Abstract:
E-CAPROLACTAM IS PREPARED FROM A CYCLOHEXANE OXIDATION PRODUCT CONTAINING CYCLOHEXYL HYDROPEROXIDE AND OXIDATION BY-PRODUCTS INCLUDING 6-HYDROPEROXY-HEXANOIC ACID, WHICH HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY LIQUID PHASE OXIDATION OF CYCLOHEXANE, WITHOUT A METAL CATALYST, USING A MOLECULAR OXYGEN CONTAINING GAS, BY WASHING THE OXIDATION PRODUCT WITH WATER, SEPARATING THE RESULTING AQUEOUS PHASE CONTAINING 6-HYDROPEROXYHEXANOIC ACID AND HEATING THE ACID UNDER PRESSURE WITH AMMONIA AND HYDROGEN IN THE PRESENCE OF A HYDROGENATION CATALYST.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A method for producing ε-caprolactam is provided, thereby producing ε-caprolactam with high conversion rate of cyclohexanone oxime and high selectivity to ε-caprolactam from cyclohexanone oxime-containing crude gas. CONSTITUTION: The method for producing ε-caprolactam comprises fluidizing a catalyst layer in order to contact the solid catalyst particles with oxime-containing gas, and introducing cyclohexanone oxime-containing gas to a solid catalyst particle layer through a plurality of holes having the average hole diameter of 3 mm or less in a gas dispersing plate, wherein the solid catalyst particle is a zeolite particle; 90 wt.% or more of the solid catalyst particles have the diameter of 5 to 100 micrometer; and the distance between holes is 0.5 to 25 cm.
Abstract:
Un método para producir -caprolactama, comprendiendo dicho método la etapa de introducir un gas que comprende ciclohexanona oxima en una capa de partículas de catalizador sólidas a través de una pluralidad de agujeros de una placa de difusión de gas con el fin de que las partículas de catalizador sólidas entren en contacto con el gas, al mismo tiempo que se fluidiza la capa de catalizador, caracterizado por que los agujeros tienen un diámetro medio de aproximadamente 3 mm o menos.
Abstract:
epsilon -Caprolactam is produced by the method comprising the step of introducing a gas comprising cyclohexanone oxime into a layer of solid catalyst particles through a plurality of holes of a gas diffusion plate so that the solid catalyst particles are brought into contact with the gas, while fluidizing the catalyst layer, characterized in that the holes have an average diameter of about 3 mm or smaller. In accordance with the production method, epsilon -caprolactam can be produced from a raw material gas comprising cyclohexanone oxime with a high conversion of cyclohexanone oxime and a high selectivity to epsilon -caprolactam.
Abstract:
The present invention provides novel indane-like compounds which can be useful for treating psychosis and other conditions associated with the modulation of a muscarinic receptor. The invention provides formulations and methods for using the novel compounds.
Abstract:
A method for production of caprolactam. The method involves: (a) reacting air with ammonia gas in an ammonia conversion zone to produce nitric oxide; (b) oxidizing at least a portion of the nitric oxide to nitrogen dioxide to produce an NOx-rich process gas stream; (c) reactively absorbing the NOx-rich gas stream with phosphoric acid containing solution in an absorption zone to form nitrate ions; (d) contacting the nitrate ions with air in a degassing zone to produce a nitrate-rich aqueous process stream; (e) reducing the nitrate-rich aqueous stream with hydrogen in the presence of phosphoric acid to produce hydroxylammonium phosphate; (f) oximating the hydroxylammonium phosphate with cyclohexanone to produce cyclohexanone oxime; and (g) converting the cyclohexanone oxime to caprolactam. According to the invention, supplemental oxygen is added downstream of the ammonia conversion zone to increase the quantity and rate of formation of nitrogen dioxide in the NOx-rich process gas stream.
Abstract:
An improvement in the conventional process for the production of caprolactam. The process involves: (a) reacting air with ammonia gas in an ammonia conversion zone to produce nitric oxide; (b) oxidizing a portion of the nitric oxide to nitrogen dioxide to produce an NOx-rich process gas stream; (c) reacting the NOx-rich stream with ammonium carbonate in a nitriting zone to produce ammonium nitrite; (d) reducing the ammonium nitrite to hydroxylamine diammonium sulfate; (e) hydrolyzing the hydroxylamine diammonium sulfate to hydroxylamine sulfate; (f) oximating the hydroxylamine sulfate with cyclohexanone to produce cyclohexanone oxime; and (g) converting the cyclohexanone oxime to caprolactam. The process is improved by adding supplemental oxygen downstream of the ammonia conversion zone to increase the quantity and rate of formation of nitrogen dioxide in the NOx-rich process gas stream.