Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for the epoxidation of an olefin comprising (a) reacting the olefin with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of methanol as solvent in at least two reaction stages to obtain a mixture (M-a) comprising olefin oxide, unreacted olefin, methanol and water, wherein between at least two reaction stages, olefin oxide is separated by distillation; (b) separating unreacted olefin from the mixture (M-a) by distillation to obtain a mixture (M-bi) comprising at least 80 wt.-% of olefin and a mixture (M-bii) comprising methanol, water and at least 7 wt.-% of olefin oxide; (c) separating olefin oxide from the mixture (M-bii) in at least one distillation stage to obtain a mixture (M-ci) comprising at least 99 wt.-% of olefin oxide and a mixture (M-cii) comprising water and at least 55 wt.-% of methanol; (d) separating methanol from the mixture (M-cii) in at least one distillation stage to obtain a mixture (M-di) comprising at least 85 wt.-% of methanol and up to 10 wt.-% of water, and a mixture (M-dii) comprising at least 90 wt.-% of water; wherein a vapor top stream (Td) obtained from at least one distillation column used in (d), said vapor top stream (Td) comprising at least 85 wt.-% methanol, is used to operate at least partially at least one vaporizer used in at least one distillation column used in at least one of stages (a), (b) and (c).
Abstract:
A method of separating propylene oxide from a mixture (M) comprising 5 to 50 percent by weight propylene oxide and 50 to 85 percent by weight methanol, said method com-prising (i) introducing said mixture (M) into an extractive distillation column; (ii) additionally introducing a polar solvent into said extractive distillation column; (iii) distilling propylene oxide overhead from said extractive distillation column at a bottoms temperature of from 40 to 70 °C and at a pressure of from 300 to 750 mbar.
Abstract:
A method of separating propylene oxide from a mixture (M) comprising propylene oxide and methanol, said method comprising: (i) introducing said mixture (M) into an extractive distillation column; (ii) additionally introducing an extracting solvent into said extractive distillation column; (iii) distilling propylene oxide overhead from said extractive distillation column as top stream; (iv) withdrawing a bottoms stream from said extractive distillation column; (v) compressing the top stream obtained overhead in (iii) by means of at least one compressor to give a compressed vapor.
Abstract:
A method of separating propylene oxide from a mixture (M) comprising 5 to 50 percent by weight propylene oxide and 50 to 85 percent by weight methanol, said method comprising (i) introducing said mixture (M) into an extractive distillation column; (ii) additionally introducing a polar solvent into said extractive distillation column; (iii) distilling propylene oxide overhead from said extractive distillation column at a bottoms temperature of from 40 to 70° C. and at a pressure of from 300 to 750 mbar.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of separating an olefin from a gas stream, said gas stream comprising the olefin and at least one other component, said method comprising (i) compressing and cooling the gas stream; (ii) separating the olefin from the gas stream by absorbing the olefin in an absorbent; (iii) separating the olefin from the absorbent by desorption; wherein compressing or cooling or compressing and cooling in (i) is carried out at least twice.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of separating an olefin from a gas stream, said gas stream comprising the olefin and at least one other component, said method comprising (i) compressing and cooling the gas stream; (ii) separating the olefin from the gas stream by absorbing the olefin in an absorbent; (iii) separating the olefin from the absorbent by desorption; wherein compressing or cooling or compressing and cooling in (i) is carried out at least twice.
Abstract:
A METHOD OF SEPARATING PROPYLENE OXIDE FROM A MIXTURE (M) COMPRISING 5 TO 50 PERCENT BY WEIGHT PROPYLENE OXIDE AND 50 TO 85 PERCENT BY WEIGHT METHANOL, SAID METHOD COMPRISING (I) INTRODUCING SAID MIXTURE (M) INTO AN EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION COLUMN; (II) ADDITIONALLY INTRODUCING A POLAR SOLVENT INTO SAID EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION COLUMN; (III) DISTILLING PROPYLENE OXIDE OVERHEAD FROM SAID EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION COLUMN AT A BOTTOMS TEMPERATURE OF FROM 40 TO 70˚C AND AT A PRESSURE OF FROM 300 TO 750 MBAR.
Abstract:
THE INVENTION RELATES TO A PROCESS FOR THE EPOXICLATION OF AN OLEFIN COMPRISING (A) REACTING THE OLEFIN WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IN THE PRESENCE OF METHANOL AS SOLVENT IN AT LEAST TWO REACTION STAGES TO OBTAIN A MIXTURE (M-A) COMPRISING OLEFIN OXIDE, UNREACTED OLEFIN, METHANOL AND WATER, WHEREIN BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO REACTION STAGES, OLEFIN OXIDE IS SEPARATED BY DISTILLATION; (B) SEPARATING UNREACTED OLEFIN FROM THE MIXTURE (M-A) BY DISTILLATION TO OBTAIN A MIX- TURE (M-BI) COMPRISING AT LEAST 80 WT.-% OF OLEFIN AND A MIXTURE (M-BII) COMPRISING METHANOL, WATER AND AT LEAST 7 WT -% OF OLEFIN OXIDE; (C) SEPARATING OLEFIN OXIDE FROM THE MIXTURE (M-BII) IN AT LEAST ONE DISTILLATION STAGE TO OBTAIN A MIXTURE (M-CI) COMPRISING AT LEAST 99 WT.-% OF OLEFIN OXIDE AND A MIXTURE (M-CII) COMPRISING WATER AND AT LEAST 55 WT %-OF METHANOL; (D) SEPARATING METHANOL FROM THE MIXTURE (M-CII) IN AT LEAST ONE DISTILLATION STAGE TO OBTAIN A MIXTURE (M-DI) COMPRISING AT LEAST 85 WT-%OF METHANOL AND UP TO 10 WT-% OF WATER, AND A MIXTURE (M-DI) COMPRISING AT LEAST 90 WT %-OF WATER, WHEREIN A VAPOR TOP STREAM (TD) OBTAINED FROM AT LEAST ONE DISTILLATION COLUMN USED IN (D), SAID VAPOR TOP STREAM (TD) COMRISING AT LEAST 85 WT-% METHANOL, IS USED TO OPER- ATE AT LEAST PARTIALLY AT LEAST ONE VAPORIZER USED IN AT LEAST ONE DISTILLATION COLUMN USED IN AT LEAST ONE OF STAGES (A), (B) AND (C).
Abstract:
La invencion se relaciona con un proceso para la epoxidacion de una olefina que comprende (a) hacer relaciona la olefina con peroxido de hidrogeno en presencia de metanol como solventen cuando menos dos etapas de reaccion para obtener una mezcla (M-a) que comprende oxido de olefina, olefina no reaccionada, metanol y agua, en donde entre cuando menos dos etapas de reaccion, el oxido de olefina se separa por destilacion; (b) separar la olefina no reaccionada de la mezcla (M-a) mediante destilacion para obtener una mezcla (M-bi) que comprende cuando menos 80% en peso de olefina y una mezcla (M-bii) que comprende metanol, agua y cuando menos 7% en peso de oxido de olefina; (c) separar oxido de olefina de la mezcla (M-bii) en cuando menos una etapa de destilacion para obtener una mezcla (M-ci) que comprende cuando menos 99% en peso de oxido de olefina y una mezcla (M-cii) que comprende agua y cuando menos 55% en peso de metanol; separar metanol de la mezcla (M-cii) en cuando menos una etapa de destilacion para obtener una mezcla (M-di) que comprende cuando menos 85% en peso de metanol y hasta 10% en peso de agua, y una mezcla (M-dii) que comprende cuando menos 90% en peso de agua; en donde una corriente (Td) superior a vapor obtenida de cuando menos una columna de destilacion usada en (d), la corriente (Td) superior de vapor comprendiendo cuando menos 85% en peso de metanol., se usan para operar cuando menos parcialmente por lo menos un vaporizador usado en cuando menos una columna de destilacion usada en cuando menos una de las etapas (a), (b) y (c).