Abstract:
A continuous process for the preparation of propylene oxide, comprising (i) providing a liquid feed stream comprising propene, hydrogen peroxide, acetonitrile, water, dissolved potassium dihydrogen phosphate, and optionally propane; (ii) passing the liquid feed stream provided in (i) into an epoxidation reactor comprising a catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite of structure type MWW, and subjecting the liquid feed stream to epoxidation reaction conditions; (iii) removing an effluent stream from the epoxidation reactor; wherein the concentration of the dissolved potassium dihydrogen phosphate in the liquid feed stream is at least 10% of the solubility limit of the potassium dihydrogen phosphate in the liquid feed stream.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for preparing acrylic acid comprising (i) providing a stream comprising a formaldehyde source and acetic acid and (ii) contacting this stream with an aldol condensation catalyst comprising a zeolitic material, wherein the framework structure of the zeolitic material in (ii) includes Si and O, and has a molar Al:Si ratio of 0:1 to 0.001:1, and wherein the framework structure of the zeolitic material in (ii), in addition to Si and any Al, comprises one or more elements selected from the group consisting of tetravalent elements Y other than Si and trivalent elements X other than Al.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a specific continuous process for preparing a zeolitic material having a framework structure type selected from the group consisting of MFI, MEL, IMF, SVY, FER, SVR, and intergrowth structures of two or more thereof, preferably an MFI- and/or MEL-type framework structure, comprising Si, Ti, and O, and to a zeolitic material as obtainable and/or obtained according to said process. Further, the present invention relates to a process for preparing a molding, and to a molding obtainable and/or obtained according to said process. Yet further, the present invention relates to a use of said zeolitic material and molding.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a molding comprising a zeolitic material and one or more oxidic binders, the process particularly comprising preparing a mixture of a zeolitic material, such as Mg-ZSM-5, a source of an oxidic binder, and a first plasticizer; admixing an acid to said mixture; and shaping of the mixture, to obtain a precursor of a molding; wherein in said mixture a specific weight ratio of the source of the oxidic binder to the sum of the zeolitic material and the source of the oxidic binder is applied. Further, the present invention relates to a molding obtainable or obtained by the inventive process, and to a molding itself displaying in particular a comparatively improved crush strength. Yet further, the present invention relates to a method for the conversion of oxygenates to olefins and to a use of the inventive molding.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the conversion of propylene oxide to 1-amino-2-propanol and/or di(2-hydroxypropyl)amine comprising (i) providing a catalyst comprising a zeolitic material comprising YO2 and optionally comprising X2O3 in its framework structure, wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a trivalent element, wherein the zeolitic material has a framework-type structure selected from the group consisting of MFI and/or MEL, including MEL/MFI intergrowths; (ii) providing a mixture in the liquid phase comprising propylene oxide and ammonia; (iii) contacting the catalyst provided in (i) with the mixture in the liquid phase provided in (ii) for converting propylene oxide to 1-amino-2-propanol and/or di(2-hydroxypropyl)amine.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the production of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidone particularly comprising (i) providing a reactor containing a catalyst comprising a zeolitic material having a framework structure of FAU, wherein the zeolitic material comprises YO2 and X2O3 in its framework structure, wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a trivalent element, wherein the zeolitic material has an YO2 to X2O3 molar ratio of 16 to 175; (ii) preparing a reaction mixture comprising acetone and ammonia; (iii) contacting the catalyst in the reactor with the reaction mixture prepared in (ii) at a temperature in the range of from 40 to 250° C. for obtaining a reaction product comprising 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidone; wherein the mixture prepared in (ii) and contacted with the catalyst in (iii) contains less than 10 weight-% of water based on 100 weight-% of the reaction mixture.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the production of a transition metal containing zeolite comprising expanding a layered silicate with a swelling agent and introducing the transition metal into the interlayer expanded silicate prior to calcination thereof for obtaining the transition metal containing zeolite. The present invention further relates to a zeolite containing transition metal nanoparticles as obtainable or obtained according to the inventive process, as well as to a zeolite containing nanoparticles per se. Finally the present invention relates to the use of a zeolite containing transition metal nanoparticles as obtainable or obtained according to the inventive process, as well as to the use of a zeolite containing nanoparticles per se.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a continuous process for preparing zeolitic material with a CHA-type framework structure comprising SiO2 and X2O3 and the zeolitic material so-obtained. The processes comprises (i) preparing a mixture comprising one or more sources of SiO2, one or more sources of X2O3, seed crystals, one or more tetraalkylammonium cation R5R6R7R8N+-containing compounds as structure directing agent, and a liquid solvent system; (ii) continuously feeding the mixture prepared in (i) into a continuous flow reactor at a liquid hourly space velocity; and (iii) crystallizing the zeolitic material with a CHA-type framework structure from the mixture in the continuous flow reactor.
Abstract:
A process for preparing a zeolitic material having an AEI-type framework structure having SiO2 and X2O3 in its framework, X standing for a trivalent element, may involve: (1) preparing a mixture of structure directing agent(s) and a first zeolitic material with SiO2 and X2O3 in its framework, the first zeolitic material having a FER, TON, MTT, FAU, GIS, MOR, BEA, MFI, and LTA framework; (2) heating the mixture to obtain a second zeolitic material having an AEI-type framework with SiO2 and X2O3 in its framework; (3) optionally calcining the second zeolitic material; (4) optionally subjecting the zeolitic material from (2) or (3) to ion-exchange, preferably ion-exchanging ionic extra-framework element(s) in the zeolite framework for H+ and/or NH4+; (5) calcining the zeolitic material from (2), (3), or (4) at greater than 600 to 900° C., the calcining atmosphere containing less than 10 vol.-% of H2O. Such zeolites can convert oxygenates to olefins.
Abstract:
A process for preparing a molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW, comprising (i) providing a molding comprising a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; (ii) preparing an aqueous suspension comprising a zinc source and the molding comprising a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW prepared in (i); (iii) heating the aqueous suspension prepared in (ii) under autogenous pressure to a temperature of the liquid phase of the aqueous suspension in the range of from 100 to 200° C., obtaining an aqueous suspension comprising a molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; (iv) separating the molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW from the liquid phase of the suspension obtained in (iii).