PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF VINYL ACETATE

摘要

The present invention describes contacting in a first reaction zone a gaseou s feedstock comprising essentially ethane with a molecular oxygen-containing g as in the presence of a catalyst to produce a first product stream comprising acetic acid; contacting in a second reaction zone a gaseous feedstock comprising essentially ethane with a molecular oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst to produce a second product stream comprising ethylen e; contacting in a third reaction zone the first gaseous product stream and the second gaseous product stream with a molecular oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst to produce a fourth product stream comprising vinyl acetate; separating the product stream from step (3) and recovering vinyl acetate from said product stream from step (3).