formaldehyde

Development of active and selective catalyst for the process of obtaining methacrylate monomers from methyl propionate, propionic acid and formaldehyde is one of important stages to industrial implementation of this process. In order to solve this problem, we designed catalyst based on oxides of boron and phosphorus that were promoted by mixture oxides of zirconium and tungsten. The total yield of the target products at optimum temperature of 593 K is 52.3 % with the total selectivity of their formation at 96.4 % and the conversion of reagents of 54.2 %.

The new complex oxide acid type catalysts were developed and their performance in the process of aldol condensation of acetic acid with formaldehyde to acrylic acid was studied. The optimum conditions of the process were determined. It was established that these catalysts are effective in the process of methanol to formaldehyde oxidation, and also in the process of single stage acrylic acid obtaining from acetic acid and methanol in the presence of air.