Abstract:
The invention relates to a catalyst provided in the form of an extrudate, which contains 5 to 85 % by weight of copper oxide and comprises, in the active material and as binders, the same oxidic carrier material. The invention also relates to the use of the catalyst for hydrogenating carbonyl compounds.
Abstract:
The object of the present invention is a method for producing ε-caprolactone in a purity greater than 99% by cyclization of 6-hydroxycaproic acid ester in the liquid phase at 150 to 400°C and 1 to 1020 hPa abs., separation and condensation of the compounds which are volatile under cyclization conditions, characterized in that the remaining sump product of the cyclization is thermally treated in at least one further reactor, volatile compounds are separated and condensed, and ε-caprolactone is obtained from the condensate by distillation.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for the synthesis of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran by the one-step hydrogenation of furfural with a hydrogen-containing gas in the presence of at least one support catalyst containing a noble metal of group 8, 9, and/or 10 of the periodic system of elements.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for preparing 2-methyltetra-hydrofuran by one-stage hydrogenation of furfural with a hydrogen-containing gas in the presence of a structured bed composed of at least one copper catalyst and at least one catalyst which comprises at least one noble metal from groups 8, 9 and/or 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements on a support material.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing a cyclic ketone that has 7 to 16 C atoms. Said method encompasses at least the following stages: (a) a composition (I) at least containing a cyclic olefin with 7 to 16 C atoms, including at least one C-C double bond, is oxidized by means of dinitrogen monoxide so as to obtain a composition (A); (b) composition (A) is treated with at least one base so as to obtain a composition (B).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for purifying a composition (I) containing at least one cyclic ketone having 7 to 16 C atoms. The method encompasses the thermal treatment of the composition (I) with at least one acid, then further purification by a method selected from the group consisting of destillation, extraction and crystallization. The invention also relates to a method for producing cyclododecanone, which includes a purification of this type, and to the use of at least one acid for purifying a composition (I) containing at least one cyclic ketone having 7 to 16 C atoms by thermal treatment of the composition (I) with the acid.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a catalyst comprising a mixture of at least one acid-activated sheet silicate with a transition metal oxide of groups 8 and/or 9 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and also a process for preparing polytetrahydrofuran, polytetrahydrofuran copolymers, diesters or monoesters of these polymers, characterized in that tetrahydrofuran is polymerized in the presence of at least one telogen and/or comonomers over such a catalyst.
Abstract:
The object of the present invention is a method for changing the predefined mean molecular weight Mn during the continuous production of polytetrahydrofurane, or tetrahydrofurane copolymers, the monoesters or diesters of polytetrahydrofurane, or tetrahydrofurane copolymers, by the polymerization of tetrahydrofurane in the presence of telogen and/or a comonomer on an acid catalyst, wherein: a) the mol ratio of telogen to tetrohydrofurane, or to tetrahydrofurane and the comonomer, is changed, b) then the mean molecular weight of at least one sample is determined, c) as long as the mean molecular weight determined in this way deviates from the molecular weight to be achieved by the change, the previously formed polytetrahydrofurane, or the tetrahydrofurane copolymers, the monoesters or diesters of the polytetrahydrofurane, or tetrahydrofurane copolymers, are at least partially depolymerized on an acid catalyst, and d) the tetrahydrofurane recaptured by means of depolymerization is returned at least partially to the polymerization process.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a catalyst comprising a mixture of at least one acid-activated sheet silicate with a transition metal oxide of groups 8 and/or 9 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and also a process for preparing polytetrahydrofuran, polytetrahydrofuran copolymers, diesters or monoesters of these polymers, characterized in that tetrahydrofuran is polymerized in the presence of at least one telogen and/or comonomers over such a catalyst.