Patent ID: 7126035

Claim:
A catalyst composition for the oxychlorination of ethylene, comprising a mixture of metal salts on a support, wherein said metal salts are applied to the support in such ratios that the catalyst composition comprises a) from 3 to 12% by weight of copper as copper salt, b) from≧0 to 3% by weight of an alkaline earth metal as alkaline earth metal salt, c) from ≧0 to 3% by weight of an akali metal salt, d) from 0.001 to 0.1% by weight of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium and platinum, and/or from 0.0001 to 0.1% by weight of gold, as corresponding metal salt or tetrachloroauric acid, and wherein all percentages by weight are based on the total weight of the catalyst including support material.