PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ACETIC ACID AND DIMETHYL ETHER USING A ZEOLITE CATALYST

摘要

A process for the production of acetic acid and dimethyl ether by contacting methanol and methyl acetate with a catalyst composition at a temperature in the range 140 to 250 0C wherein the catalyst composition contains a zeolite having a 2-dimensional channel system comprising at least one channel which has a 10-membered ring.