Claims
- 1. A calcined oxidation catalyst which is devoid of potassium and which contains the oxides of the elements Mo, Bi, Fe, T, Si and X in the ratio
- Mo.sub.a Bi.sub.b Fe.sub.c T.sub.d Si.sub.e X.sub.f
- wherein
- T is selected from the group consisting of Ni and Co,
- X is selected from the group consisting of Ru and Sb,
- a is 10,
- b is 0.1 to 5.0,
- c is d/3 to d/5.5,
- d is 2.0 to 9.0,
- e is 1 to 20, and
- f is 0.1 to 1.0,
- said catalyst prior to calcination containing in the metal compounds mixture the atom Cl.sub.g wherein g has a positive value up to 5 and wherein the calcination is carried out at a temperature below the fusion and volatilization temperature of the metal compounds.
- 2. A catalyst as in claim 1 which is supported on an inert support.
- 3. A catalyst as in claim 2 in which said support is silica, alumina, or silica-alumina.
- 4. A catalyst as in claim 1 in which b is 0.5 to 1.5, c is d/3.5 to d/5, d is 4.0 to 8.0, e is 5 to 10, f is 0.2 to 0.8 and g is 1.2 to 5.
- 5. A catalyst as in claim 1 in which T comprises Ni.
- 6. A catalyst as in claim 5 in which X comprises Ru.
- 7. A catalyst as in claim 5 in which X comprises Sb.
- 8. A catalyst as in claim 7 in which X consists of Ru and Sb.
- 9. A catalyst as in claim 4 in which c is d/3.5 to d/5.5.
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
This patent application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 606,973 filed Aug. 25, 1975 which discloses and claims subject matter which was first disclosed and claimed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 502,550 filed Sept. 3, 1974, said application Ser. No. 502,550 being now abandoned and said application Ser. No. 606,973 having issued as U.S. Pat. No. 4,034,008 on July 5, 1977.
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