Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for hydrogenating organic nitriles by means of hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst in a reactor, where the shaped body catalyst is arranged in a fixed bed, wherein the shaped body in the shape of spheres or rods has in each case a diameter of 3 mm or less, in the shape of tablets a height of 4 mm or less, and in the case of all other geometries in each case has an equivalent diameter L = 1/a' of 0.70 mm or less, where a' is the external surface area per unit volume (mms 2/mmp 3), with: (I) where Ap is the external surface area of the catalyst particle (mms 2) and Vp is the volume of the catalyst particle (mmp 3). The present invention further relates to a process for preparing downstream products of isophoronediamine (IPDA) or N,N-dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA) from amines prepared according to the invention.
Abstract:
A process for preparing a cyclic tertiary methylamine of the formula (I) in which A is a C 4 -alkylene group, a C 5 -alkylene group or a -(CH 2 ) 2 -B-(CH 2 ) 2 - group where B is oxygen (O) or an N-R 1 radical and R 1 is C 1 - to C 5 -alkyl, aryl or C 5 - to C 7 -cycloalkyl, characterized in that an amino alcohol II from the group of 1,4-aminobutanol, 1,5-aminopentanol, aminodiglycol (ADG) or aminoethylethanolamine of the formula (IIa), in which R 1 is as specified above or else is hydrogen (H), in which case R 1 in the amine I is CH 3 , is reacted with methanol in a reactor at a temperature in the range from 150 to 270°C in the presence of a heterogeneous copper catalyst in the liquid phase.
Abstract:
A process for preparing N,N-dimethylaminoethoxyethanol (DMAEE), wherein a) dimethylamine and ethylene oxide are reacted, b) the resulting product mixture is separated by distillation from N,N-dimethylethanol-amine and DMAEE to obtain a DMAEE-containing fraction as a bottom stream and c) DMAEE is removed by distillation from the fraction obtained in (b).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing pure triethanolamine (TEOA) by continuously separating an ethanolamine mixture containing TEOA and diethanolamine (DEOA) by distillation, wherein in a distillation column (DEOA column), DEOA is distilled off and the arising bottom flow containing TEOA is fed to a downstream column (TEOA column), in which the pure TEOA is removed as a side draw flow, wherein the residence time of the ethanolamine mixture in the sump of the DEOA column is
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing primary amines, characterized in that at least one nitrile is hydrogenated in a device (V1) in the presence of a cobalt-based full contact catalyst while obtaining at least one primary amine, at least one compound (I) being added repeatedly or continuously to the device (V1) and said compound (I) comprising at least one component selected from the group including alkali metal, alkaline-earth metal or rare earth metal.
Abstract:
The present application relates to a method for producing secondary amines by amination of excess primary or secondary alcohols with primary amines in the liquid phase in the presence of copper-containing catalysts.
Abstract:
A process for preparing an amine by reacting an aldehyde and/or ketone with hydrogen and a nitrogen compound selected from the group of primary and secondary amines in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst, the catalyst being a coated catalyst which comprises at least one metal of Group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements as a hydrogenation metal and additionally a promoter on an oxidic support, at least 80% of the metal of Group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements being present in a layer between the surface of the catalyst and a penetration depth which corresponds to a maximum of 80% of the radius of the catalyst, calculated from the surface of the catalyst.