000 of an alkali metal compound, removing organic deposits by washing and introducing fresh alkali, metal by impregnation during or after the washing stage. U.S.
Patent Nos. 4,186,106 and 4,125,480 disclose washing with 5 an inert liquid after deposition of the catalytic metal and before deposition of a promoter material.
US Patent No. 4,994,587 discloses a process for the epoxidation of alkene comprising contacting the alkene and an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of at least 10 one efficiency-enhancing gaseous member of a redox-half reaction pair, selected from the group of NO, N02, N203 and N204, and a solid catalyst, the catalyst comprising silver and at least one efficiently-enhancing nitrate salt of a member of a redox-half reaction pair, on a 15 solid alpha-alumina support having less than about 50 ppm and preferably less than 20 ppm by weight of leachable sodium. This document further connects the requirement to relatively low sodium to the specified redox reaction pair, stating that in other instances the presence of 20 leachable sodium in a silver catalyst tends to improve the efficiency of the system under epoxidation conditions generally used.
The prior art remains concerned with the total amount of impurities; i.e., impurities throughout the bulk.
25 Unfortunately, the impurity removal techniques taught typically attack the carrier itself. It has now been found that controlling the solubilization rate of certain species, and in particular sodium, on a carrier surface results in a catalyst with improved catalytic properties.
30 Summary of the Invention According to the present invention, there is provided a catalyst carrier having a sodium solubilization rate, as measured by the amount released by.immersion in AMENDED SHEET
- 2a -3 :1 w/w of boiling water, of no greater than 5 ppmw, basis the total weight of the carrier, per 5 minutes.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention there is provided a catalyst comprising a carrier having a sodium solubilization rate, as measured by the amount released by immersion in 3:1 w/w of boiling water, of no greater than 5 ppmw, basis the total weight of the carrier, per 5 minutes; and deposited on said carrier a catalytically effective amount of one or more catalytically reactive metals comprising silver, and one or more promoters selected from phosphorous, boron, fluorine, lithium, sodium, rubidium, Group IIA through Group VIII
metals, rare earth metals and combinations thereof.
A further embodiment of the invention provides a process for preparing said catalyst carrier wherein said sodium solubilization rate is achieved by a means effective in rendering ionizable species present on the surface of the carrier ionic and removing at least part of that species, or rendering the ionizable species insoluble, or rendering the ionizable species immobile.
Another embodiment of the invention provides a catalyst, especially a catalyst suitable for the vapour phase epoxidation of olefins, the catalyst comprising said carrier and one or more catalytically reactive metals and optionally one or more promoting materials deposited thereon.
Detailed Description of the Invention It has been found that carriers which have a controlled solubilization rate, in particular controlled sodium and/or soluble silicate solubilization rates, provide catalysts with improved catalytic properties, such as activity, selectivity and activity and/or selectivity performance over time. Controlling the solubilization rate is believed to work to improve the_ properties of most catalysts, rio matter how impure the bulk carrier material. Further, controlling the solubilization rate will work for organic or inorganic carriers.
The typical carrier of the invention has a sodium solubilization rate in boiling water which is controlled to be no greater than 5 ppmw/5 minutes. "Solubilization rate" as used herein refers to the measurable solubilization rate of the sodium in a solvent after the carrier is placed in the solvent for a specified time and at a ratio of boiling solvent to carrier of 3:1. Thus, a solubilization rate in boiling water of 5 ppmw sodium/
5 minutes is the amount of sodi_um measured in the water after the carrier has been in the boiling water for five minutes.
Carriers are commonly inorganic materials such as, for example, alumina-, silica-, or titania-based compouncis, or combinations thereof, such as alumina-silica carriers. Carriers may also be made from carbon-based materials such as, for example, charcoal, activated carbon, or fuilerenes.
Ionizable species typically present on the inorganic type carriers include sodium, potassium, aluminates, soluble silicate, calcium, magnesium, aluminosilicate, and combinations thereof. Of particular concern are the ionizable anionic species present on the surface, particularly ionizable silicates. The solubilization rate of silicates may be measured by inductively coupled plasma (ICP) techniques and the amount of silicon species on a surface may be measured by x-ray photoelectron - 9 -spectroscopy (XPS). However, since sodium is soluble in the same solutions that silicates are soluble in, the solubilization rate of sodium becomes a simpler check of the ionic species removal and it has been chosen as the indicator to define the present invention. Another _ measurement technique is to measure the electrical conductivity of the treatment solution.
As used herein, the "surface" of the carrier is that area of the carrier which may be measured by the standard method of Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (B.E.T). Specifi-cally, the surface of the carrier is the site at which reaction takes place. Lowering the concentration of ionizable species on the surface of the carrier has been found to be an effective and cost efficient means of achieving the desired surface sodium solubilization rate.
An "ionizable" species is a species which is capable of being rendered ionic, whereas the term "ionic" or "ion"
refers to an electricaliy charged chemical moiety.
Lowering the surface solubilization rate of ionizable species may be accomplished by any means which is effective in (i) rendering the ionizable species ionic and removing the species, or (ii) rendering the ionizable species insoluble, or (iii) rendering the ionizable species immobile. However, use of aggressive media is discouraged as these media tend to dissolve the carrier, extract too much material from the bulk, and generate acidic or basic sites in the pores. Acids, which are considered aggressive media, will remove the cations on a carrier but are fairly ineffectual in removing the undesirable anions, such as silicates. Effective means of lowering concentration include washing the carrier; ion exchange; volatilizing, precipitating, or sequestering the impurities; causing a reaction to make the ionizable species on the surface insoluble; and combinations ~5 thereof. The buik carrier may be treated, or the raw materials used to form the carrier may be treated before the carrier is manufactured. Even greater improvements in solubilization rate control are seen when both the carrier raw materials and the finished carrier are treated.
To make a catalyst from the carrier, ttie carrier is typically impregnated with metal compound(s), complex(es) and/or salt(s) dissolved in a suitable solvent sufficient to deposit or impregnate a catalytically effective amount of metal on the carrier. As used herein, "catalytically effective amount" means an amount of metal that provides a measurable catalytic effect. For example, a catalytically effective amount of metal when referring to an olefin epoxidation catalyst is that amount of inetal which provides a measurable conversion of olefin and oxygen to alkylene oxide. In addition, one or more promoters may also be deposited on the carrier either prior to, coincidentally with, or subsequent to the deposition of the catalytically reactive metal. The term "promoter" as used herein refers to a component which works effectively to provide an improvement in one or more of the catalytic properties of the catalyst when compared to a catalyst not containing such component.
Further improvement in the catalyst properties are seen when the metal deposition is effected by contacting the carrier with an impregnatiori solution whose hydrogen ion activity has been lowered. "Hydrogen ion activity" as used herein is the hydrogen ion activity as measured by the potential of a hydrogen ion selective electrode. As used herein, a solution with "lowered" hydrogen ion activity refers to a solution whose hydrogen activity has been altered by the addition of a base, such that the hydrogen ion activity of the altered solution is lowered compared to the hydrogen ion activity of the same solution in an unaltered state. The base selected to alter the solution may be chosen from any base or compound with a pKb lower than the original impregnation solution. It is particularly desirable to choose a base which does not alter the formulation of the impregnation solution; i.e., which does not alter the desired metais concentration in the impregnation solution and deposited on the carrier. Organic bases will not alter the impregnation solution metals concentrations, examples of which are tetraalkylammonium hydroxides and 1,8-bis-(dimethylamino)-naphthalene. If changing the metals concentration of the impregnation solution is not a concern, metal hydroxides may be used.
When the impregnation solution is at least partiaily aqueous, an indication of the change in the hydrogen activity may be measured with a pH meter, with the understanding that the measurement obtained is not pH by a true, aqueous definition. "'Measured pH"' as used herein shall mean such a non-aqueous system pH
measurement using a standard pH probe. Even small changes in the "measured pH" from the initial impregnation solution to that with added base are effective and improvements in catalytic properties continue as the "measured pH" change increases with base addition. High base additions do not seem to adversely affect catalyst performance; however, high additions of hydroxides have been seen to cause sludging of the impregnation solution, creating manufacturing difficulties. When the base addition is too low, the hydrogen ion activity will not be affected. The hydrogen ion activity lowering procedure is also quite effective when used by itself; i.e., when no ionizable species concentrations are lowered prior to impregnation.
The impregnated carrier, also known as a catalyst precursor, is dried in the presence of an atmosphere which also reduces the catalytic metal. Drying methods known in the art include steam drying, drying in an atmosphere with a controlled oxygen concentration, drying in a reducing atmosphere, air drying, and staged drying using a suitable ramped or staged temperature curve.
By way of example, the invention will be described--in more detail for a catalyst suitable for the vapour phase production of epoxides, also known as an epoxidation catalyst.
An epoxidation catalyst typically comprises an inorganic carrier, for example an alumina-based carrier such as a-alumina, with one or more catalytically Yeactive metals deposited on the carrier. The carrier typically contains certain ionizable species, for example an a-alumina carrier, typically contains species including sodium, potassium, aluminates, soluble silicates, calcium, magnesium, aluminosilicates, and combinations thereof. It has been found that silicates, and certain other anions, are particularly undesirable ionizable species in an epoxidation catalyst.
According to the invention, the sodium solubilization rate in 3:1 w/w of boiling water is controlled to less than 5 ppmw Na/_"; minutes. The solubilization rate may be controlled by lowering the concentration of ionizable species on the surface, as described above.
The carrier having the controlled solubilization rate is impregnated with metal ions or compound(s), complex(es) and/or salt(s) dissolved in a suitable soivent sufficient to cause the desired deposition on the carrier. When silver is the deposition material, a typical deposition is from 1 to 40 wt%, preferably from 1 to 30 wt% of silver, basis the weight of the total catalyst. The impregnated carrier is subsequently separated from the solution and the deposited metal(s) compound is reduced to metallic silver.
One or more promoters may be deposited either prior to, coincidentally with, or subsequent to the deposition of the metal. Promoters for epoxidation catalysts are typically selected from sulphur, phosphorus, boron, fluorine, Group IA through Group VIII metals, rare earth metals, and combinations thereof. The promoter material is typically compound(s) and/or salt(s) of the promoter dissolved in a suitable solvent..
For olefin epoxidation oxide catalysts, Group IA
metals are typically selected from potassium, rubidium, cesium, lithium, sodium, and combinations thereof; with potassium and/or cesium and/or rubidium being preferred.
Even more preferred is a combination of cesium plus at least one additional Group IA metal, such as cesium pius potassium, cesium plus rubidium, or cesium plus lithium.
Group IIA metals are typically selected from magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and combinations thereof, Group VIII transition metals are typically selected from cobalt, iron, nickel, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, and combinations thereof; and rare earth metals are typically selected from lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, samarium, gadolinium, dysprosium, erbium, ytterbium, and mixtures thereof. Non-limiting examples of other promoters include perrhenate, sulphate, molybdate, tungstate, chromate, phosphate, borate, sulphate anion, fluoride anion, oxyanions of Group IIIB to VIB, oxyanions of an element selected from Groups III through VIIB, alkali(ne) metal salts with anions of halides, and oxyanions selected from Groups IIIA to VIIA and IIIB through VIIB. The amount of Group IA metal nromoter is typically in the range of from 10 ppm to 1500 ppm, expressed as the metal, by weight of the total catalyst, and the Group VIIb metal is less than 3600 ppm, expressed as the metal, by weight of the total catalyst.
y For further improvement in catalytic properties, the hydrogen ion activity of the impregnation solution is lowered, such as by the addition of a base. The typical impregnation solution for an epoxidation catalyst begins quite basic, so a strong base is used to further lower_ the hydrogen ion activity. Examples of strong bases include alkyl ammonium hydroxide such as tetraethyl-ammonium hydroxide, lithiucn hydroxide and cesium hydroxide. In order to maintain the desired impregnation solution formulation and metal loading, an organic base such as tetraethylammonium hydroxide is preferred. Base additions in these systems typically result in a "measured pH" chanae ranging up to about 3, realizing that the "measured pH" is not a true pH since the impregnation system is not aqueous.
The carrier employed in these catalysts in its broadest aspects can be any of the large number of conventional, porous refractory catalyst carriers or carrier materials which are considered reiatively inert.
Such conventional materials are known to those skilled in the art and may be of natural or svnthetic origin.
Carriers for epoxidation catalysLs are preferably of a macroporous structure and have a surface area below about 10 m2/g and preferably below about 3 m2/g. Examples of carriers for different catalysts are the aluminium oxides (including the materials sold under the trade name "Alundum'Tr, charcoal, pumice, magnesia, zirconia, kieselguhr, fuller's earth, silicon carbide, porous agglomerates comprising silica and/or silicon carbide, silica, magnesia, selected clays, artificial and natural zeolites, alkaline earth carbonates, and ceramics.
Refractory carriers especially useful in the preparation of olefin epoxidation catalysts comprise the aluminous materials, in particular those comprising a-alumina. In the case of a-aiumina-containina carriers, preference is given to those having a specific surface area as measured by the B.E.T. method of from 0.03 to 10 m2/g, preferably from 0.05 to 5 m2/g, more preferably from 0.1 to 3 m2/g, and a water pore volume as measured by conventional water absorption techniques of from 0.1 to 0.75 ml/g by volume.
The B.E.T. method for determining specific surface area is described in detail in Brunauer, S., Emmett, P. Y. and Teller, E., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 60, 309-16 (1938).
Certain types of a-alumina containing carriers are particularly preferred. These a-alumina carriers have relatively uniform pore diameters and are more fully characterized by having B.E.T. specific surface areas of from 0.1 to 3 m2/g, preferably from 0.1 to 2 m2/g, and water pore volumes of from 0.10 to about 0.55 ml/g.
Manufacturers of such carriers include Norton Chemicai Process Products Corporation and United Catalysts, Inc.
(UCI).
The resulting epoxidation catalysts just described are used for the vapour phase production of epoxides, especially ethylene oxide. A typical epoxidation process involves loading catalysts into a reactor. The feedstock to be converted, typically a mixture of ethylene, oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and ethyl chloride, is passed over the catalyst bed at elevated pressure and temperature. The catalyst converts the feedstock to an outlet stream product which contains ethylene oxide.
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) may also be added to the feedstock to boost catalyst conversion performance.
The following Examples will illustrate the invention.
Examples Carriers Table I shows the carriers used for the Examples.
TABLE I -Carrier A B C D
B.E.T. Surface Area (m2/g)(a) 0.84 0.97 0.78 0.87 Water Absorption (%) 39.7 46.2 37.6 43.4 Crush Strength (kg)(b) 6.53 8.07 12.29 5.44 Total Pore Volume (ml/g)(c) 0.408 0.460 0.390 Median Pore Diameter 1.8 2.7 1.3 (microns)(c) Si02 (%w) 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.5 Bulk Acid-Leachable Na (ppmw) 438 752 186 339 Bulk Acid-Leachable K (ppmw) 85 438 109 37 Bulk Acid-Leachable Ca (ppmw) 207 508 526 123 Bulk Acid-Leachable Al (ppmw) 744 1553 657 499 Bulk Acid-Leachable Si02 (ppmw) 808 1879 1560 600 alpha-Alumina (% w) Bal. Bal. Bal. Bal.
a Method of Brunauer, Emmett and Teller, loc. cit.
o Flat Plate Crush Strength, s:ingie pellet.
c Determined by mercury intrusion to 3.8 x 108 Pa using Micromeritics Autopore 9200 or 9210 (130 contact angle, 0.473 N/m surface tension of Hg).
Carrier Water Washing Procedures for Examples 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12 Carrier washing was carried out by immersing 100 grams of carrier in 300 grams of boiling de-ionized water for 15 minutes. The carrier was then removed and placed in a fresh 300 grams of boiling water for another 15 minutes. This procedure was repeated once more for a total cf three immersions, at which point the carrier was separated from the water and dried in a well ventilated oven at 150 C for 18 hours. The dried carrier was then used for preparation of a catalyst by the procedures outlined in the following Examples.
Impregnation Solution -A silver-amine-oxalate stock solution was prepared by the following procedure:
415 g of reagent-grade sodium hydroxide were dissolved in 2340 ml de-ionized water and the temperature was adjusted to 50 C.
1699 g high purity "Spectropure" silver nitrate were dissolved in 2100 ml de-ionized water and the temperature was adjusted to 50 C.
The sodium hydroxide solution was added slowly to the silver nitrate solution, with stirring, while maintaining a solution temperature of 50 C. The mixture was stirred for 15 minutes, then the temperature was lowered to 40 C.
Water was removed from the precipitate created in the mixing step and the conductivity of the water, which contained sodium and nitrate ions, was measured. An amount of fresh deionized water equal to the amount removed was added back to the silver solution. The solution was stirred for 15 minutes at 40 C. The process was repeated until the conductivity of the water removed was less than 90 pmho/cm. 1500 ml fresh deionized water was then added.
630 g of high-purity oxalic acid dihydrate were added in approximately 100 g increments. The temperature was keep at 40 C and the pH was kept above 7.8.
Water was removed from the rnixture to leave a highly concentrated silver-containing slurry. The silver oxalate slurry was cooled to 30 C.
699 g of 92 %w ethyienediamine (8% de-ionized water) was added while maintaining a temperature no greater than 30 C. The resulting solution contained approximately 27-33 %w silver.
Enough 45 %w aqueous CsOH and water was added to this solution to give a finished catalyst having 14.5 %w silver and a desired cesium loading (see Examples). -Sodium Measurement Procedures The sodium solubilization rate of selected carriers was determined by measuring the sodium content of the extracting medium with an Oriori model no. 8611BN sodium selective electrode connected to an Orion model 290A
voltmeter. In a typical experiment, 300 grams of carrier was boiled in 900 grams of de-ionized water for a total of fifteen minutes. During this period, 3 ml aliquots were taken at predetermined intervals. The sodium content of each aliquot was analyzed at 25 C using procedures well established for ion selective electrodes. The sodium concentration in the solution sampied at 5 minutes is used to evaluate the carrier as being a good or poor candidate for catalyst preparation. Results are given in Table II.
TABLE II. Sodium Solubilization Rates per 5 minutes for Selected a-Alumina Carriers Bulk Na Extracted Na Extracted Na Unwashed Carrier Unwashed Carrier Washed Carrier Carrier (ppmw)a (ppmw) (ppmw) A 438 9.2 1.3 Ab 438 9.2 1.2 B 752 9.2 1.8 C 186 10.2 -a From Table I.
b Following ammonium acetate exchange as described in Example 8.
pH Measurement Procedures Silver solution pH measurements were done using a Metrohm model 744 pH meter, employing a model 6.0220.100 combination electrode and a Pt 100 model 6.1110.100 resistance thermometer for temperature compensation. T-he meter was calibrated with commercially available buffer solutions before each use. In a typical measurement, a 50 ml aliquot of the doped silver solution to be used for a catalyst impregnation was filtered into a 100 ml glass beaker through a 2 micron filter attached in-line to a plastic syringe. The pH probe was lowered into the magnetically stirred solution, and the reading obtained after 3 minutes was recorded as the equilibrated pH. The probe was cleaned between each measurement with deionized water, and checked for calibration. Special care was taken to prevent accumulation of AgCl solids on the electrode membrane. Such accumulation was removed by soaking the probe in ammonium hydroxide solution, as recommended by the manufacturer.
Example 1 A catalyst precursor was prepared from Carrier A by first subjecting the carrier to carrier washing.
Following the wash, approximately 30 grams of washed Carrier A were placed under a 3.33 kPa vacuum for 1 minute at ambient temperature. Approximately 50 grams of the impregnating solution was then introduced to submerse the carrier, and the vacuum was maintained at 3.33 kPa for an additional 3 minutes. The cesium target was 450 ppm/gram finished catalyst. The vacuum was then released and the excess impregnating solution was removed from the catalyst pre-cursor by centrifugation at 500 rpm for two minutes. The catalyst pre-cursor was then dried while being shaken at 240 C for 4 minutes in a stream of air flowing at 11.3 m3/hr.
Example la (Comparative) Carrier A was impregnated as described in Example 1;
however, the carrier was not subjected to carrier washing. The cesium target was 400 ppm/gram finished catalyst. -Example 2 Carrier B was subjected to carrier washing and impregnation as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 450 ppm/gram finished catalyst.
Example 2a (Comparative) Carrier B was impregnated as described in Example 1;
however, the carrier was not subjected to carrier washing. The cesium target was 400 ppm/gram finished catalyst.
Example 3 Carrier C was subjected to carrier washing and impregnation as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 300 ppm/gram finished catalyst.
Example 3a (Comparative) Carrier C was impregnated as described in Example 1;
however, the carrier was not subjected to carrier washing. The cesium target was 360 ppm/gram filnished catalyst.
Example 4 Carrier A was subjected to carrier washing and impregnation as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 450 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, 35%
aqueous tetraethylammonium hydroxide (TEAH) was added to the stock impregnation solution at a target of 117.8 micromoles OH-/ml Ag solution, to lower the hydrogen ion activity to a "measured pH" of 13.2.
Example 5 100 g of Carrier A were immersed in 300 ml of boiling 5 %w TEAH for 15 min, then immersed six times in 300 ml of boiling cie-i.onized water for 15 minutes each. The carrier was then removed and dried in a well ventilated oven at 150 C for 18 hours. The carrier was then impregnated with a cesium target of 400 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, 35 %w TEAH was added to the stock impregnation solution at a target of 117.8 micromoles -OH-/ml Ag, to lower the hydrogen ion activity to a "measured pH" of 13.6.
Example 6 Carrier A was subjected to carrier washing and impregnation as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 720 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, TEAH was dissolved in water and added to the stock solution at a target of 117.8 micromoles OH-/ml Ag, to lower the hydrogen activity to a "measured pH" of 13.2, and NH4ReO4 was dissolved in water and added to the stock solution to provide 1.5 micromoles Re/gram finished catalyst.
Example 7 Carrier A was subjected to carrier washing and impregnation as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 450 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, LiOH was dissolved in water and added to the stock impregnation solution to lower the hydrogen ion activity to a "measured pH" of 13.2.
Example 7a (Comparative) Carrier A was impregnated as described in Example 7;
however, the carrier was not subjected to carrier washing. The cesium target was 400 ppm/gram finished catalyst.
Example 8 300 g of Carrier A were immersed in 900 ml of a boiling 0.1 M solution of ammonium acetate for 15 min, then immersed in 300 ml of de-ionized water at 25 C for 15 minutes, followed by immersion three times in 300 ml of boiling de-ionized water for 15 minutes each. The carrier was then removed and dried in a well ventilated oven at 150 C for 18 hours. The carrier was then impregnated as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 450 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, LiOH was dissolved in water and added to the stock impregnation-solution to lower the hydrogen ion activity to a "measured pH" of 13.2.
Example 9 The a-alumina source material for Carrier A was washed with de-ionized water at 25 C, then homogenized with the same ingredients used to form Carrier A before extruding, drying, and firing in a muffle furnace. The resulting carrier was designated Carrier D. Carrier D was used to prepare a catalyst in the same manner as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 510 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, LiOH was dissolved in water and added to the stock impregnation solution to lower the hydrogen ion activity to a "measured pH" of 13.2.
Example 10 A catalyst was prepared from Carrier D in the same manner as outlined in Example 9; however, the carrier was not subjected to carrier washing. The cesium target was 360 ppm/gram finished catalyst.
Example 11 100 g of Carrier A were immersed in 300 ml of a boiling 0.1 M solution of barium acetate at 25 C for 15 min, then immersed in 300 ml of de-ionized water at 25 C for 15 minutes, followed by immersion three times in 300 ml of boiling de-ionized water for 15 minutes each. The carrier was then removed and dried in a well ventilated oven at 150 C for 18 hours. The carrier was then impregnated as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 400 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, LiOH was dissolved in water and added to the stock impregnation solution to lower the hydrogen ion activity to a "measured pH" of 13.2.
Example 12 Carrier A was subjected to carrier washing and impregnation as described in Example 1. The cesium tar-get was 650 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, LiOH was dissolved in water and added to the stock impregnation solution to lower the hydrogen ion activity to a "measured pH" of 13.2 and NH4ReO4 was dissolved in water and added to the stock impregnation solution to provide 1.5 micromoles Re/gram finished catalyst.
The catalysts of Examples 1-12 were used to produce ethylene oxide from ethylene and oxygen. 3 to 5 grams of crushed catalyst were loaded into a 6.35 mm inside diameter stainless steel U-shaped tube. The U tube was immersed in a molten metal bath (heat medium) and the ends were connected to a gas flow system. The weight of the catalyst used and the inlet gas flow rate were adjusted to achieve a gas hourly space velocity of 6800 ml of gas per ml of catalyst per hour. The inlet gas pressure was 1450 kPa.
The gas mixture passed through the catalyst bed (in a once-through operation) during the entire test run (including start-up) consisted of 25% ethylene, 7.0%
oxygen, 5% carbon dioxide, 63% riitrogen, and 2.0 to 6.0 ppmv ethyl chloride.
The initial reactor (heat medium) temperature was 180 C. The temperature was ramped at a rate of 10 C per hour from 180 C to 225 C, and then adjusted so as to achieve a constant ethylene oxide level of 1.5 %v in the outlet gas stream. Performance ciata at this conversion level are usually obtained when the catalyst has been on stream for a total of at least 1-2 days. Due to slight differences in feed gas composition, gas flow rates, and the calibration of analytical iristruments used to determine the feed and product qas compositions, the measured selectivity and activity of a given catalyst may vary slightly from one test run to the next.
The initial performance values for selectivity at 1.5%
ethylene oxide were measured and are reported in -Table III.
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The hydrogen ion activity of the deposition solution for catalysts in Examples 4-11 was lowered by the addition of a base. It can be seen that lowering the hydrogen ion activity of the deposition solution further improves the catalytic properties. It is also evident that the phenomenon of the pH effect is not restricted to a particular catalyst formulation, as best illustrated in Examples 6 and 11, where a selectivity enhancing dopant, such as rhenium, is added to the impregnating solution.
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Fieid of the Invention The invention relates to a catalyst with improveci cataiytic properties, particularly a catalvst suitable for the preparation of epoxides.
Background of the Invention Methods have been described f-or lowering the total concentration of soluble species i:: the bulk of a catalyst ca_rier. ''_'hese methods aenerally involve a proces5 :" wn].c.~. -...~.e carrier __ maP.uSacttlred _n such a way so as to lower the concentration of those snecies throughout the iDulk of the carrier. These approaches limit the formulation of carriers, often times with undesirable consequences such as high carrier density.
US Patent No. 4,797,270 discloses water washing to reduce the sodium content of an alumina powder. The pH of the wash water may need to be adjusted for extraction of other metals and Japanese patent: JP56164013 discloses the use of a low pH (acid) to extract uranium and thorium ~rom a caicined a-aiumina raw materiaa.
US Patent Nos. 4,361,504 and 4,366,092 suggest that ethylene oxide catalyst be water washed after the deposition of siiver or silver/gold on the carrier.
EP-2115.21 disci.oses washing of a catalyst with hot water to remove basic materials left on the catalyst from a silver impregnation process o the physical deposition of alkali metais. US Patent No. 4,367,167 discloses a process for a supported catalyst: whereln an impregnated support '-s immersed in an ir.ert water immiscible organic solvent containing a dissolved ai.iphat_c amine. US Patenr-No. 4,810,689 discloses deposit:.na a siiver compound, decomnosin-u tne silver comoound silver in the nresence CA 02343836 2001 03 12 o329w72q.
~ 7. 07, 2000 of an alkali metal compound, removing organic deposits by washing and introducing fresh alkali, metal by impregnation during or after the washing stage. U.S.
Patent Nos. 4,186,106 and 4,125,480 disclose washing with 5 an inert liquid after deposition of the catalytic metal and before deposition of a promoter material.
US Patent No. 4,994,587 discloses a process for the epoxidation of alkene comprising contacting the alkene and an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of at least 10 one efficiency-enhancing gaseous member of a redox-half reaction pair, selected from the group of NO, N02, N203 and N204, and a solid catalyst, the catalyst comprising silver and at least one efficiently-enhancing nitrate salt of a member of a redox-half reaction pair, on a 15 solid alpha-alumina support having less than about 50 ppm and preferably less than 20 ppm by weight of leachable sodium. This document further connects the requirement to relatively low sodium to the specified redox reaction pair, stating that in other instances the presence of 20 leachable sodium in a silver catalyst tends to improve the efficiency of the system under epoxidation conditions generally used.
The prior art remains concerned with the total amount of impurities; i.e., impurities throughout the bulk.
25 Unfortunately, the impurity removal techniques taught typically attack the carrier itself. It has now been found that controlling the solubilization rate of certain species, and in particular sodium, on a carrier surface results in a catalyst with improved catalytic properties.
30 Summary of the Invention According to the present invention, there is provided a catalyst carrier having a sodium solubilization rate, as measured by the amount released by.immersion in AMENDED SHEET
- 2a -3 :1 w/w of boiling water, of no greater than 5 ppmw, basis the total weight of the carrier, per 5 minutes.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention there is provided a catalyst comprising a carrier having a sodium solubilization rate, as measured by the amount released by immersion in 3:1 w/w of boiling water, of no greater than 5 ppmw, basis the total weight of the carrier, per 5 minutes; and deposited on said carrier a catalytically effective amount of one or more catalytically reactive metals comprising silver, and one or more promoters selected from phosphorous, boron, fluorine, lithium, sodium, rubidium, Group IIA through Group VIII
metals, rare earth metals and combinations thereof.
A further embodiment of the invention provides a process for preparing said catalyst carrier wherein said sodium solubilization rate is achieved by a means effective in rendering ionizable species present on the surface of the carrier ionic and removing at least part of that species, or rendering the ionizable species insoluble, or rendering the ionizable species immobile.
Another embodiment of the invention provides a catalyst, especially a catalyst suitable for the vapour phase epoxidation of olefins, the catalyst comprising said carrier and one or more catalytically reactive metals and optionally one or more promoting materials deposited thereon.
Detailed Description of the Invention It has been found that carriers which have a controlled solubilization rate, in particular controlled sodium and/or soluble silicate solubilization rates, provide catalysts with improved catalytic properties, such as activity, selectivity and activity and/or selectivity performance over time. Controlling the solubilization rate is believed to work to improve the_ properties of most catalysts, rio matter how impure the bulk carrier material. Further, controlling the solubilization rate will work for organic or inorganic carriers.
The typical carrier of the invention has a sodium solubilization rate in boiling water which is controlled to be no greater than 5 ppmw/5 minutes. "Solubilization rate" as used herein refers to the measurable solubilization rate of the sodium in a solvent after the carrier is placed in the solvent for a specified time and at a ratio of boiling solvent to carrier of 3:1. Thus, a solubilization rate in boiling water of 5 ppmw sodium/
5 minutes is the amount of sodi_um measured in the water after the carrier has been in the boiling water for five minutes.
Carriers are commonly inorganic materials such as, for example, alumina-, silica-, or titania-based compouncis, or combinations thereof, such as alumina-silica carriers. Carriers may also be made from carbon-based materials such as, for example, charcoal, activated carbon, or fuilerenes.
Ionizable species typically present on the inorganic type carriers include sodium, potassium, aluminates, soluble silicate, calcium, magnesium, aluminosilicate, and combinations thereof. Of particular concern are the ionizable anionic species present on the surface, particularly ionizable silicates. The solubilization rate of silicates may be measured by inductively coupled plasma (ICP) techniques and the amount of silicon species on a surface may be measured by x-ray photoelectron - 9 -spectroscopy (XPS). However, since sodium is soluble in the same solutions that silicates are soluble in, the solubilization rate of sodium becomes a simpler check of the ionic species removal and it has been chosen as the indicator to define the present invention. Another _ measurement technique is to measure the electrical conductivity of the treatment solution.
As used herein, the "surface" of the carrier is that area of the carrier which may be measured by the standard method of Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (B.E.T). Specifi-cally, the surface of the carrier is the site at which reaction takes place. Lowering the concentration of ionizable species on the surface of the carrier has been found to be an effective and cost efficient means of achieving the desired surface sodium solubilization rate.
An "ionizable" species is a species which is capable of being rendered ionic, whereas the term "ionic" or "ion"
refers to an electricaliy charged chemical moiety.
Lowering the surface solubilization rate of ionizable species may be accomplished by any means which is effective in (i) rendering the ionizable species ionic and removing the species, or (ii) rendering the ionizable species insoluble, or (iii) rendering the ionizable species immobile. However, use of aggressive media is discouraged as these media tend to dissolve the carrier, extract too much material from the bulk, and generate acidic or basic sites in the pores. Acids, which are considered aggressive media, will remove the cations on a carrier but are fairly ineffectual in removing the undesirable anions, such as silicates. Effective means of lowering concentration include washing the carrier; ion exchange; volatilizing, precipitating, or sequestering the impurities; causing a reaction to make the ionizable species on the surface insoluble; and combinations ~5 thereof. The buik carrier may be treated, or the raw materials used to form the carrier may be treated before the carrier is manufactured. Even greater improvements in solubilization rate control are seen when both the carrier raw materials and the finished carrier are treated.
To make a catalyst from the carrier, ttie carrier is typically impregnated with metal compound(s), complex(es) and/or salt(s) dissolved in a suitable solvent sufficient to deposit or impregnate a catalytically effective amount of metal on the carrier. As used herein, "catalytically effective amount" means an amount of metal that provides a measurable catalytic effect. For example, a catalytically effective amount of metal when referring to an olefin epoxidation catalyst is that amount of inetal which provides a measurable conversion of olefin and oxygen to alkylene oxide. In addition, one or more promoters may also be deposited on the carrier either prior to, coincidentally with, or subsequent to the deposition of the catalytically reactive metal. The term "promoter" as used herein refers to a component which works effectively to provide an improvement in one or more of the catalytic properties of the catalyst when compared to a catalyst not containing such component.
Further improvement in the catalyst properties are seen when the metal deposition is effected by contacting the carrier with an impregnatiori solution whose hydrogen ion activity has been lowered. "Hydrogen ion activity" as used herein is the hydrogen ion activity as measured by the potential of a hydrogen ion selective electrode. As used herein, a solution with "lowered" hydrogen ion activity refers to a solution whose hydrogen activity has been altered by the addition of a base, such that the hydrogen ion activity of the altered solution is lowered compared to the hydrogen ion activity of the same solution in an unaltered state. The base selected to alter the solution may be chosen from any base or compound with a pKb lower than the original impregnation solution. It is particularly desirable to choose a base which does not alter the formulation of the impregnation solution; i.e., which does not alter the desired metais concentration in the impregnation solution and deposited on the carrier. Organic bases will not alter the impregnation solution metals concentrations, examples of which are tetraalkylammonium hydroxides and 1,8-bis-(dimethylamino)-naphthalene. If changing the metals concentration of the impregnation solution is not a concern, metal hydroxides may be used.
When the impregnation solution is at least partiaily aqueous, an indication of the change in the hydrogen activity may be measured with a pH meter, with the understanding that the measurement obtained is not pH by a true, aqueous definition. "'Measured pH"' as used herein shall mean such a non-aqueous system pH
measurement using a standard pH probe. Even small changes in the "measured pH" from the initial impregnation solution to that with added base are effective and improvements in catalytic properties continue as the "measured pH" change increases with base addition. High base additions do not seem to adversely affect catalyst performance; however, high additions of hydroxides have been seen to cause sludging of the impregnation solution, creating manufacturing difficulties. When the base addition is too low, the hydrogen ion activity will not be affected. The hydrogen ion activity lowering procedure is also quite effective when used by itself; i.e., when no ionizable species concentrations are lowered prior to impregnation.
The impregnated carrier, also known as a catalyst precursor, is dried in the presence of an atmosphere which also reduces the catalytic metal. Drying methods known in the art include steam drying, drying in an atmosphere with a controlled oxygen concentration, drying in a reducing atmosphere, air drying, and staged drying using a suitable ramped or staged temperature curve.
By way of example, the invention will be described--in more detail for a catalyst suitable for the vapour phase production of epoxides, also known as an epoxidation catalyst.
An epoxidation catalyst typically comprises an inorganic carrier, for example an alumina-based carrier such as a-alumina, with one or more catalytically Yeactive metals deposited on the carrier. The carrier typically contains certain ionizable species, for example an a-alumina carrier, typically contains species including sodium, potassium, aluminates, soluble silicates, calcium, magnesium, aluminosilicates, and combinations thereof. It has been found that silicates, and certain other anions, are particularly undesirable ionizable species in an epoxidation catalyst.
According to the invention, the sodium solubilization rate in 3:1 w/w of boiling water is controlled to less than 5 ppmw Na/_"; minutes. The solubilization rate may be controlled by lowering the concentration of ionizable species on the surface, as described above.
The carrier having the controlled solubilization rate is impregnated with metal ions or compound(s), complex(es) and/or salt(s) dissolved in a suitable soivent sufficient to cause the desired deposition on the carrier. When silver is the deposition material, a typical deposition is from 1 to 40 wt%, preferably from 1 to 30 wt% of silver, basis the weight of the total catalyst. The impregnated carrier is subsequently separated from the solution and the deposited metal(s) compound is reduced to metallic silver.
One or more promoters may be deposited either prior to, coincidentally with, or subsequent to the deposition of the metal. Promoters for epoxidation catalysts are typically selected from sulphur, phosphorus, boron, fluorine, Group IA through Group VIII metals, rare earth metals, and combinations thereof. The promoter material is typically compound(s) and/or salt(s) of the promoter dissolved in a suitable solvent..
For olefin epoxidation oxide catalysts, Group IA
metals are typically selected from potassium, rubidium, cesium, lithium, sodium, and combinations thereof; with potassium and/or cesium and/or rubidium being preferred.
Even more preferred is a combination of cesium plus at least one additional Group IA metal, such as cesium pius potassium, cesium plus rubidium, or cesium plus lithium.
Group IIA metals are typically selected from magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and combinations thereof, Group VIII transition metals are typically selected from cobalt, iron, nickel, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, and combinations thereof; and rare earth metals are typically selected from lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, samarium, gadolinium, dysprosium, erbium, ytterbium, and mixtures thereof. Non-limiting examples of other promoters include perrhenate, sulphate, molybdate, tungstate, chromate, phosphate, borate, sulphate anion, fluoride anion, oxyanions of Group IIIB to VIB, oxyanions of an element selected from Groups III through VIIB, alkali(ne) metal salts with anions of halides, and oxyanions selected from Groups IIIA to VIIA and IIIB through VIIB. The amount of Group IA metal nromoter is typically in the range of from 10 ppm to 1500 ppm, expressed as the metal, by weight of the total catalyst, and the Group VIIb metal is less than 3600 ppm, expressed as the metal, by weight of the total catalyst.
y For further improvement in catalytic properties, the hydrogen ion activity of the impregnation solution is lowered, such as by the addition of a base. The typical impregnation solution for an epoxidation catalyst begins quite basic, so a strong base is used to further lower_ the hydrogen ion activity. Examples of strong bases include alkyl ammonium hydroxide such as tetraethyl-ammonium hydroxide, lithiucn hydroxide and cesium hydroxide. In order to maintain the desired impregnation solution formulation and metal loading, an organic base such as tetraethylammonium hydroxide is preferred. Base additions in these systems typically result in a "measured pH" chanae ranging up to about 3, realizing that the "measured pH" is not a true pH since the impregnation system is not aqueous.
The carrier employed in these catalysts in its broadest aspects can be any of the large number of conventional, porous refractory catalyst carriers or carrier materials which are considered reiatively inert.
Such conventional materials are known to those skilled in the art and may be of natural or svnthetic origin.
Carriers for epoxidation catalysLs are preferably of a macroporous structure and have a surface area below about 10 m2/g and preferably below about 3 m2/g. Examples of carriers for different catalysts are the aluminium oxides (including the materials sold under the trade name "Alundum'Tr, charcoal, pumice, magnesia, zirconia, kieselguhr, fuller's earth, silicon carbide, porous agglomerates comprising silica and/or silicon carbide, silica, magnesia, selected clays, artificial and natural zeolites, alkaline earth carbonates, and ceramics.
Refractory carriers especially useful in the preparation of olefin epoxidation catalysts comprise the aluminous materials, in particular those comprising a-alumina. In the case of a-aiumina-containina carriers, preference is given to those having a specific surface area as measured by the B.E.T. method of from 0.03 to 10 m2/g, preferably from 0.05 to 5 m2/g, more preferably from 0.1 to 3 m2/g, and a water pore volume as measured by conventional water absorption techniques of from 0.1 to 0.75 ml/g by volume.
The B.E.T. method for determining specific surface area is described in detail in Brunauer, S., Emmett, P. Y. and Teller, E., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 60, 309-16 (1938).
Certain types of a-alumina containing carriers are particularly preferred. These a-alumina carriers have relatively uniform pore diameters and are more fully characterized by having B.E.T. specific surface areas of from 0.1 to 3 m2/g, preferably from 0.1 to 2 m2/g, and water pore volumes of from 0.10 to about 0.55 ml/g.
Manufacturers of such carriers include Norton Chemicai Process Products Corporation and United Catalysts, Inc.
(UCI).
The resulting epoxidation catalysts just described are used for the vapour phase production of epoxides, especially ethylene oxide. A typical epoxidation process involves loading catalysts into a reactor. The feedstock to be converted, typically a mixture of ethylene, oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and ethyl chloride, is passed over the catalyst bed at elevated pressure and temperature. The catalyst converts the feedstock to an outlet stream product which contains ethylene oxide.
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) may also be added to the feedstock to boost catalyst conversion performance.
The following Examples will illustrate the invention.
Examples Carriers Table I shows the carriers used for the Examples.
TABLE I -Carrier A B C D
B.E.T. Surface Area (m2/g)(a) 0.84 0.97 0.78 0.87 Water Absorption (%) 39.7 46.2 37.6 43.4 Crush Strength (kg)(b) 6.53 8.07 12.29 5.44 Total Pore Volume (ml/g)(c) 0.408 0.460 0.390 Median Pore Diameter 1.8 2.7 1.3 (microns)(c) Si02 (%w) 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.5 Bulk Acid-Leachable Na (ppmw) 438 752 186 339 Bulk Acid-Leachable K (ppmw) 85 438 109 37 Bulk Acid-Leachable Ca (ppmw) 207 508 526 123 Bulk Acid-Leachable Al (ppmw) 744 1553 657 499 Bulk Acid-Leachable Si02 (ppmw) 808 1879 1560 600 alpha-Alumina (% w) Bal. Bal. Bal. Bal.
a Method of Brunauer, Emmett and Teller, loc. cit.
o Flat Plate Crush Strength, s:ingie pellet.
c Determined by mercury intrusion to 3.8 x 108 Pa using Micromeritics Autopore 9200 or 9210 (130 contact angle, 0.473 N/m surface tension of Hg).
Carrier Water Washing Procedures for Examples 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12 Carrier washing was carried out by immersing 100 grams of carrier in 300 grams of boiling de-ionized water for 15 minutes. The carrier was then removed and placed in a fresh 300 grams of boiling water for another 15 minutes. This procedure was repeated once more for a total cf three immersions, at which point the carrier was separated from the water and dried in a well ventilated oven at 150 C for 18 hours. The dried carrier was then used for preparation of a catalyst by the procedures outlined in the following Examples.
Impregnation Solution -A silver-amine-oxalate stock solution was prepared by the following procedure:
415 g of reagent-grade sodium hydroxide were dissolved in 2340 ml de-ionized water and the temperature was adjusted to 50 C.
1699 g high purity "Spectropure" silver nitrate were dissolved in 2100 ml de-ionized water and the temperature was adjusted to 50 C.
The sodium hydroxide solution was added slowly to the silver nitrate solution, with stirring, while maintaining a solution temperature of 50 C. The mixture was stirred for 15 minutes, then the temperature was lowered to 40 C.
Water was removed from the precipitate created in the mixing step and the conductivity of the water, which contained sodium and nitrate ions, was measured. An amount of fresh deionized water equal to the amount removed was added back to the silver solution. The solution was stirred for 15 minutes at 40 C. The process was repeated until the conductivity of the water removed was less than 90 pmho/cm. 1500 ml fresh deionized water was then added.
630 g of high-purity oxalic acid dihydrate were added in approximately 100 g increments. The temperature was keep at 40 C and the pH was kept above 7.8.
Water was removed from the rnixture to leave a highly concentrated silver-containing slurry. The silver oxalate slurry was cooled to 30 C.
699 g of 92 %w ethyienediamine (8% de-ionized water) was added while maintaining a temperature no greater than 30 C. The resulting solution contained approximately 27-33 %w silver.
Enough 45 %w aqueous CsOH and water was added to this solution to give a finished catalyst having 14.5 %w silver and a desired cesium loading (see Examples). -Sodium Measurement Procedures The sodium solubilization rate of selected carriers was determined by measuring the sodium content of the extracting medium with an Oriori model no. 8611BN sodium selective electrode connected to an Orion model 290A
voltmeter. In a typical experiment, 300 grams of carrier was boiled in 900 grams of de-ionized water for a total of fifteen minutes. During this period, 3 ml aliquots were taken at predetermined intervals. The sodium content of each aliquot was analyzed at 25 C using procedures well established for ion selective electrodes. The sodium concentration in the solution sampied at 5 minutes is used to evaluate the carrier as being a good or poor candidate for catalyst preparation. Results are given in Table II.
TABLE II. Sodium Solubilization Rates per 5 minutes for Selected a-Alumina Carriers Bulk Na Extracted Na Extracted Na Unwashed Carrier Unwashed Carrier Washed Carrier Carrier (ppmw)a (ppmw) (ppmw) A 438 9.2 1.3 Ab 438 9.2 1.2 B 752 9.2 1.8 C 186 10.2 -a From Table I.
b Following ammonium acetate exchange as described in Example 8.
pH Measurement Procedures Silver solution pH measurements were done using a Metrohm model 744 pH meter, employing a model 6.0220.100 combination electrode and a Pt 100 model 6.1110.100 resistance thermometer for temperature compensation. T-he meter was calibrated with commercially available buffer solutions before each use. In a typical measurement, a 50 ml aliquot of the doped silver solution to be used for a catalyst impregnation was filtered into a 100 ml glass beaker through a 2 micron filter attached in-line to a plastic syringe. The pH probe was lowered into the magnetically stirred solution, and the reading obtained after 3 minutes was recorded as the equilibrated pH. The probe was cleaned between each measurement with deionized water, and checked for calibration. Special care was taken to prevent accumulation of AgCl solids on the electrode membrane. Such accumulation was removed by soaking the probe in ammonium hydroxide solution, as recommended by the manufacturer.
Example 1 A catalyst precursor was prepared from Carrier A by first subjecting the carrier to carrier washing.
Following the wash, approximately 30 grams of washed Carrier A were placed under a 3.33 kPa vacuum for 1 minute at ambient temperature. Approximately 50 grams of the impregnating solution was then introduced to submerse the carrier, and the vacuum was maintained at 3.33 kPa for an additional 3 minutes. The cesium target was 450 ppm/gram finished catalyst. The vacuum was then released and the excess impregnating solution was removed from the catalyst pre-cursor by centrifugation at 500 rpm for two minutes. The catalyst pre-cursor was then dried while being shaken at 240 C for 4 minutes in a stream of air flowing at 11.3 m3/hr.
Example la (Comparative) Carrier A was impregnated as described in Example 1;
however, the carrier was not subjected to carrier washing. The cesium target was 400 ppm/gram finished catalyst. -Example 2 Carrier B was subjected to carrier washing and impregnation as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 450 ppm/gram finished catalyst.
Example 2a (Comparative) Carrier B was impregnated as described in Example 1;
however, the carrier was not subjected to carrier washing. The cesium target was 400 ppm/gram finished catalyst.
Example 3 Carrier C was subjected to carrier washing and impregnation as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 300 ppm/gram finished catalyst.
Example 3a (Comparative) Carrier C was impregnated as described in Example 1;
however, the carrier was not subjected to carrier washing. The cesium target was 360 ppm/gram filnished catalyst.
Example 4 Carrier A was subjected to carrier washing and impregnation as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 450 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, 35%
aqueous tetraethylammonium hydroxide (TEAH) was added to the stock impregnation solution at a target of 117.8 micromoles OH-/ml Ag solution, to lower the hydrogen ion activity to a "measured pH" of 13.2.
Example 5 100 g of Carrier A were immersed in 300 ml of boiling 5 %w TEAH for 15 min, then immersed six times in 300 ml of boiling cie-i.onized water for 15 minutes each. The carrier was then removed and dried in a well ventilated oven at 150 C for 18 hours. The carrier was then impregnated with a cesium target of 400 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, 35 %w TEAH was added to the stock impregnation solution at a target of 117.8 micromoles -OH-/ml Ag, to lower the hydrogen ion activity to a "measured pH" of 13.6.
Example 6 Carrier A was subjected to carrier washing and impregnation as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 720 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, TEAH was dissolved in water and added to the stock solution at a target of 117.8 micromoles OH-/ml Ag, to lower the hydrogen activity to a "measured pH" of 13.2, and NH4ReO4 was dissolved in water and added to the stock solution to provide 1.5 micromoles Re/gram finished catalyst.
Example 7 Carrier A was subjected to carrier washing and impregnation as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 450 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, LiOH was dissolved in water and added to the stock impregnation solution to lower the hydrogen ion activity to a "measured pH" of 13.2.
Example 7a (Comparative) Carrier A was impregnated as described in Example 7;
however, the carrier was not subjected to carrier washing. The cesium target was 400 ppm/gram finished catalyst.
Example 8 300 g of Carrier A were immersed in 900 ml of a boiling 0.1 M solution of ammonium acetate for 15 min, then immersed in 300 ml of de-ionized water at 25 C for 15 minutes, followed by immersion three times in 300 ml of boiling de-ionized water for 15 minutes each. The carrier was then removed and dried in a well ventilated oven at 150 C for 18 hours. The carrier was then impregnated as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 450 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, LiOH was dissolved in water and added to the stock impregnation-solution to lower the hydrogen ion activity to a "measured pH" of 13.2.
Example 9 The a-alumina source material for Carrier A was washed with de-ionized water at 25 C, then homogenized with the same ingredients used to form Carrier A before extruding, drying, and firing in a muffle furnace. The resulting carrier was designated Carrier D. Carrier D was used to prepare a catalyst in the same manner as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 510 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, LiOH was dissolved in water and added to the stock impregnation solution to lower the hydrogen ion activity to a "measured pH" of 13.2.
Example 10 A catalyst was prepared from Carrier D in the same manner as outlined in Example 9; however, the carrier was not subjected to carrier washing. The cesium target was 360 ppm/gram finished catalyst.
Example 11 100 g of Carrier A were immersed in 300 ml of a boiling 0.1 M solution of barium acetate at 25 C for 15 min, then immersed in 300 ml of de-ionized water at 25 C for 15 minutes, followed by immersion three times in 300 ml of boiling de-ionized water for 15 minutes each. The carrier was then removed and dried in a well ventilated oven at 150 C for 18 hours. The carrier was then impregnated as described in Example 1. The cesium target was 400 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, LiOH was dissolved in water and added to the stock impregnation solution to lower the hydrogen ion activity to a "measured pH" of 13.2.
Example 12 Carrier A was subjected to carrier washing and impregnation as described in Example 1. The cesium tar-get was 650 ppm/gram finished catalyst. In addition, LiOH was dissolved in water and added to the stock impregnation solution to lower the hydrogen ion activity to a "measured pH" of 13.2 and NH4ReO4 was dissolved in water and added to the stock impregnation solution to provide 1.5 micromoles Re/gram finished catalyst.
The catalysts of Examples 1-12 were used to produce ethylene oxide from ethylene and oxygen. 3 to 5 grams of crushed catalyst were loaded into a 6.35 mm inside diameter stainless steel U-shaped tube. The U tube was immersed in a molten metal bath (heat medium) and the ends were connected to a gas flow system. The weight of the catalyst used and the inlet gas flow rate were adjusted to achieve a gas hourly space velocity of 6800 ml of gas per ml of catalyst per hour. The inlet gas pressure was 1450 kPa.
The gas mixture passed through the catalyst bed (in a once-through operation) during the entire test run (including start-up) consisted of 25% ethylene, 7.0%
oxygen, 5% carbon dioxide, 63% riitrogen, and 2.0 to 6.0 ppmv ethyl chloride.
The initial reactor (heat medium) temperature was 180 C. The temperature was ramped at a rate of 10 C per hour from 180 C to 225 C, and then adjusted so as to achieve a constant ethylene oxide level of 1.5 %v in the outlet gas stream. Performance ciata at this conversion level are usually obtained when the catalyst has been on stream for a total of at least 1-2 days. Due to slight differences in feed gas composition, gas flow rates, and the calibration of analytical iristruments used to determine the feed and product qas compositions, the measured selectivity and activity of a given catalyst may vary slightly from one test run to the next.
The initial performance values for selectivity at 1.5%
ethylene oxide were measured and are reported in -Table III.
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The hydrogen ion activity of the deposition solution for catalysts in Examples 4-11 was lowered by the addition of a base. It can be seen that lowering the hydrogen ion activity of the deposition solution further improves the catalytic properties. It is also evident that the phenomenon of the pH effect is not restricted to a particular catalyst formulation, as best illustrated in Examples 6 and 11, where a selectivity enhancing dopant, such as rhenium, is added to the impregnating solution.
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Claims (10)
1. A catalyst comprising a carrier having a sodium solubilization rate, as measured by the amount released by immersion in 3:1 w/w of boiling water, of no greater than ppmw, basis the total weight of the carrier, per 5 minutes; and deposited on said carrier a catalytically effective amount of one or more catalytically reactive metals comprising silver, and one or more promoters selected from phosphorous, boron, fluorine, lithium, sodium, rubidium, Group IIA through Group VIII metals, rare earth metals and combinations thereof.
2. A catalyst as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that it is suitable for the vapour phase epoxidation of olefins.
3. A catalyst as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said carrier is an alumina-based carrier and said catalytically reactive metal is silver.
4. A process for preparing a catalyst as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, which comprises selecting a carrier having a sodium solubilization rate no greater than 5 ppmw/5 minutes as specified in claim 1, depositing a catalytically effective amount of one or more catalytically reactive metals comprising silver on said carrier, and depositing one or more promoters selected from phosphorous, boron, fluorine, lithium, sodium, rubidium, Group IIA
through Group VIII metals, rare earth metals and combinations thereof, prior to, coincidentally with, or subsequent to the deposition of said one or more catalytically reactive metals.
through Group VIII metals, rare earth metals and combinations thereof, prior to, coincidentally with, or subsequent to the deposition of said one or more catalytically reactive metals.
5. A process as claimed in claim 4, wherein said sodium solubilization rate is achieved by a means effective in rendering ionizable species present on the surface of the carrier ionic and removing at least part of that species, or rendering the ionizable species insoluble, or rendering the ionizable species immobile.
6. A process according to claim 5, wherein said means is selected from washing, ion exchange, volatilizing, impurity control, precipitation, sequestration, and combinations thereof.
7. A process as claimed in claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the treatment is applied both to the carrier raw material prior to carrier formation, and to the carrier once formed.
8. A process as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that said catalytically reactive metal is deposited on said carrier by submerging the carrier in an impregnation solution the hydrogen ion activity of which is lowered.
9. A process for the catalytic epoxidation of an alkene with an oxygen-containing gas, wherein a catalyst as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, or a catalyst as prepared according to claim 4, is used.
10. A process as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that at least one nitrogen oxide is added to the oxygen-containing gas.
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