Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the continuous production of aldehydes comprising between 5 and 21 carbon atoms, by the isomerising hydroformylation in a homogenous phase of olefin compositions comprising between 4 and 20 carbon atoms and containing alpha-olefins and olefins with internal double bonds, by means of a synthesis gas, in the presence of a homogeneous rhodium catalyst that is complexed with an organophosphorus ligand containing oxygen atoms and/or nitrogen atoms and a free ligand. Said production is carried out at high temperature and high pressure in a multi-stage reaction system consisting of at least two reaction zones. According to said method, the olefin composition is first reacted in a first reaction zone or a group of several first reaction zones at a total pressure of between 10 and 40 bar, using a synthesis gas with a CO/H2 molar ratio of between 4:1 and 1:2 until a 40 to 95 % conversion of the alpha-olefins is obtained. The hydroformylation product from the first reaction zone or group of several first reaction zones is then reacted in a subsequent reaction zone or group of several reaction zones at a total pressure of between 5 and 30 bar, using a synthesis gas with a CO/H2 molar ratio of between 1:4 and 1:1000. The total pressure in the subsequent reaction zone or zones is respectively 1 to (G1-Gf) bar lower than that of the preceding reaction zone, whereby G1 represents the total pressure in the respective preceding reaction zone and Gf represents the total pressure in the respective reaction zone that succeeds said first reaction zone or zones, with the proviso that the difference between G1 and Gf is greater than 1 bar and the partial CO pressure in the subsequent reaction zone or zones is respectively lower than that of the preceding reaction zone.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing a C13 alcohol mixture, according to which a) a stream of C4 hydrocarbon containing butenes, which includes less than 5 % by weight of iso-butene in relation to the butene fraction, is brought into contact with a heterogeneous catalyst containing a nickel at a raised temperature, b) a C12 olefin fraction is isolated from the reaction mixture, c) the C12 olefin fraction is hydroformulated by being reacted with carbon dioxide and hydrogen in the presence of a cobalt catalyst and d) is hydrated. The alcohol mixture thus obtained is suitable for producing surfactants by alkoxylation, glycosidation, sulphation, phosphation, alkoxylation and subsequent sulphation or alkoxylation and subsequent phosphation.
Abstract:
Procedimiento para el hidroformilado, en el que se hace reaccionar continuamente al menos una olefina con 2 a 6 átomos de carbono con monóxido de carbono e hidrógeno en presencia de un catalizador de hidroformilado en una zona de reacción, que contiene una fase líquida, y de la fase líquida se extrae una corriente S), de esta corriente se extrae calor, y a continuación se devuelve un componente material a la zona de reacción, continuando la reacción en la corriente S) al menos hasta la extracción de calor, y alimentándose a esta corriente monóxido de carbono y/o hidrógeno, antes de que la misma se empobrezca en éstos en tal medida que los componentes remanentes entren en reacciones secundarias indeseables, y/o el hidroformilado se detenga esencialmente.
Abstract:
Procedimiento para la obtención de productos de hidroformilación de olefinas con 2 hasta 8 átomos de carbono, en el que a) se alimenta una materia prima hidrocarbonada en una zona de craqueo/deshidrogenación y se somete a un craqueo térmico y/o catalítico y/o a una deshidrogenación obteniéndose un gas de disociación que contiene olefinas, b) se somete al gas de disociación, o fracciones del mismo, a una separación en, al menos, una corriente hidrocarbonada enriquecida en olefina con i átomos de carbono y, al menos, una corriente hidrocarbonada empobrecida en olefina con i átomos de carbono, c) se alimenta la corriente hidrocarbonada, enriquecida en olefina con i átomos de carbono, con monóxido de carbono e hidrógeno en una zona de hidroformilación y se hace reaccionar en presencia de un catalizador para la hidroformilación, d) se separa, a partir de la descarga procedente de la zona de hidroformilación, una corriente constituida esencialmente por olefina con i átomos de carbono no convertida y por hidrocarburo con i átomos de carbono saturado, e) se recila la corriente constituida esencialmente por olefina con i átomos de carbono no convertida y por el hidrocarburo con i átomos de carbono saturado, al menos en parte hasta la etapa b), significando i un número entero desde 2 hasta 8.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for the hydroformylation of olefins comprising 2 to 8 atoms, whereby a) an inflow containing olefins and a gas mixture containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide are fed into a reaction zone and reacted in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst, b) the reaction product which is released from the raw hydroformylation product is redirected into the reaction zone during the extraction of a gaseous recovery flow. The inventive method is characterised in that c) the recovery flow is brought into intimate contact with a wash liquid in order to eliminate the unreacted olefins contained therein, the wash liquid being a vented hydroformylation product, and the olefin-charged wash liquid and the raw hydroformylation product are redirected for regeneration. Said inventive method enables unreacted olefins to be reclaimed to a large extent from the recovery flow.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for the hydroformylation of olefins comprising 2 to 8 atoms, whereby a) an inflow containing olefins and a gas mixture containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide are fed into a reaction zone and reacted in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst, b) the reaction product which is released from the raw hydroformylation product is redirected into the reaction zone during the extraction of a gaseous recovery flow. The inventive method is characterised in that c) the recovery flow is brought into intimate contact with a wash liquid in order to eliminate the unreacted olefins contained therein, the wash liquid being a vented hydroformylation product, and the olefin-charged wash liquid and the raw hydroformylation product are redirected for regeneration. Said inventive method enables unreacted olefins to be reclaimed to a large extent from the recovery flow.
Abstract:
In the hydroformylation of 2-8 carbon (C) olefins (I), (a) a hydrocarbon charge is subjected to thermal and/or catalytic cracking and/or dehydrogenation; (b) the cracked gas containing olefin or a fraction is separated into streams with higher and lower (I) contents; and (c) the (I)-enriched stream, carbon monoxide and hydrogen are reacted in the presence of hydroformylation catalyst. Unreacted (I) and saturated 2-8 C hydrocarbon are separated and recycled to (b). In the production of hydroformylation products from 2-8 carbon (C) olefins (I), (a) a hydrocarbon charge is fed into a cracking/dehydrogenation zone and subjected to thermal and/or catalytic cracking and/or dehydrogenation, giving a cracked gas containing olefin; (b) the cracked gas or a fraction is separated into streams with higher and lower (I) contents; (c) the (I)-enriched stream, carbon monoxide and hydrogen are fed into a hydroformylation zone and reacted in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst; and (d) a stream of unreacted (I) and saturated 2-8 C hydrocarbon is separated from the product stream and recycled to stage (b).
Abstract:
Caprolactam is prepared by a process in which a) a 5-formylvalerate is reacted with excess ammonia and hydrogen in the presence of an alkanol as a solvent and in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst under superatmospheric pressure in the liquid phase at from 40 to 130.degree.C, b) excess ammonia and hydrogen are separated off from the reaction mixture and c) the reaction mixture thus obtained is heated to 150 250.degree.C and .epsilon.-caprolactam is obtained.
Abstract:
(i) 5-formyl-valeric acid ester is reacted with excess NH3 and H2, using alkanols as solvents, in the presence of hydrogenation catalysts, at 40-130 deg.C. (ii) NH3 and H2 are removed from the reaction mixt. obtd. (iii) The reaction mixt. is heated to 150-250 deg.C and caprolactam is recovered. (A) Catalysts are used which are prepd. by calcining cpds. having formula (I): ((MgaNi(II)bCo(II)c)Al2)CO3(OH)16 x 4 H2O (I) a = integer or decimal no. 0-4; b,c = integers or decimal nos. 0-6; provided that 2 x (a + b + c) = 2. at 200-600 deg.C and subsequent redn. with H2 at higher temp. (B) Ni catalysts can also be used contg. 30-60 wt.% finely-divided Ni pptd. on Mg silicate. (C) Raney-Ni or Raney-Co catalysts can be used in a suspension process. (D) The Raney-Ni or Raney-Co catalyst can be fixed magnetically or electro-magnetically in the reaction-zone.