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:
The invention relates to a tube bundle reactor having a flat feed dome. Alternatively, the discharge dome can also be designed flat. The flat design reduces the reaction heat developing in the hood in reaction types that take place not only in the tube bundle (non-catalyzed reactions and reactions with homogenously distributed catalyst). Undesired reactions that already take place in the dome due to accumulated heat are thus heavily suppressed, whereby greater selectivity in temperature-sensitive reactions is achieved. Additionally, the temperature distribution within the domes can be precisely controlled. The tube bundle reactor comprises a tube bundle that has a feed end connected to a feed dome of the tube bundle reactor, wherein the feed dome is designed in a flat shape having a cross-sectional surface at the feed end and an inner volume, and the ratio of the inner volume to the cross-sectional surface is less than 0.35 m. The invention is furthermore implemented by a method for operating a tube bundle reactor, comprising: introducing a reactant mixture into a tube bundle and converting at least a portion of the reactant mixture into a product inside the tube bundle. The introduction step comprises: feeding the reactant mixture into an inner space of a feed dome of the tube bundle reactor and forwarding the reactant mixture into a feed end of the tube bundle in the form of a fluid flow. The fluid flow has a cross-sectional surface upon entering the feed end and the inner space of the feed dome through which the fluid flows has an inner volume; wherein the ratio of the inner volume to the cross-sectional surface is less than 0.35 m.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing 4-pentenoic acid, at least comprising the oxidation of a mixture (G) containing 4-pentenal, 3-methyl-2-butanone and cyclopentene oxide and to the use of a mixture (G) containing 4-pentenal, 3-methyl-2-butanone and cyclopentene oxide for producing 4-pentenoic acid. The invention also relates to the mixture (G) which is obtained as an auxiliary product from the oxidation of cyclopentene to cyclopentanone by means of dinitrogen monoxide.
Abstract:
Un proceso para preparar oxido de propileno, que comprende (i) proporcionar una corriente que comprende propeno, peroxido de hidrogeno o una fuente de peroxido de hidrogeno, agua y un solvente organico; (ii) pasar la corriente de alimentacion liquida proporcionada en (i) a una zona de epoxidacion que comprende un catalizador de epoxidacion que comprende una zeolita de titanio, y someter la corriente de alimentacion liquida a condiciones de reaccion de epoxidacion en la zona de epoxidacion, obteniendo una mezcla de reaccion que comprende propeno, oxido de propileno, agua y el solvente organico; (iii) eliminar una corriente efluente de la zona de epoxidacion, comprendiendo la corriente efluente oxido de propileno, agua, solvente organico y propeno; (iv) separar el propeno de la corriente efluente por destilacion, que comprende (iv.1) someter la corriente efluente a condiciones de destilacion en una unidad de destilacion, obteniendo una corriente S0 superior gaseosa enriquecida en propeno en comparacion con la corriente efluente sometida a condiciones de destilacion, y una corriente S01 de fondo liquida enriquecida en oxido de propileno, agua y solvente organico comparado con la corriente efluente sometida a condiciones de destilacion; (iv.2) devolver una porcion condensada de la corriente S0 a la parte superior de la unidad de destilacion.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a cyclic ketone having from 7 to 16 carbon atoms, which comprises at least the steps (a) oxidation of a composition (I) comprising at least one cyclic olefin which has from 7 to 16 carbon atoms and at least one C-C double bond by means of dinitrogen monoxide to give a composition (A), (b) treatment of the composition (A) with at least one base to give a composition (B).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for purifying a composition (I) at least comprising cyclododecanone. The process according to the invention for purifying a composition (I) at least comprising cyclododecanone comprises at least step (i) (i) irradiation of the composition (I).