Methacrylic acid and methyl methacrylate prodn. - by reacting propionic acid or methyl propionate with formaldehyde dimethylacetal

    公开(公告)号:DE2706076A1

    公开(公告)日:1978-08-24

    申请号:DE2706076

    申请日:1977-02-12

    Applicant: BASF AG

    Abstract: Methacrylic acid and methyl methacrylate CH2 = C(CH3)-COOR' (where R1 is H or Me) are made by reacting propionic acid or methyl propionate CH3-CH2-COOR' with formaldehyde dimethylacetal CH3-O-CH2-O-CH3 (I) for 0.1-100 seconds. Reactions is in the presence of (i) 0-0.5 moles water per mol (I) and (ii) a catalyst comprising phosphates and/or silicates of Mg, Ca, Al, Zr, Th or Ti, opt. with the addn. of oxides of Zr, Al, Th and/or Ti and/or boric acid and/or urea. Catalyst is opt. modified by alkali(ne earth) carboxylates or cpds. forming these under the prevailing conditions, pref. with alkali propionate, KOH or LiOH. Process proceeds with high space-time yield and high selectivity to the prodn. of the desired prod. No additional diluent is required and the post treatment for recovery of the prod. is simple and economical in expenditure of energy. The unconverted (I) is easily recycled to the reaction.

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    公开(公告)号:DE1768460B1

    公开(公告)日:1972-05-31

    申请号:DE1768460

    申请日:1968-05-16

    Applicant: BASF AG

    Abstract: A gas mixture (obtained by thermal cracking of hydrocarbons followed by quenching of the cracked gas and freed from carbon dioxide and water) is separated into a gas mixture containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide and methane and another gas mixture containing ethylene, acetylene and higher hydrocarbons by (a) cooling the gas mixture which is at superatmospheric pressure in at least one condensation stage to a temperature which is above the solidification temperature of acetylene mixed with the other condensed constituents, (b) separating the condensate thus obtained and subdividing it in a rectifying column into a first mixture containing C2 hydrocarbons and a second mixture containing C3 and higher hydrocarbons, and (c) freeing the residual gas remaining from (a) from residual acetylene and ethylene in a scrubber by treatment with some of the mixture consisting of C3 and higher hydrocarbons from (b).

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