METHODS FOR PRODUCING A VINYL ACETATE COMPOSITION HAVING A LOW IMPURITY CONTENT

In one embodiment, the invention is to a method for producing a vinyl acetate composition. The method comprises the step of contacting acetic acid, oxygen, and ethylene under conditions effective to form a crude vinyl acetate composition comprising vinyl acetate, acetic acid, residual oxygen, and wa...

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Hauptverfasser:	KOTSIANIS, Ilias, HANKS, Kevin, MOORE, Lauren, JOHNSTON, Victor, YAO, Qiang, FREEMAN, Jessica
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CHEMISTRY METALLURGY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Zusammenfassung:	In one embodiment, the invention is to a method for producing a vinyl acetate composition. The method comprises the step of contacting acetic acid, oxygen, and ethylene under conditions effective to form a crude vinyl acetate composition comprising vinyl acetate, acetic acid, residual oxygen, and water. The method further comprises the step of contacting the crude vinyl acetate composition or a derivative thereof with at least one scavenger to form a treated crude vinyl acetate composition.