(19)
(11) EP 3 026 037 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
13.07.2016 Bulletin 2016/28

(43) Date of publication:
01.06.2016 Bulletin 2016/22

(21) Application number: 14194883.6

(22) Date of filing: 26.11.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C07C 5/48(2006.01)
C07C 51/25(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(71) Applicant: Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V.
2596 HR Den Haag (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • Schoonebeek, Ronald Jan
    1031 HW Amsterdam (NL)
  • Verhaak, Michael Johannes Franciscus Maria
    1031 HW Amsterdam (NL)

(74) Representative: Matthezing, Robert Maarten et al
Shell International B.V. Intellectual Property Services P.O. Box 384
2501 CJ The Hague
2501 CJ The Hague (NL)

   


(54) Alkane oxidative dehydrogenation and/or alkene oxidation


(57) The invention relates to a process of the oxidative dehydrogenation of an alkane containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms and/or the oxidation of an alkene containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein a gas stream comprising oxygen and the alkane and/or alkene is fed to the inlet of a reactor comprising a reactor inlet, a catalyst bed and a reactor outlet and is contacted with a mixed metal oxide catalyst containing molybdenum, vanadium, niobium and optionally tellurium in the catalyst bed, and wherein the gas stream coming out of the reactor outlet comprises oxygen.