Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the production of metylamines by means of gas phase reaction from methanol and ammonia as educts in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst at a pressure in the region of 15 - 30 bars. Said educts are vaporised in one or several heat exchangers (1, 2, 3) in order to overheat an educt gas flow and are subsequently guided to a reactor (4). The educts can be mixed in the inlets of one of the heat exchangers (1, 2, 3) or at one remaining position in a heat exchanger (1, 2, 3). A product gas flow containing monomethylamine, dimethylamine and trimethylamine, in addition to reaction auxiliary products, is removed from the reactor (4). In order to regulate the reactor admission temperature of the educts to a temperature in the region of 360 DEG C - 370 DEG C, the educt gas flow or the product gas flow is guided partially or completely through an adjustable valve (5) enabling the pressure and the condensation temperature to be varied.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for preparing methylamines by gas-phase reaction of methanol and ammonia as starting materials at a pressure in the range from 15 to 30 bar in the presence of heterogeneous catalyst. The starting materials are vaporized in one or more heat exchangers (1, 2, 3), superheated to produce a feed gas stream and subsequently fed into a reactor (4), with the mixing of the starting materials being able to be carried out in the feed stream to one of the heat exchangers (1, 2, 3) or at any desired position in a heat exchanger (1, 2, 3). A product gas stream comprising monomethylamine, dimethylamine and trimethylamine and also reaction by-products is taken off from the reactor (4). To control the reactor inlet temperature of the starting materials to a temperature in the range from 360° C. to 370° C., all or some of the feed gas stream or the product gas stream is passed through an adjustable valve (5) in order to vary the pressure and thus the condensation temperature.
Abstract:
A process for preparing xylylenediamine by continuously hydrogenating liquid phthalonitrile over a heterogeneous catalyst in the presence of liquid ammonia in a reactor, which comprises mixing a stream of a phthalonitrile melt in liquid form by means of a mixer unit with a stream of liquid ammonia and conducting the liquid mixture into the hydrogenation reactor.
Abstract:
A process for preparing xylylenediamine by continuously hydrogenating liquid phthalonitrile over a heterogeneous catalyst in the presence of liquid ammonia in a reactor, which comprises mixing a stream of a phthalonitrile melt in liquid form by means of a mixer unit with a stream of liquid ammonia and conducting the liquid mixture into the hydrogenation reactor.