US 11,964,263 B2
Catalyst for the production of carboxylic acid ester
Inder Pal Singh, Edmonton (CA); Shradha Singh, Edmonton (CA); Bharat Mistry, Edmonton (CA); and Zhiyong Li, Edmonton (CA)
Assigned to SBI FINE CHEMICALS INC., Edmonton (CA)
Appl. No. 17/263,624
Filed by SBI FINE CHEMICALS INC., Edmonton (CA)
PCT Filed Aug. 16, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CA2019/051115
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 27, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/034038, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 20, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/765,036, filed on Aug. 17, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0162386 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
Int. Cl. B01J 29/80 (2006.01); B01J 23/06 (2006.01); B01J 29/06 (2006.01); B01J 29/08 (2006.01); B01J 29/18 (2006.01); B01J 29/70 (2006.01); B01J 35/00 (2024.01); B01J 35/10 (2006.01); B01J 35/30 (2024.01); B01J 35/61 (2024.01); B01J 35/63 (2024.01); B01J 35/64 (2024.01); C07C 67/02 (2006.01); C07C 67/03 (2006.01); C11C 3/00 (2006.01); C11C 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC B01J 29/80 (2013.01) [B01J 23/06 (2013.01); B01J 29/061 (2013.01); B01J 29/085 (2013.01); B01J 29/185 (2013.01); B01J 29/7049 (2013.01); B01J 29/7053 (2013.01); B01J 35/00 (2013.01); B01J 35/19 (2024.01); B01J 35/30 (2024.01); B01J 35/612 (2024.01); B01J 35/613 (2024.01); B01J 35/633 (2024.01); B01J 35/635 (2024.01); B01J 35/643 (2024.01); B01J 35/647 (2024.01); C07C 67/02 (2013.01); C07C 67/03 (2013.01); C11C 3/003 (2013.01); C11C 3/04 (2013.01); B01J 2029/062 (2013.01); B01J 2229/186 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
 
1. A catalyst comprising:
at least one Mesoporous Linde Type A (MLTA) zeolite, alone or in combination with:
at least one ion exchanged Modified Molecular Sieve (MMS) selected from the group consisting of MMS-3 ÅK, MMS-3 ÅCs, MMS-4 ÅK, MMS-4 ÅCs, MMS-5 ÅK and MMS-5 ÅCs; and/or
at least one metal oxide selected from the group consisting of groups IIB, IIIA, IBB, IVA and IVB metals, wherein the catalyst has an average pore diameter between about 10 Å and about 500 Å, a surface area between about 1 m2/g and about 100 m2/g, and/or a pore volume between about 0.01 cm3/g and 1 cm3/g.