CATALYST FOR ETHYLENE OXIDE PRODUCTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF ETHYLENE OXIDE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To further improve a performance of a catalyst for ethylene oxide production.SOLUTION: There is provided a method for producing a catalyst for ethylene oxide production, which is obtained by impregnating a solution containing silver and rhenium in an alumina carrier whose Si content rate is 0.1-4.5 wt.% by SiOconversion, Na content rate is 0.01-0.4 wt.% by NaO conversion and specific surface area is 0.5-3.0 m/g and performing heating at 275-450°C in an atmosphere containing 5-30% of oxygen, and in which the content rate of silver is 5.0-30.0 wt.%, and a silver surface area per gram of silver defined by expression (I): the silver surface area per gram of silver={catalyst specific surface area-carrier specific surface area×(1-silver content rate)}/silver content rate, is 0.5-7.0 m/g.