Vinyl acetate production process

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20110087047A1
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12587580

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A process for the production of vinyl acetate is disclosed. The process comprises reacting ethylene, acetic acid, and oxygen in the presence of a catalyst to produce a reaction mixture comprising vinyl acetate, ethylene, carbon dioxide, acetic acid and ethylene glycol diacetate. The reaction mixture is separated to a gas stream comprising ethylene, oxygen, and carbon dioxide and a crude vinyl acetate stream comprising vinyl acetate, acetic acid and ethylene glycol diacetate. An ethylene glycol diacetate stream, which comprises at least 50 wt % of ethylene glycol diacetate, is isolated from the crude vinyl acetate stream and hydrolyzed to recover acetic acid. Recovered acetic acid may be recycled to the acetoxidation reaction.

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LYONDELL CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY L P1221 MCKINNEY STREET SUITE 700 HOUSTON TX 77010

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Brtko, Wayne J Glen Mills, US 10 68
Hallinan, Noel Loveland, US 14 144
Salisbury, Brian A Oxford, US 34 144

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