Patent SG-11201408077R-A (SG)
Title: Process for the production of acetic acid
Inventor: HALLINAN NOEL C
IPC: C07C53/08
Filed: 2013-06-21
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 3 January 2014 (03.01.2014) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2014/004307 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: C07C 51/573 (2006.01) B01J23/46 (2006.01) C07C 53/08 (2006.01) B01J19/24 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2013/047085 (22) International Filing Date: 21 June 2013 (21.06.2013) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 13/531,987 25 June 2012 (25.06.2012) US (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): LY- ONDELL CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, L.P. [US/US]; 1221 McKinney, Suite 700, Lyondellbasell Tower, Houston, TX 77010 (US). (72) Inventors; and (71) Applicants (for US only): HALLINAN, Noel, C. [IE/US]; 9074 Symmesview Court, Loveland, OH 45140 (US). SALISBURY, Brian, A. [US/US]; 2210 Kings Row Road, Oxford, PA 19363 (US). BRTKO, Wayne, J. [US/US]; 9433 Stoneybrook Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45231 (US). FITZPATRICK, Michael, E. [US/US]; 3127 Pebble Bay Drive, League City, TX 77573 (US). (74) Agents: KILPATRICK-LEE, Diane L. et al.; Lyondell­ basell Industries, 1221 McKinney, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77010 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ACETIC ACID 200 . 232 210 214 208 , 260 220 211 rrt— 230 234 235 • 233 242 228 231 5* y 212 221 239 236 238 248 241 252 250 I 256 251 | (57) Abstract: A process for producing acetic acid includes: obtaining hydro­ gen iodide in an acetic acid production system; and continually introducing a complexing agent into the system, wherein the complexing agent and hy­ drogen iodide interact to form a com­ plex. l> O m o o 202 204 206 FIGURE 2 © CJ o £ WO 2014/004307 A11 lllll llllllll II llllll III III lllll llll lllll lllll lllll III III lllll lllll nil nil lllllll nil nil Published: GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, — LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))