Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To carry out a reaction while controlling the concentration of a specific composition in a mixture and control the selectivity of the chemical reaction by a method comprising the fractionation of a solution of a mixture of compounds of chemically equilibrium state and reacting the fractionated part with other compound. SOLUTION: A solution of a mixture of two or more kinds of compound of chemically equilibrium state is made to react, separately from a reaction of a polyoxymethylene glycol, formaldehyde monomer and/or a formaldehyde solution containing methylene glycol with aniline in the presence of an acid catalyst, with at least one kind of other compound 9. The reaction is carried out by (A) fractionating the mixture into at least two parts (the necessary part 5 and the remaining part 6) containing the different compounds in the mixture existing at a high concentration relative to the chemically equilibrium state by a separation method and (B) reacting a fractionated part 5 with the compound 9 by a main reactor 2 before the complete reforming of the chemical equilibrium to obtain the objective product 10.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorbing medium maintaining absorbing capacity over a long term, and to deacidify fluid streams. SOLUTION: This absorption medium contains at least one aliphatic amine and at least one non-hydroquinoid antioxidant. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
The invention concerns a device and a method for obtaining anhydrous or substantially anhydrous formic acid. Said device is partly or totally made of a zirconium-free material. A liquid of general formula (I) is used as extracting agent, wherein radicals R and R represent alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl groups or R and R form together with the N atom a heterocyclic five or six-membered ring and in which only one of the radicals is an aryl group and in which R stands for hydrogen or a C1-C4-alkyl group. The device comprises the following equipment: (i) a synthesis reactor (6); (ii) a hydrolysis reactor (1); (iii) a first distillation device (2); (iv) a second distillation device (4); (v) an extraction device (3) and (vi) a third distillation device (5). The material has been selected from the group consisting of the following classes of materials: titanium-palladium alloys, nickel-based materials containing chrome, molybdenum, and/or wolfram and high-alloy, austenitic special chrome-nickel steels containing molybdenum.
Abstract:
A method for the production of highly concentrated formaldehyde solutions containing ≥ 50 wt. % CH2O from an aqueous formaldehyde solution having a lower CH2O content by evaporating part of said solution (partial evaporation), wherein the aqueous formaldehyde solution is heated to an evaporation temperature T wherein water becomes enriched in a gaseous phase in relation to the liquid phase and the formed gas phase is continuously or discontinuously removed. For the evaporation temperature T: T [ °C]
Abstract:
The invention relates to an aqueous formaldehyde solution, containing formaldehyde in the form of monomeric formaldehyde, methylene glycol and polyoxymethylene glycols in a total concentration x >/= 65 wt. %. Said solution is characterized in that the average molar mass M of the polyoxymethylene glycols is equal or inferior to the values, which are obtained according to formula I, depending on the formaldehyde concentration, whereby M represents the average molar mass and x the total concentration of formaldehyde in the form of monomeric formaldehyde, methylene glycol and polyoxymethylene glycols in wt. % (formaldehyde total concentration).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for obtaining formic acid which is completely free of water or free of water to a large extent. Aqueous formic acid is produced first by hydrolysing methyl formate and then liberated from the water in subsequent reprocessing. The inventive method is characterised in that the water vapour that is used for the hydrolysis of the methyl formate and for heating a distillation column used for reprocessing is also used as stripping steam for stripping off the waste water. The stripped waste water is produced during the reprocessing.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for the production of anhydrous or substantially anhydrous formic acid. The method is characterized in that a liquid of general formula (I) that is used as extracting agent is also used as washing liquid for the off-gas produced during implementation of the method, wherein radicals R and R represent alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl groups or R and R together form with the N atom a heterocyclic five or six-membered ring and in which only one of the radicals is an aryl group and in which R stands for hydrogen or a C1-C4-alkyl group.
Abstract:
In an aqueous formaldehyde solution comprising formaldehyde in the form of monomeric formaldehyde, methylene glycol and polyoxymethylene glycols in a total concentration x of >=65% by weight, the mean molar mass {overscore (M of the polyoxymethylene glycols is, as a function of the formaldehyde concentration, equal to or less than the values given by equation I: ( M _ g / mol ) = 48 + 6.589 . 10 - 1 . ( x % by weight ) + 4.725 . 10 2 . ( x % by weight ) 2 - 3.434 . 10 - 3 . ( x % by weight ) 3 + 9.625 . 10 - 5 . ( x % by weight ) 4 - 1.172 . 10 6 . ( x % by weight ) 5 + 5.357 . 10 - 9 . ( x % by weight ) 6 ( I ) where: {overscore (M is the mean molar mass, and x is the total concentration of formaldehyde in the form of monomeric formaldehyde, methylene glycol and polyoxymethylene glycols in % by weight (total formaldehyde concentration).
Abstract:
Preparing tri-/tetra oxymethylene glycol dimethylether (I) comprises e.g. distilling an aqueous formaldehyde solution and methanol in a reactor to form a reaction mixture containing polyoxy methylene glycol dimethylether (III); distilling the reaction mixture to form a high-boiling fraction (A2) containing e.g. (III); distilling (A2) to form e.g. a low-boiling fraction (A3) having e.g. (I); distilling (A3) to form a high-boiling fraction (A5) having e.g. (I); and distilling (A5) to form an organic phase containing (I). Preparing tri-/tetra oxymethylene glycol dimethylether through the conversion of formaldehyde with methanol and successive distillation of a reaction mixture, comprises: feeding an aqueous formaldehyde solution and methanol in a reactor to form the reaction mixture containing formaldehyde, water, methylene glycol, polyoxymethylene glycol, methanol, hemiformal, methylal and polyoxymethylene glycol dimethylether (III); feeding the reaction mixture into a first distillation column (5) and separating a low-boiling fraction (A1) containing formaldehyde, water, methylene glycol, methanol, methylal and polyoxy methylene glycoldimethylether and a high-boiling fraction (A2) containing formaldehyde, water, methanol, polyoxymethylene glycol, hemiformal and (III); feeding (A2) into a second distillation column (8) and separating a low-boiling fraction (A3) containing formaldehyde, water, methylene glycol, polyoxymethylene glycol, methanol, hemiformal, di-chloroethylene and (I) and a high-boiling containing polyoxymethylene glycol, high-boiling hemiformal and high-boiling polyoxymethylene glycol dimethylether; feeding (A3) and optionally feed-back stream containing formaldehyde, water, methylene glycol and polyoxymethylene glycol into a third distillation column (13) and separating a high volatile fraction (A4) containing formaldehyde, water, methanol, polyoxymethylene glycol, hemiformal and dioxymethylene glycol dimethylether and a high-boiling fraction (A5) containing formaldehyde, water, methylene glycol, polyoxymethylene glycol and (I); feeding (A5) in to a phase separator and separating an aqueous phase containing formaldehyde, water, methylene glycol and polyoxymethyleneglycol and an organic phase containing (I); feeding the organic phase into a fourth distillation column (18) and separating a low-boiling fraction (A6) containing formaldehyde, water, methylene glycol and polyoxymethylene glycol and a high-boiling fraction containing (I); and optionally feeding the aqueous phase in a fifth distillation column (24) and separating a low-boiling fraction (A7) containing formaldehyde, water, methylene glycol and polyoxymethylene glycol and a high-boiling fraction containing water.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for obtaining anhydrous or substantially anhydrous formic acid, in which firstly aqueous formic acid is produced by hydrolysis of methyl formate, with the methanol content in the methyl formate having been reduced in advance. The process according to the invention has the special feature that-before the hydrolysis of the methyl formate-the methanol content of the methanol-containing methyl formate is reduced in a distillation column, this distillation column simultaneously being employed for other separation functions during work-up of the formic acid.