Claims
- 1. A process for the preparation of acetic acid which comprises heating methyl formate with carbon monoxide in the presence of a molybdenum - nickel - alkali metal, a chromium - nickel - alkali metal or a tungsten - nickel - alkali metal co-catalyst component, and being free from organic promoters selected from the group consisting of organo-phosphorus compounds and organo-nitrogen compounds, and in the presence of an iodide or bromide.
- 2. A process as defined in claim 1, wherein the co-catalyst component is molybdenum-nickel-alkali metal.
- 3. A process as defined in claim 1, wherein the alkalimetal is lithium.
- 4. A process as defined in claim 3, wherein the co-catalyst component is molybdenum-nickel-lithium.
Parent Case Info
This case is a continuation of Ser. No. 431,450, filed Sept. 30, 1982, now abandoned.
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