Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a system and a process for producing an oxirane. For the various embodiments, the system and process of the present disclosure includes: a reaction vessel having a reaction mixture of an olefin, a peroxide compound, a solvent mixture with an alcohol and a non-reactive co-solvent, a solid phase, and reaction products of the reaction mixture, where the reaction products include an oxirane; a separation vessel coupled to the reaction vessel, where an effluent of the reaction mixture and reaction products from the reaction vessel separates in the separation vessel into a liquid aqueous phase and a liquid organic phase; and an extraction vessel coupled to an outlet of the separation vessel, where the liquid aqueous phase taken from the outlet of the separation vessel mixes with an extraction solvent to extract oxirane from the aqueous phase.
Abstract:
A multiple liquid phase composition and process for preparing propylene oxide including a reaction mixture of: (a) propylene, (b) at least one peroxide compound, (c) at least one catalyst, such as a titanium silicalite-1 (TS-I) catalyst, and (d) and a predetermined amount of a solvent mixture; wherein the solvent mixture comprises at least (i) at least one alcohol, such as methanol, and (ii) at least one non-reactive co-solvent; wherein the solvents are mixed at a predetermined concentration; wherein the non-reactive co-solvent has a different boiling point than propylene oxide; and wherein the resulting propylene oxide product partitions into a high affinity solvent during the reaction. The process of the present invention advantageously produces a waste stream with little or no significant amount of sodium chloride (NaCl).
Abstract:
A process for the epoxidation of a crude polyene, which process comprises the reaction of a mixture of unsaturated hydrocarbons which comprises one or more compounds selected from (especially polycyclic) polyenes and (co) oligomers thereof in a total concentration of from about 20 % to about 95 % by weight with aqueous hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a polyoxometallate-based catalytic system.
Abstract:
A multiple liquid phase composition and process for preparing an oxirane product, such as epichlorohydrin, including a reaction mixture of: (a) at least one olefin, wherein the olefin is selected from one of (i) an aliphatic olefin or substituted aliphatic olefin, with the proviso that the aliphatic olefin is not propylene, (ii) a cycloaliphatic olefin, (iii) an aromatic olefin, (iv) a cycloaromatic olefin, and (v) mixtures thereof; (b) at least one peroxide compound, (c) at least one catalyst, and (d) and a solvent mixture; wherein the solvent mixture comprises at least (i) at least one alcohol or a combination of alcohols, and (ii) at least one non-reactive co-solvent; wherein the solvents are mixed at a predetermined concentration; wherein the non-reactive co- solvent has a different boiling point than the oxirane product; and wherein the oxirane product partitions into a high affinity solvent during the reaction. The process of the present invention advantageously produces a waste stream with no significant amount of sodium chloride (NaCl). In one embodiment, the present invention includes a process for preparing epichlorohydrin from allyl chloride and hydrogen peroxide including reacting (a) an allyl chloride with (b) hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of (c) a titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) catalyst and (d) in the presence of a predetermined amount of a mixed solvent system; wherein the mixed solvent system includes at least (i) methanol and (ii) at least one non-reactive co-solvent.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for separating at least one propylene glycol from a mixture (M) comprising water and said propylene glycol, said process comprising (I) evaporating the mixture in at least two evaporation and/or distillation stages at decreasing operating pressures of the evaporators and/or distillation columns obtaining mixture (M') and mixture (M"); (II) separating the mixture (M') obtained in (I) in at least one further distillation step, obtaining a mixture (M-I) comprising at least 70 wt.-% of water and a mixture (M-II) comprising less than 30 wt.-% of water.
Abstract:
A process for the production of an aromatic amine which comprises the reduction of an aromatic compound containing at least two nitro groups with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst comprising a metal of Group VIII, wherein the reaction is carried out so as to maintain 30 % or less by weight of reaction intermediates and wherein the solution produced is treated to recover the aromatic amine with a purity of over 99 % and a mixture comprising aromatic amine and a reaction intermediate which is recycled to the reduction step.
Abstract:
A process and system for the production of chlorinated epoxides such as epichlorohydrin. The production of epichlorohydrin includes, for example, dehydrogenation of propane to form hydrogen and propylene, chlorination of the propylene to form allyl chloride, production of hydrogen peroxide using the hydrogen from the dehydrogenation, and epoxidation of the allyl chloride using the hydrogen peroxide to form epichlorohydrin.
Abstract:
A process for the epoxidation of a crude polyene, which process comprises the reaction of a mixture of unsaturated hydrocarbons which comprises one or more compounds selected from (especially polycyclic) polyenes and (co)oligomers thereof in a total concentration of from about 20 % to about 95 % by weight with aqueous hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a polyoxometallate-based catalytic system. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
Abstract:
A process for converting multihydroxylated- aliphatic hydrocarbon compound(s) and/or ester(s) thereof to chlorohydrins and/or esters thereof is disclosed in which one or more of multihydroxylated- aliphatic hydrocarbon compound(s) and/or ester(s) thereof and/or monochlorohydrin(s) and/or ester(s) thereof with at least one chlorinating feed stream comprising at least one chlorinating agent and at least one impurity having a boiling point below the boiling point of the chlorohydrin product having the lowest boiling under hydrochlorination conditions, optionally in the presence of water, one or more catalyst(s), and/or one or more heavy byproduct(s) in a reaction vessel under hydrochlorination conditions, wherein the liquid-phase reaction mixture is maintained at a temperature below the boiling point of the chlorohydrin product having the lowest boiling point under hydrochlorination conditions and greater than the boiling point(s) of the at least one impurity and a vapor phase vent stream comprising the at least one impurity is removed from the liquid phase reaction mixture. An apparatus suitable for carrying out the disclosed process is illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings. The process and apparatus improve conversion rates and/or provide for recovery of chlorinating agent for lower operating costs.