Abstract:
A continuous process for the preparation of a mixture of cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol, said process comprising: a) oxidizing, in an oxidation section, cyclohexane in the presence of an oxygen-containing gas, without a transition metal-containing catalyst to form an oxidized reaction mixture; b) cooling, in a cooling section, the oxidized reaction mixture from a temperature T 1 to a temperature T 3 ; c) decomposing, in a decomposition section, the oxidized reaction mixture to form a decomposed reaction mixture, which decomposed reaction mixture has a temperature T 4 ; and d) removing cyclohexane from the decomposed reaction mixture; characterized in that step b) comprises i) cooling the oxidized reaction mixture from a temperature T 1 to a temperature T 2 by means of an in-process heat exchanger configured to heat the decomposed reaction mixture obtained in step c) from a temperature T 4 to a temperature T 5 ; and ii) cooling the oxidized reaction mixture from a temperature T 2 to a temperature T 3 by means of a cooling unit; and apparatus for carrying out the same.
Abstract:
Method for preparing hydroxylamine in a continuous process, comprising hydrogenating nitrate in a reaction zone comprising a liquid phase, a gas phase and a heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst, in which reaction zone hydroxylamine and nitrous oxide (N20) are formed, characterized in that the nitrous oxide concentration in the gas phase, is monitored and is maintained within a pre¬ determined range by means of controlled addition of a promoter for the heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst and/or controlled addition of further amounts of heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst to the reaction zone until the total amount of catalyst present reaches a pre-determined upper limit; and then (i) withdrawing a fraction of the heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst from the reaction zone; and (ii) adding one or more further doses of heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst until the total amount of catalyst present is at most at said pre-determined upper limit; and (iii) optionally repeating steps (i) and (ii); a method for producing an oxime and a method for producing a lactam comprising said process for producing hydroxylamine.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for preparing hydroxylamine in a continuous process, comprising feeding nitrate and phosphate in an acidic aqueous liquid into a reaction zone and reducing nitrate with hydrogen thereby forming hydroxylamine, wherein the nitrate concentration in the reaction zone is less than 1.0 mol/kg, as determined in the liquid leaving the reaction zone, wherein the molar ratio of nitrate to phosphate in the reaction zone is 0.5 or less, and wherein the molar ratio of ammonia to nitrate is in the range of from 2.2 to 7; a method for preparing an oxime and a method of preparing a lactam comprising said method for preparing hydroxylamine.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for hydrogenating an aromatic compound. The invention in particular relates to a method for preparing cyclohexanone, cyclohexanol or a mixture thereof in a continuous way by catalytically hydrogenating phenol fed into a reactor comprising a supported hydrogenation catalyst, comprising a dopant selected from the group of alkali metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal oxides, carbonates of alkali metals and carbonates of alkaline earth metals, and in which process during the hydrogenation of phenol continuously or intermittently water is fed into the reactor, the weight to weight ratio of water fed into the reactor to phenol fed into the reactor on average being 0.1 or less.
Abstract:
A continuous process for preparing cyclohexanone oxime comprising steps including passing an extracted aqueous phase comprising organic solvent directly from the extraction zone to a water stripping zone; evaporating at least 5 % by weight of the water present in the extracted aqueous phase; passing the water vapour containing stream into a heat exchanger and transferring energy from the water vapour containing stream to an in-process liquid, thereby heating the in-process liquid and condensing at least part of water vapour containing stream.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a continuous process for producing ammonium sulfate crystals, wherein said process comprises: i)feeding to a series of crystallization sections, which crystallization sections are heat integrated in series, a solution of ammonium sulfate; ii)crystallizing ammonium sulfate crystals from said solution of ammonium sulfate; iii)purging a fraction of the solution of ammonium sulfate from each of said crystallization sections;and iv)discharging ammonium sulfate crystals from each crystallization section, characterized in that: a fraction of said solution of ammonium sulfate is purged from at least one crystallization section to at least one other crystallization section; and an apparatus suitable for producing ammonium sulfate crystals.
Abstract:
A continuous process for producing crystalline ammonium sulfate, said process comprising a start-up operation followed by a steady-state operation, wherein the start-up operation comprises: i) in a crystallizer, evaporating solvent from an approximately saturated ammonium sulfate solution; ii) replacing evaporated solvent with further approximately saturated ammonium sulfate solution; iii) introducing to the crystallizer seed crystals of ammonium sulfate; iv) continuing to evaporate solvent, until a desired degree of supersaturation is reached; and v) recovering crystalline ammonium sulfate from ammonium sulfate solution in a recovery unit, and the steady-state operation comprises: vi) continuously feeding approximately saturated ammonium sulfate solution into the crystallizer and continuously withdrawing ammonium sulfate crystals from the crystallizer, such that the total combined volume of ammonium sulfate solution and ammonium sulfate crystals within the crystallizer remains constant; and vii) recovering crystalline ammonium sulfate from ammonium sulfate solution in a recovery unit, characterized in that the degree of supersaturation in the crystallizer during the start-up operation is maintained between 1.2% and the point at which primary nucleation occurs; and apparatus suitable for carrying out the process.
Abstract:
A continuous process for the preparation of a mixture of cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol, said process comprising: a) oxidizing cyclohexane, in an oxidation section, without a transition metal- containing catalyst, in the presence of an oxygen-containing gas to form an oxidized reaction mixture; b) cooling the oxidized reaction mixture, in a cooling section, c) decomposing the oxidized reaction mixture, in a decomposition section, at a temperature below 130 °C in the presence of a transition metal-containing catalyst and an aqueous caustic solution, to form a decomposed reaction mixture; and d) recovering cyclohexane, in a recovery section, from the decomposed reaction mixture; characterized in that b) comprises i) evaporating cyclohexane in one or more fractionation columns operated at a pressure lower than the pressure of the oxidation section, without external heat input, and returning a portion of the cyclohexane so evaporated to the oxidation section; and ii) cooling the reaction mixture in one or more indirect heat exchangers; and apparatus for carrying out the same.
Abstract:
Method for preparing hydroxylamine in a continuous process, comprising hydrogenating nitrate in a reaction zone comprising a liquid phase, a gas phase and a heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst, in which reaction zone hydroxylamine and nitrous oxide (N20) are formed, characterized in that the nitrous oxide concentration in the gas phase, is monitored and is maintained within a predetermined range by means of controlled addition of a promoter for the heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst and/or controlled addition of further amounts of heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst to the reaction zone; a method for preparing an oxime and a method of preparing a lactam comprising said method for preparing hydroxylamine.
Abstract translation:在连续方法中制备羟胺的方法,包括在包含液相,气相和异相氢化催化剂的反应区中使硝酸盐氢化,其中反应区羟胺和一氧化二氮(N 2 O 2)形成,其特征在于一氧化二氮 通过控制加入非均相氢化催化剂的促进剂和/或将另外量的非均相氢化催化剂加入到反应区中来监测气体中的浓度并保持在预定范围内。 制备肟的方法和制备内酰胺的方法,包括所述的制备羟胺的方法。
Abstract:
The invention is directed to a method for preparing a mixture comprising cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone. In accordance with the invention a mixture comprising cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone is prepared in a molar cyclohexanone/cyclohexanol ratio of at least 1.2 at a cyclohexane conversion of below 5 mol%. The method comprises oxidising cyclohexane in a liquid phase, said oxidising being catalysed by a cobalt compound and a chromium compound, wherein the atomic cobalt to chromium ratio is in the range of 0.05-0.8, wherein the sum of the concentrations of cobalt and chromium is 0.05-0.9 ppm by weight based on the total weight of the reaction mixture, and wherein the cobalt compound and chromium compound are dissolved in the liquid phase.