Catalyst based on palladium, gold, alkali, and lanthanoid, and a method for producing vinyl acetate

摘要

The invention relates to a catalyst which contains palladium and/or compounds thereof, gold and/or compounds thereof, alkali metal compounds and at least one lanthanoid metal and/or compounds thereof. The invention also relates to the utilization of the catalyst in order to produce vinyl acetate from acetic acid, ethylene and oxygen or gases containing oxygen.