RECOVERY OF MONOMER FROM AROMATIC POLYESTER

    公开(公告)号:JPH09249597A

    公开(公告)日:1997-09-22

    申请号:JP5562596

    申请日:1996-03-13

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decompose an aromatic polyester into an aromatic dihydric carboxylic acid in a form of methyl ester and a dihydric alcohol in a short time and recover these monomers in a high yield by reacting the aromatic polyester with a supercritical methanol. SOLUTION: An aromatic polyester (e.g. polyethylene terephthalate) is reacted with a supercritical methanol to provide dimethyl aromatic dihydric carboxylic acid and a dihydric alcohol. The reaction is preferably carried out by packing the aromatic polyester and methanol into a reactor and heating the reactor under supercritical conditions of methanol. The supercritical conditions are preferably 523-653K deg. temperature and 5 to 25MP pressure. Methanol is preferably used in a ratio of 20-70mol based on 1mol aromatic dihydric carboxylic aid contained in the aromatic polyester. The aromatic dihydric carboxylic acid dimethyl ester and the dihydric alcohol can be recovered from the reaction product in high purity from a method such as distillation or crystallization.

    SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUND USING SUPER-CRITICAL FLUID

    公开(公告)号:JPH03287550A

    公开(公告)日:1991-12-18

    申请号:JP8873890

    申请日:1990-04-03

    Abstract: PURPOSE:To safely, inexpensively and simply separate a polycyclic aromatic compound in a energy-saving state from a mixture such as petroleum refined oil or coal tar with supercritical carbon dioxide as a extraction and crystallization solvent. CONSTITUTION:A raw material mixture is charged into an extraction tank 7 and super critical carbon dioxide is fed into the extraction tank 7 through a high pressure pump 2 and a pre-heating coil 5 to extract the mixture with the super critical carbon dioxide. The temperature and pressure of the extraction tank 7 are controlled with an air constant temperature bath and a back pressure valve 3. After the extraction the super critical fluid containing the mixture is fed from the constant temperature tank 10 into a crystallization tank 12 maintained at a prescribed temperature and only the objective component in the mixture is deposited. The super critical fluid containing the solutes in the crystallization tank is substituted with the pure super critical fluid and subsequently the pressure in the tank is reduced to the atmospheric pressure to recover the component. Since the process can be operated at a relatively low temperature, the pyrolysis and polymerization of the target substance can be prevented.

    PRODUCTION OF MONOLITHIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL OF METAL COMPOUND AND SILICA AEROGEL USING SUPERCRITICAL IMPREGNATION

    公开(公告)号:JP2001089129A

    公开(公告)日:2001-04-03

    申请号:JP26477899

    申请日:1999-09-20

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems of conventional process for the impregnation of a metal compound in a wet silica gel in liquid phase comprising the long time necessary for the impregnation into the gel depending on the kind and concentration of the compound and the formation of an insufficiently impregnated product to cause frequent failure in getting a monolithic composite material of metal compound and silica aerogel. SOLUTION: A dry medium mixed with a metal compound is impregnated in a wet silica gel and dried to obtain a silica aerogel composed of the metal compound and silica particles forming a composite material. In the above process, both of the impregnation process and the drying process are carried out under supercritical condition of the dry medium to obtain the objective monolithic composite material of metal compound and silica aerogel.

    DECOMPOSITION OF PLASTIC MULTILAYER MOLDED PRODUCT AND OILING OF POLYADDITION POLYMER SOLID PRODUCT

    公开(公告)号:JPH11323006A

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-26

    申请号:JP15063298

    申请日:1998-05-14

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for decomposing a plastic multilayer molded product comprising a polycondensation polymer film layer and a polyaddition polymer film layer into reusable components without using a catalyst. SOLUTION: This method for decomposing a plastic multilayer molded product comprises bringing 1 pt.wt. of the fine pieces of the plastic multilayer molded product comprising a polycondensation polymer film layer and a polyaddition polymer film layer into contact with 5-100 pts.wt. of high temperature and high pressure water capable of melting but not decomposing the polyaddition polymer, thus decomposing the polycondensation polymer film into monomer components, dissolving the monomer components in water and transferring the polyaddition polymer film as the non-decomposed solid product into the water, subsequently separating and recovering the non-decomposed solid product of the polyaddition polymer film from the water containing the monomer components produced by the decomposition of the polycondensation polymer film, and finally separating and recovering the dissolved monomers produced by the decomposition of the polycondensation polymer film from the obtained separated water. The method for oiling the polyaddition polymer solid product comprises bringing the polyaddition polymer solid product obtained by the decomposition method into contact with high temperature and high pressure water heated at the higher temperature than the decomposition temperature of the solid product.

    METHOD FOR RECOVERING AND REUSING FIBER FROM FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC

    公开(公告)号:JPH1087872A

    公开(公告)日:1998-04-07

    申请号:JP26124096

    申请日:1996-09-09

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable reinforcing fibers to be separated, recovered, and reused efficiently without damaging the fibers by bringing a fiber-reinforced plastic into contact and reaction with (sub)supercritical water. SOLUTION: After a fiber-reinforced plastic is charged into a reactor 1 and water supplied from a water cylinder 2 to a water tank 3 is charged into the reator 1 through a high-pressure pump 4 so that water occupies 1-50vol.% of the reactor 1, valves 5, 6 are closed and the reactor 1 is hermetically sealed. Then, a heat exchanger 8 and the reactor 1 are heated to 320-500 deg.C with a constant temp. bath 7 to bring water in the reactor 1 into a (sub)supercritical state. The reinforced plastic is brought into contact with the water in a (sub) supercritical state and thus is reacted. The reactor 1 is then returned to normal temp. and the valve 6 is opened to separate and recover a gaseous part contg. hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, etc., through a trap 9.

    CONCENTRATION OF GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID

    公开(公告)号:JPS63216845A

    公开(公告)日:1988-09-09

    申请号:JP5098487

    申请日:1987-03-05

    Abstract: PURPOSE:To obtain the titled compound inexpensively, in high yield and harmlessly to human body without requiring removal of organic solvent by vacuum distillation, by fractionating gamma-linolenic acid containing natural fats and oils by chromatography using a supercritical fluid as a mobile phase. CONSTITUTION:gamma-Linolenic acid-containing natural fats and oils are fractionated by chromatography using a supercritical fluid as a mobile phase and a gamma- linolenic acid-containing glyceride fraction is collected to give the aimed com pound. A hydrocarbon such as methane or ethane besides carbon dioxide and freon is used as the supercritical fluid. The supercritical condition is >=72.4kg/cm pressure and >=31.0 deg.C temperature in the case of carbon dioxide. A small amount of ethanol, butane, etc., having 40-120 deg.C boiling point is added to the supercritical fluid so that separating performance is improved. The partial collection condition by the supercritical chromatography is preferably 35-60 deg.C temperature and 90-250kg/cm pressure.

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