REMOVAL OF TRIOXANE FROM A TRIOXANE/FORMALDEHYDE/WATER MIXTURE BY MEANS OF PRESSURE-SWING RECTIFICATION

    公开(公告)号:CA2673572A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-31

    申请号:CA2673572

    申请日:2008-01-23

    Applicant: BASF SE

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for separating trioxane from an inlet f low (I) consisting of formaldehyde, trioxane and water. Said method consists in a) preparing an inlet flow (I), which contains formaldehyde as the main component and trioxane and water as auxiliary components, b) feeding the inl et flow (I), a return flow (V) and a return flow (VII), containing formaldeh yde as the main component and trioxane and water auxiliary components, into a first distillation step and distilling it at a pressure of between 0.1 to 2.5 bars, thus enabling a flow (II), which contains formaldehyde as the main component and water as the auxiliary component, and a flow (III), which con tains trioxane as the main component and water and formaldehyde as the auxil iary components, and a flow (X), which contains water, trioxane and formalde hyde to be obtained, c) distilling the flow (III), optionally after separati ng materials at a low-boiling point from the flow (III) in a low-boiling sep aration step and in a second distillation step at a pressure of between 0.2 to 17. 5 bars, whereby the pressure in the second distillation step is 0.1 t o 15 bars higher that the pressure in the first distillation step. A flow (I V) is obtained which is essentially made of trioxane, and also a return flow (V), which contains trioxane as the main component and water and formaldehy de as the auxiliary components, d) feeding the flow (X) and optionally a flo w (IX), which contains water as the main component, into a third distillatio n step and distilling it at a pressure of between 1 to 10 bars, whereby a fl ow (VI), which is essentially made of water, and a return flow (VII), which contains formaldehyde as the main component and water and trioxane as the au xiliary components, are obtained.

    Method for the production of dioxolane

    公开(公告)号:AU2006289088A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-15

    申请号:AU2006289088

    申请日:2006-09-06

    Applicant: BASF SE

    Abstract: Processes comprising: providing a reactive distillation column having an upper region, a middle region and a lower region; feeding ethylene glycol and an aqueous formaldehyde solution into the reactive distillation column in the middle region of the reactive distillation column; reacting the ethylene glycol and the aqueous formaldehyde solution in the reactive distillation column in the presence of a catalyst to form dioxolane; removing a product stream comprising dioxolane in an amount of at least 75% by weight from the upper region of the reactive distillation column; and removing a bottom stream comprising one or more components having boiling points higher than dioxolane from the lower region of the reactive distillation column.

    Integrated method for the production of trioxane from formaldehyde

    公开(公告)号:AU2006278026A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-15

    申请号:AU2006278026

    申请日:2006-08-01

    Applicant: BASF SE

    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated process for preparing trioxane from formaldehyde in which, in a first step, a stream A 1 comprising water and formaldehyde and a recycle stream B 2 consisting substantially of water and formaldehyde are fed to a trioxane synthesis reactor in which the formaldehyde is converted to trioxane to obtain a product stream A 2 comprising trioxane, water and formaldehyde. Stream A 2 and a recycle stream D 1 comprising trioxane, water and formaldehyde are fed to a first distillation column and distilled at a pressure in the range from 0.1 to 2.5 bar to obtain a stream B 1 enriched in trioxane, and the stream B 2 consisting substantially of water and formaldehyde. Stream B 1 is fed to a second distillation column and distilled at a pressure in the range from 0.2 to 17.5 bar to obtain a product stream C 2 consisting substantially of trioxane, and a stream C 1 comprising trioxane, water and formaldehyde. Stream C 1 is fed to a third distillation column and distilled at a pressure in the range from 1 to 10 bar to obtain the recycle stream D 1 comprising trioxane, water and formaldehyde, and a stream D 2 consisting substantially of water.

    Integrated process for preparing trioxane from formaldehyde

    公开(公告)号:AU2006274886A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-08

    申请号:AU2006274886

    申请日:2006-07-19

    Applicant: BASF SE

    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated process for preparing trioxane from formaldehyde, comprising the steps of: a) a stream A 1 comprising water and formaldehyde and a recycle stream B 2 consisting substantially of water and formaldehyde are fed to a trioxane synthesis reactor and allowed to react to obtain a product stream A 2 comprising trioxane, water and formaldehyde; b) stream A 2 is fed to a first low-pressure distillation column and distilled at a pressure of from 0.1 to 2.5 bar to obtain a stream B 1 enriched in trioxane and additionally comprising water and formaldehyde, and the recycle stream B 2 consisting substantially of formaldehyde and water; c) stream B 1 and a recycle stream D 1 comprising trioxane, water and formaldehyde are fed to a second low-pressure distillation column and distilled at a pressure of from 0.1 to 2.5 bar to obtain a stream C 1 comprising predominantly trioxane and additionally formaldehyde and water, and a stream C 2 consisting substantially of formaldehyde and water; d) stream C 1 is fed to a high-pressure distillation column and distilled at a pressure of from 0.2 to 17.5 bar to obtain the recycle stream D 1 and a product stream D 2 consisting substantially of trioxane, in which a removal of the low boilers present in streams B 1 or C 1 may be undertaken between steps b) and c) or c) and d).

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