Abstract:
The present invention is related to a process for purifying propylene oxide, comprising (i) providing a stream S0 comprising propylene oxide, acetonitrile, water, and an organic compound comprising a carbonyl group -C(=O)-, wherein said organic compound comprising a carbonyl group -C(=O)- comprises one or more of acetone and propionaldehyde; (ii) separating propylene oxide from the stream S0 by distillation, comprising subjecting the stream S0 to distillation conditions in a distillation column, obtaining a gaseous top stream S1c which is enriched in propylene oxide compared to the stream S0, a liquid bottoms stream S1 a which is enriched in acetonitrile and water compared to the stream S0, and a side stream S1b comprising propylene oxide which is enriched in the carbonyl compound compared to the stream S0; wherein the distillation column is operated at an absolute pressure at the top of the distillation column in the range of from 0.1 to 2.0 bar and an internal reflux ratio in the range of from 2.0 to 6.0; wherein the distillation column exhibits at least 100 theoretical trays, the rectifying section of the distillation column consists of from 30 to 70 % of the theoretical trays and the stripping section of the distillation column consists of from 70 to 30 % of the theoretical trays.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Herstellung von Butadien aus n-Butenen mit den Schritten: A) Bereitstellung eines n-Butene enthaltenden Einsatzgasstroms a; B) Einspeisung des n-Butene enthaltenden Einsatzgasstromes a und eines sauerstoffhaltigen Gases in mindestens eine Dehydrierzone und oxidative Dehydrierung von n-Butenen zu Butadien, wobei ein Produktgasstrom b enthaltend Butadien, nicht umgesetzte n-Butene, Wasserdampf, Sauerstoff, leicht siedende Kohlenwasserstoffe, gegebenenfalls Kohlenstoffoxide und gegebenenfalls Inertgase erhalten wird; C) Abkühlung und Kompression des Produktgasstroms b in mindestens einer Kompressionsstufe, wobei mindestens ein Kondensatstrom c1 enthaltend Wasser und ein Gasstrom c2 enthaltend Butadien, n-Butene, Wasserdampf, Sauerstoff, leicht siedende Kohlenwasserstoffe, gegebenenfalls Kohlenstoffoxide und gegebenenfalls Inertgase erhalten wird; D) Abtrennung von nicht kondensierbaren und leicht siedenden Gasbestandteilen umfassend Sauerstoff, leicht siedende Kohlenwasserstoffe, gegebenenfalls Kohlenstoffoxide und gegebenenfalls Inertgase als Gasstrom d2 aus dem Gasstrom c2 durch Da) Absorption der C 4 -Kohlenwasserstoffe umfassend Butadien und n- Butene in einem hochsiedenden Absorptionsmittel, wobei ein mit C 4 - Kohlenwasserstoffen beladener Absorptionsmittelstrom und der Gasstrom d2 erhalten werden, Db) Entfernung von Sauerstoff aus dem mit C 4 -Kohlenwasserstoffen beladenen Absorptionsmittelstrom durch Strippung mit einem Inertgas, und Dc) Desorption der C 4 -Kohlenwasserstoffe aus dem beladenen Absorptionsmittelstrom, wobei ein C 4 -Produktgasstrom d1 erhalten wird, der im Wesentlichen aus C 4 -Kohlenwasserstoffen besteht und weniger als 100 ppm Sauerstoff umfasst. E) Auftrennung des C 4 -Produktstroms d1durch Extraktivdestillation mit einem für Butadien selektiven Lösungsmittel in einen Butadien und das selektive Lösungsmittel enthaltenden Stoffstrom e1 und einen n-Butene enthalten- den Stoffstrom e2; F) Destillation des Butadien und das selektive Lösungsmittel enthaltenden Stoffstroms e1 in einen im Wesentlichen aus dem selektiven Lösungsmittel bestehenden Stoffstrom f1 und einen Butadien enthaltenden Stoffstrom f2.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a micropowder, wherein the particles of the micropowder have a Dv10 value of at least 2 micrometer and the micropowder comprises mesopores which have an average pore diameter in the range of from 2 to 50 nm and comprise, based on the weight of the micropowder, at least 95 weight-% of a microporous aluminum-free zeolitic material of structure type MWW containing titanium and zinc.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for preparing propylene oxide, comprising (i) providing a stream comprising propene, propane, hydrogen peroxide or a source of hydrogen peroxide, water, and an organic solvent; (ii) passing the liquid feed stream provided in (i) into an epoxidation zone comprising an epoxidation catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite, and subjecting the liquid feed stream to epoxidation reaction conditions in the epoxidation zone, obtaining a reaction mixture comprising propene, propane, propylene oxide, water, and the organic solvent; (iii) removing an effluent stream from the epoxidation zone, the effluent stream comprising propene, propane, propylene oxide, water, and the organic solvent; (iv) separating propene and propane from the effluent stream by distillation, comprising subjecting the effluent stream to distillation conditions in a distillation unit, obtaining a gaseous stream (S1) which is enriched in propene and propane compared to the effluent stream subjected to distillation conditions, and a liquid bottoms stream (S2) which is enriched in propylene oxide, water and organic solvent compared to the effluent stream subjected to distillation conditions; (v) separating propane from the stream (S1) in a separation zone, comprising subjecting the stream (S1) to washing conditions in a scrubber, wherein a solvent mixture comprising organic solvent and water is added as entraining agent, obtaining a bottoms stream (S3), which comprises organic solvent, water and at least 70 weight-% of the propene comprised in (S1); and a gaseous top stream (S4), which comprises at least 5 weight-% of the propane comprised in stream (S1).
Abstract:
A process for preparing an extrudable composition comprising a titanium-containing zeo- litic material having framework type MWW, the process comprising providing a titanium- containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW, having a water absorption ca- pacity of at least 11 weight-%, subjecting the titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW an acid treatment, optionally incorporating zinc in the acid-treated titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; preparing a composi- tion comprising the titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW obtained from (ii) or (iii), a precursor of a silica binder, water, and a kneading agent, wherein the composition does not comprise a polyethylene oxide.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to a process for purifying propylene oxide, comprising (i) providing a stream SO comprising propylene oxide, acetonitrile, water, and an organic compound comprising a carbonyl group -C(=O)-, wherein said organic compound comprising a carbonyl group -C(=O)- comprises one or more of acetone and propionaldehyde; (ii) separating propylene oxide from the stream SO by distillation, comprising (11.1) subjecting the stream S0 to distillation conditions in a first distillation unit, obtaining a gaseous top stream S1 c which is enriched in propylene oxide compared to the stream S0, a liquid bottoms stream S1a which is enriched in acetonitrile and water compared to the stream S0, and a side stream S1b comprising propylene oxide which is enriched in the carbonyl compound compared to the stream S0; (11.2) reacting the carbonyl compound comprised in the side stream S1b with an organic compound comprising an amino group -NH 2 obtaining a reaction product of the organic compound comprising a carbonyl group and the organic compound comprising an amino group; (11.3) separating propylene oxide from the reaction product of the organic compound comprising a carbonyl group and the organic compound comprising an amino group in a second distillation unit, obtaining a gaseous top stream S3a which is enriched in propylene oxide and a liquid bottoms stream S3b which is enriched in the reaction product of the organic compound comprising a carbonyl group and the organic compound comprising an amino group; (11.4) introducing the top stream S3a which is enriched in propylene oxide propylene oxide into the first distillation unit.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to a process for preparing propylene oxide, comprising (i) providing a stream comprising propene, hydrogen peroxide or a source of hydrogen peroxide, water, and an organic solvent; (ii) passing the liquid feed stream provided in (i) into an epoxidation zone comprising an epoxidation catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite, and subjecting the liquid feed stream to epoxidation reaction conditions in the epoxidation zone, obtaining a reaction mixture comprising propene, propylene oxide, water, and the organic solvent; (iii) removing an effluent stream from the epoxidation zone, the effluent stream comprising propylene oxide, water, organic solvent, and propene; (iv) separating propene from the effluent stream by distillation, comprising (iv.1) subjecting the effluent stream to distillation conditions in a distillation unit, obtaining a gaseous top stream S0 enriched in propene compared to the effluent stream subjected to distillation conditions, and a liquid bottoms stream S01 enriched in propylene oxide, water and organic solvent compared to the effluent stream subjected to distillation conditions; (iv.2) returning a condensed portion of the stream S0 to an upper part of the distillation unit.
Abstract:
A continuous process for the preparation of propylene oxide, comprising(a) reacting propene, optionally admixed with propane, with hydrogen peroxide in a reaction apparatus in the presence of acetonitrile as solvent, obtaining a stream S0 containing propylene oxide, acetonitrile, water, at least one further component B, optionally propene and optionally propane, wherein the normal boiling point of the at least one component B is higher than the normal boiling point of acetonitrile and wherein the decadic logarithm of the octanol-water partition coefficient (log K ow ) of the at least one component B is greater than zero; (b) separating propylene oxidefrom S0, obtaining a stream S1 containing acetonitrile, water and the at least one further component B; (c) dividing S1 into two streams S2 and S3;(d) subjecting S3 to a vapor-liquid fractionation in a fractionation unit, obtaining a vapor fraction stream S4 being depleted of the at least one component B; (e) recycling at least a portion of S4, optionally after work-up, to (a).
Abstract:
A molding, comprising a zeolitic material having framework type MFI wherein from 98 to 100 weight-% of the zeolitic material consist of Ti, Si, O, and H, and wherein the zeolitic material having framework type MFI exhibits a type IV nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherm, the molding further comprising a silica binder, wherein the molding has a pore volume of at least 0.8 mL/g.
Abstract:
Use of an acid-treated titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW for preparing a composition having a relative plasticity of less than 1.