Economical production of pure 1,6-hexane-diol from by-product of oxidation of cyclohexane

    公开(公告)号:DE19607955A1

    公开(公告)日:1997-09-04

    申请号:DE19607955

    申请日:1996-03-01

    Applicant: BASF AG

    Abstract: A process for the production of 1,6-hexanediol (I) from a carboxylic acid mixture (II) of adipic acid, 6-hydroxycaproic acid and small amounts of cyclohexan-1,4-diol(s) is obtained as by-product of the oxidation of cyclohexane to cyclohexanone/cyclohexanol with (gas containing) oxygen by extraction of the reaction mixture with water. The process involves esterification of the acids and hydrogenation. First, (a) the mono- and dicarboxylic acids in the aqueous (II) are esterified with a low molecular alcohol. This is followed by 2 distillation stages, in which (b) excess alcohol and low-boiling compounds are removed and (c) the sump is separated into an ester fraction free from cyclohexan-1,4-diol(s) and a fraction of (mainly) cyclohexan-1,4-diol(s). Then (d) the ester fraction is hydrogenated catalytically and (e) pure (I) is recovered from the hydrogenation product by distillation.

    Economical production of pure 1,6-hexane-diol and epsilon-capro-lactone from by-product of oxidation of cyclohexane

    公开(公告)号:DE19607954A1

    公开(公告)日:1997-09-04

    申请号:DE19607954

    申请日:1996-03-01

    Applicant: BASF AG

    Abstract: A process for the production of 1,6-hexandiol (I) and iota -caprolactone (II) from a carboxylic acid mixture (III) of adipic acid, 6-hydroxycaproic acid and small amounts of cyclohexan-1,4-diol(s) is obtained as by-product of the oxidation of cyclohexane to cyclohexanone/cyclohexanol with (gas containing) oxygen by extraction of the reaction mixture with water. The process involves esterification, hydrogenation of a side stream to (I) and cyclisation of 6-hydroxycaproic ester to (II) by the following stages. First, (a) the mono- and dicarboxylic acids in the aqueous (III) are esterified with a low molecular alcohol. This is followed by 3 distillation stages, in which (b) excess alcohol and low-boiling compounds are removed, (c) the sump is separated into an ester fraction free from cyclohexan-1,4-diol(s) and a fraction of (mainly) cyclohexan-1,4-diol(s), and (d) a stream of (mainly) 6-hydroxycaproic ester is separated from the ester fraction. Then (e) the remaining ester fraction from (d) is hydrogenated catalytically and (I) is recovered from the hydrogenation product by distillation and (f) the 6-hydroxycaproic ester stream is heated to > 200 deg C at low pressure to cyclise the ester to (II), and pure (II) is recovered from the cyclisation product by distillation.

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    公开(公告)号:DE59304804D1

    公开(公告)日:1997-01-30

    申请号:DE59304804

    申请日:1993-09-08

    Applicant: BASF AG

    Abstract: 3-(2'-Oxyethyl)dihydro-2(3H)furanones of the general formula I in which R denotes hydrogen or acetyl, are prepared by reaction of ethylene oxide with acetoacetic acid esters of the general formula II in which R denotes C1- to C4-alkyl, by carrying out the reaction in alcoholic solutions in the presence of alkali metal alkoxides at temperatures from 20 to 100 DEG C and pressures from 1 to 20 bar.

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    公开(公告)号:DE4435920A1

    公开(公告)日:1996-04-11

    申请号:DE4435920

    申请日:1994-10-07

    Applicant: BASF AG

    Abstract: A process is disclosed for extracting heteropolycompounds from mixtures that contain polymers, namely polyethers, polyesters and/or polyether esters, a protic component and heteropolycompounds. The process is characterised in that the protic component is removed from the mixture and the heteropolycompounds that settle as a separate phase are then extracted. The remaining polymer phase is preferably brought into contact with a solid adsorbent capable of adsorbing heteropolycompounds.

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