Patent ID: 8664412

Claim:
An epoxidation process for the preparation of alkylene oxide comprising contacting a hydroperoxide with an olefin in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is a titanium containing catalyst obtainable by a method comprising the steps of: (a) making a support by a method comprising reacting a silicate with water in the presence of a surfactant selected from block copolymers based on ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO), and calcining the obtained reaction product; (b) impregnating the support of step (a) with a titanium containing agent to obtain an impregnated catalyst; (c) calcining the impregnated catalyst of step (b); (d) hydrolyzing the calcined impregnated catalyst of step (c) with steam at a temperature in the range of from 150 to 400° C; and (e) silylating the hydrolyzed impregnated catalyst of step (d) with a silylating agent.