摘要 |
The invention discloses a method for producing acetaldehyde and/or acetic acid, according to which method a gaseous flow, containing molecular oxygen, ethanol and at least one impurity selected from sulphur compounds, is brought into contact at a high temperature with a sulphur-resistant oxidation catalyst. The ethanol is preferably obtained from a biomass. Said sulphur-resistant oxidation catalyst comprises, for example, vanadium oxide and at least one oxide of zirconium, titanium and aluminium. In one embodiment, the gaseous flow is converted, on the sulphur-resistant oxidation catalyst, into a first oxidation mixture, acetaldehyde being the predominant oxidation product, and said first oxidation mixture is converted, on another oxidation catalyst, into a second oxidation mixture, acetic acid being the predominant oxidation product. Said other oxidation catalyst comprises, for example, a multi-metal oxide containing at least molybdenum and vanadium. |