Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method wherein processings are integrated by separating mixtures into two fractions by distillation to thereby reduce costs of capital.SOLUTION: There is provided a method for separating one or more feed mixtures by distillation in a column having one, two, or three partition walls which continue in longitudinal direction of the column from one end to the other end of the column and partition the interior of the column into two, three, or four completely separate column subregions by using a liquid-phase flow from a first column subregion into a second column subregion, optionally a third column subregion, and optionally a fourth column subregion and in countercurrent to a flow of vapor, wherein the one or more feed mixtures are separated into two fractions in the column and the column has a single bottom vaporizer and a single condenser at the top of the column.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for separating a certain substance from a mixture including the certain substance by distillation. SOLUTION: A structured packing material having one or more residence layers whose specific surface areas are equal to or higher than a flooding point in one or more residence layers 1, and one or more separation layers 2 whose specific surface areas are lower than the flooding point, is used in a distillation column as a packing material having an excellent separating effect in order to execute the method of separation by distillation for separating the certain substance from the mixture including the certain substance by adding a selective solvent and using extractive distillation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A method is provided for separating a C4 fraction (2) by means of extractive distillation using a selective solvent (1) by way of counter-flow of the C4 fraction (2) and of the selective solvent (1) in a liquid phase in a distillation unit (K I, K II), while separating a head flow (3) comprising the butanes and butenes from the C4 fraction and a bottom flow (6) comprising the selective solvent and the remaining components of the C4 fraction, with the exception of the butanes and butenes, the selective solvent being outgased from the fraction in an additional step, characterized in that energy is extracted from the distillation unit (K I, K II) between the extraction point for the head flow (3) and the extraction point for the bottom flow (6).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing formic acid, comprising the following steps: (a) reacting, in a homogeneously catalyzed manner, a reaction mixture (Rg) containing carbon dioxide, hydrogen, at least one polar solvent selected from the group comprising methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-butanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, and water, and at least one tertiary amine of general formula (A1) NR1R2R3, in which R1, R2, and R3 represent independently of one another an unbranched or branched, acyclic or cyclic, aliphatic, araliphatic, or aromatic group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms, wherein individual carbon atoms can also be substituted independently of one another with a hetero group selected from the groups -O- and >N- and two or all three residues can also be bonded to one another to from a chain comprising at least four atoms, in the presence of at least one coordination catalyst, which contains at least one element selected from groups 8, 9, and 10 of the periodic system, in a hydrogenation reactor in order to obtain, optionally after adding water, a two-phase hydrogenation mixture (H) containing an upper phase (O1), which contains the at least one coordination catalyst and the at least one tertiary amine (A1), and a lower phase (U1), which contains the at least one polar solvent, residues of the at least one coordination catalyst, and at least one formic acid/amine adduct of general formula (A2), NR1R2R3 * xi HCOOH, in which xi is in the range of 0.4 to 5 and R1, R2, R3 have the meanings stated above; (b) processing the hydrogenation mixture (H) obtained in step (a) according to one of the following steps: (b1) phase-separating the hydrogenation mixture (H) obtained in step (a) in a first phase-separating device into the upper phase (O1) and the lower phase (U1), or (b2) extracting the at least one coordination catalyst from the hydrogenation mixture (H) obtained in step (a) in an extraction unit with an extracting agent containing the at least one tertiary amine (A1) in order to obtain a raffinate (R1) containing the at least one formic acid/amine adduct (A2) and the at least one polar solvent and an extract (E1) containing the at least one tertiary amine (A1) and the at least one coordination catalyst, or (b3) phase-separating the hydrogenation mixture (H) obtained in step (a) in a first phase-separating device into the upper phase (O1) and the lower phase (U1) and extracting the residues of the at least one coordination catalyst from the lower phase (U1) in an extraction unit by means of an extracting agent containing the at least one tertiary amine (A1) in order to obtain a raffinate (R2) containing the at least one formic acid/amine adduct (A2) and the at least one polar solvent and an extract (E2) containing the at least one tertiary amine (A1) and the residues of the at least one coordination catalyst; (c) separating the at least one polar solvent from the lower phase (U1), from the raffinate (R1), or from the raffinate (R2) in a first distillation device in order to obtain a distillate (D1) containing the at least one polar solvent, which is fed back into the hydrogenation reactor in step (a), and a two-phase bottom mixture (S1) containing an upper phase (O2), which contains the at least one tertiary amine (A1), and a lower phase (U2), which contains the at least one formic acid/amine adduct (A2); (d) optionally processing the bottom mixture (S1) obtained in step (c) by phase separation in a second phase-separating device into the upper phase (O2) and the lower phase (U2); (e) cleaving the at least one formic acid/amine adduct (A2) contained in the bottom mixture (S1) or optionally in the lower phase (U2) in a thermal cleaving unit in order to obtain the at least one tertiary amine (A1), which is fed back to the hydrogenation reactor in step (a), and formic acid, which is discharged from the thermal cleaving unit, wherein carbon monoxide is added to the lower phase (U1), the raffinate (R1), or the raffinate (R2) directly before and/or during step (c) and/or carbon monoxide is added to the bottom mixture (S1) or optionally the bottom phase (U2) directly before and/or during step (e).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing triethylenetetramine (TETA), comprising the following steps: a) ethylenediamine (EDA) is reacted with formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide (HCN), the molar ratio of EDA to formaldehyde to HCN being between 1 : 1.5 : 1.5 and 1 : 2 : 2 [mol/mol/mol], to obtain ethylenediamine diacetonitrile (EDDN); b) the EDDN obtained in step a) is hydrogenated in the presence of a catalyst and a solvent.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing formic acid, comprising the following steps: (a) reacting, in a homogeneously catalyzed manner, a reaction mixture (Rg) containing carbon dioxide, hydrogen, at least one polar solvent and at least one tertiary amine in the presence of at least one coordination catalyst in a hydrogenation reactor in order to obtain a two-phase hydrogenation mixture (H) containing an upper phase (O1), which contains the at least one coordination catalyst and the at least one tertiary amine (A1), and a lower phase (U1), which contains the at least one polar solvent, residues of the at least one coordination catalyst, and at least one formic acid/amine adduct; (b) processing the hydrogenation mixture (H) obtained in step (a) according to one of the following steps: (b1) phase-separating the hydrogenation mixture (H) obtained in step (a) in a first phase-separating device into the upper phase (O1) and the lower phase (U1), or (b2) extracting the at least one coordination catalyst from the hydrogenation mixture (H) obtained in step (a) in an extraction unit with an extracting agent containing the at least one tertiary amine (A1) in order to obtain a raffinate (R1) containing the at least one formic acid/amine adduct (A2) and the at least one polar solvent and an extract (E1) containing the at least one tertiary amine (A1) and the at least one coordination catalyst, or (b3) phase-separating the hydrogenation mixture (H) obtained in step (a) in a first phase-separating device into the upper phase (O1) and the lower phase (U1) and extracting the residues of the at least one coordination catalyst from the lower phase (U1) in an extraction unit by means of an extracting agent containing the at least one tertiary amine (A1) in order to obtain a raffinate (R2) containing the at least one formic acid/amine adduct (A2) and the at least one polar solvent and an extract (E2) containing the at least one tertiary amine (A1) and the residues of the at least one coordination catalyst; (c) separating the at least one polar solvent from the lower phase (U1), from the raffinate (R1), or from the raffinate (R2) in a first distillation device in order to obtain a distillate (D1) containing the at least one polar solvent, which is fed back into the hydrogenation reactor in step (a), and a two-phase bottom mixture (S1) containing an upper phase (O2), which contains the at least one tertiary amine (A1), and a lower phase (U2), which contains the at least one formic acid/amine adduct (A2); (e) cleaving the at least one formic acid/amine adduct (A2) contained in the bottom mixture (S1) or optionally in the lower phase (U2) in a thermal cleaving unit in order to obtain the at least one tertiary amine (A1), which is fed back to the hydrogenation reactor in step (a), and formic acid, which is discharged from the thermal cleaving unit, wherein carbon monoxide is added to the lower phase (U1), the raffinate (R1), or the raffinate (R2) directly before and/or during step (c) and/or carbon monoxide is added to the bottom mixture (S1) or optionally the bottom phase (U2) directly before and/or during step (e).
Abstract:
Processes for preparing a xylylenediamine by continuous hydrogenation, wherein the processes comprise: introducing a liquid circulation stream comprising a phthalonitrile and ammonia into a reactor to continuously hydrogenate the phthalonitrile in the presence of a heterogenous catalyst and the ammonia such that a reactor effluent comprising the xylylenediamine is formed; drawing off a portion of the reactor effluent to provide a first recycle stream; mixing at least a portion of the first recycle stream in a mixing unit with liquid ammonia and fresh phthalonitrile in solid or molten form to provide a second recycle stream; and recycling the second recycle stream to the liquid circulation stream, or wherein the second recycle stream and any remaining unmixed portion of the first recycle stream are both recycled to the liquid circulation stream.
Abstract:
In a method for removing acid gases from a fluid stream, the fluid stream, which is in contact with an absorption medium within an absorber, is passed through a first absorption zone in the absorber to remove a majority of acid gases from the fluid stream. The fluid stream is susequently passed through a second absorption zone in the absorber to further remove acid gases from the fluid stream. The loaded absorption medium is passed into a first regeneration zone to obtain a partially regenerated absorption medium, and a part of the partially regenerated absorption medium is passed into the first absorption zone. The other part of the partially regenerated absorption medium is passed into a second regeneration zone to obtain a regenerated absorption medium. A part of the regenerated absorption medium is passed into the first absorption zone and the other part is passed into the second absorption zone.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing formic acid comprising the following steps: (a) reacting in a homogeneously catalyzed manner a reaction mixture (Rg) containing carbon dioxide hydrogen at least one polar solvent and at least one tertiary amine in the presence of at least one coordination catalyst in a hydrogenation reactor in order to obtain a two phase hydrogenation mixture (H) containing an upper phase (O1) which contains the at least one coordination catalyst and the at least one tertiary amine (A1) and a lower phase (U1) which contains the at least one polar solvent residues of the at least one coordination catalyst and at least one formic acid/amine adduct; (b) processing the hydrogenation mixture (H) obtained in step (a) according to one of the following steps: (b1) phase separating the hydrogenation mixture (H) obtained in step (a) in a first phase separating device into the upper phase (O1) and the lower phase (U1) or (b2) extracting the at least one coordination catalyst from the hydrogenation mixture (H) obtained in step (a) in an extraction unit with an extracting agent containing the at least one tertiary amine (A1) in order to obtain a raffinate (R1) containing the at least one formic acid/amine adduct (A2) and the at least one polar solvent and an extract (E1) containing the at least one tertiary amine (A1) and the at least one coordination catalyst or (b3) phase separating the hydrogenation mixture (H) obtained in step (a) in a first phase separating device into the upper phase (O1) and the lower phase (U1) and extracting the residues of the at least one coordination catalyst from the lower phase (U1) in an extraction unit by means of an extracting agent containing the at least one tertiary amine (A1) in order to obtain a raffinate (R2) containing the at least one formic acid/amine adduct (A2) and the at least one polar solvent and an extract (E2) containing the at least one tertiary amine (A1) and the residues of the at least one coordination catalyst; (c) separating the at least one polar solvent from the lower phase (U1) from the raffinate (R1) or from the raffinate (R2) in a first distillation device in order to obtain a distillate (D1) containing the at least one polar solvent which is fed back into the hydrogenation reactor in step (a) and a two phase bottom mixture (S1) containing an upper phase (O2) which contains the at least one tertiary amine (A1) and a lower phase (U2) which contains the at least one formic acid/amine adduct (A2); (e) cleaving the at least one formic acid/amine adduct (A2) contained in the bottom mixture (S1) or optionally in the lower phase (U2) in a thermal cleaving unit in order to obtain the at least one tertiary amine (A1) which is fed back to the hydrogenation reactor in step (a) and formic acid which is discharged from the thermal cleaving unit wherein carbon monoxide is added to the lower phase (U1) the raffinate (R1) or the raffinate (R2) directly before and/or during step (c) and/or carbon monoxide is added to the bottom mixture (S1) or optionally the bottom phase (U2) directly before and/or during step (e).