Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for removing formic acid from a mixture that contains formaldehyde, trioxane, water and formic acid, by distillation. According to said method, at least one tertiary amine and/or an imine or a mixture thereof capable of deprotonation and conversion to a salt is added, prior to or during distillation, to the mixture in a catalytic amount or in an amount sufficient to form the salt with the entire amount of formic acid, and the formic acid/amine salt is removed in a liquid phase in the distillation sump.
Abstract:
Procedimiento para la obtención de trioxano crudo (1) con una concentración en el intervalo de un 50 a un 75 %en peso de trioxano, mediante trimerización de formaldehído a partir de una disolución acuosa de formaldehído (2)en presencia de un catalizador ácido (3), y concentración por destilación de trioxano a partir de la mezcla dereacción de trimerización, caracterizado porque - la trimerización de formaldehído y la concentración de trioxano a partir de la mezcla de reacción de trimerización sellevan a cabo en una única columna (K), - que está separada a través de una chapa de separación horizontal (T) en una zona de columna inferior (A) y unazona de columna superior (B), estando unidas la zona de columna inferior (A) y la zona de columna inferior (B) através de un conducto de vapor externo y un conducto de líquido externo, - llevándose a cabo una destilación de reactivos en la zona de columna inferior (A) a una presión entre 1 y 5 bar,trimerizándose el formaldehído para dar trioxano, y concentrándose el trioxano en la mezcla de reacción hasta límitede solubilidad de formaldehído, y - llevándose a cabo una destilación en la zona de columna superior (B) a una presión entre 200 y 900 mbar,concentrándose el trioxano crudo a una concentración en el intervalo de un 50 a un 75 % en peso.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR SEPARATING TRIOXANE FROM A FEED STREAM I (8) COMPRISING FORMALDEHYDE, TRIOXANE AND WATER, IN WHICH A) A FEED STREAM I (8) COMPRISING FORMALDEHYDE AS MAIN COMPONENT AND TRIOXANE AND WATER AS SECONDARY COMPONENTS IS PROVIDED, B) THE FEED STREAM I (8), A RECYCLE STREAM V (12) AND A RECYCLE STREAM VII (15) COMPRISING FORMALDEHYDE AS MAIN COMPONENT AND WATER AND TRIOXANE AS SECONDARY COMPONENTS ARE FED INTO A FIRST DISTILLATION STAGE AND DISTILLED AT A PRESSURE OF FROM 0.01 TO 0.25 MPA (0.1 TO 2.5 BAR) TO GIVE A STREAM II (6) COMPRISING FORMALDEHYDE AS MAIN COMPONENT AND WATER AS SECONDARY COMPONENT AND A STREAM III (9) COMPRISING TRIOXANE AS MAIN COMPONENT AND WATER AND FORMALDEHYDE AS SECONDARY COMPONENTS AND A STREAM X COMPRISING WATER, TRIOXANE AND FORMALDEHYDE, C) THE STREAM III (9) IS, IF APPROPRIATE AFTER REMOVAL OF LOW BOILERS FROM THE STREAM III (9) IN A LOW BOILER REMOVAL STAGE, DISTILLED IN A SECOND DISTILLATION STAGE AT A PRESSURE OF FROM 0.02 TO 1.75 MPA (0.2 TO 17.5 BAR), WITH THE PRESSURE IN THE SECOND DISTILLATION STAGE BEING FROM 0.01 TO 1.5 MPA (0.1 TO 15 BAR) HIGHER THAN THE PRESSURE IN THE FIRST DISTILLATION STAGE, TO GIVE A STREAM IV (11) CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF TRIOXANE AND THE RECYCLE STREAM V (12) COMPRISING TRIOXANE AS MAIN COMPONENT AND WATER AND FORMALDEHYDE AS SECONDARY COMPONENTS, C1) THE STREAM IV (11) IS PURIFIED IN AT LEAST ONE FURTHER TRIOXANE DISTILLATION STAGE AT A PRESSURE AT THE TOP OF FROM 0.05 TO 0.2 MPA (0.5 TO 2 BAR) TO GIVE PURIFIED TRIOXANE AS SIDE OFFTAKE STREAM XII IN THE ENRICHMENT SECTION OF THE COLUMN (10), D) THE STREAM X AND, IF APPROPRIATE, A STREAM IX (3) COMPRISING WATER AS MAIN COMPONENT ARE FED INTO A THIRD DISTILLATION STAGE AND DISTILLED AT A PRESSURE OF FROM 0.1 TO 1 MPA (1 TO 10 BAR) TO GIVE A STREAM VI (14) CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF WATER AND A RECYCLE STREAM VII (15) COMPRISING FORMALDEHYDE AS MAIN COMPONENT AND WATER AND TRIOXANE AS SECONDARY COMPONENTS, IS DESCRIBED. (FIGURE 1)
Abstract:
Procedimiento para la obtención de triamidas a partir de amoniaco y amido-dicloruros, caracterizado porque loseductos se mezclan entre sí sin remezclado y se hacen reaccionar, y la concentración de amido-dicloruro en elórgano de mezclado se sitúa en cualquier momento por debajo de un 0,2 (mol/mol) % de mezcla de reacción,referido al volumen de la mezcla de reacción.
Abstract:
A process for separating trioxane from a feed stream I comprising formaldehyde, trioxane and water, in which a) a feed stream I comprising formaldehyde as main component and trioxane and water as secondary components is provided, b) the feed stream I, a recycle stream V and a recycle stream VII comprising formaldehyde as main component and water and trioxane as secondary components are fed into a first distillation stage and distilled at a pressure of from 0.1 to 2.5 bar to give a stream II comprising formaldehyde as main component and water as secondary component and a stream III comprising trioxane as main component and water and formaldehyde as secondary components and a stream X comprising water, trioxane and formaldehyde, c) the stream III is, if appropriate after removal of low boilers from the stream III in a low boiler removal stage, distilled in a second distillation stage at a pressure of from 0.2 to 17.5 bar, with the pressure in the second distillation stage being from 0.1 to 15 bar higher than the pressure in the first distillation stage, to give a stream IV consisting essentially of trioxane and the recycle stream V comprising trioxane as main component and water and formaldehyde as secondary components, c1) the stream IV is purified in at least one further trioxane distillation stage at a pressure at the top of from 0.5 to 2 bar to give purified trioxane as side offtake stream XII in the enrichment section of the column, d) the stream X and, if appropriate, a stream IX comprising water as main component are fed into a third distillation stage and distilled at a pressure of from 1 to 10 bar to give a stream VI consisting essentially of water and a recycle stream VII comprising formaldehyde as main component and water and trioxane as secondary components, is described.
Abstract:
Processes comprising: providing a reactive distillation column having an upper region, a middle region and a lower region; feeding ethylene glycol and an aqueous formaldehyde solution into the reactive distillation column in the middle region of the reactive distillation column; reacting the ethylene glycol and the aqueous formaldehyde solution in the reactive distillation column in the presence of a catalyst to form dioxolane; removing a product stream comprising dioxolane in an amount of at least 75% by weight from the upper region of the reactive distillation column; and removing a bottom stream comprising one or more components having boiling points higher than dioxolane from the lower region of the reactive distillation column.
Abstract:
A process for distillatively separating mixtures comprising ethylenamines, wherein the separation is carried out in one or more dividing wall columns and wherein the ethylenamines are in particular ethylenediamine (EDA), piperazine (PIP), diethylenetriamine (DETA), aminoethylethanolamine (AEEA) and/or monoethanolamine (MEOA).
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for producing polyoxymethylene homopolymers or copolymers (7) by homopolymerizing or copolymerizing trioxane, starting from methanol (1) that is oxidized in a first reactor of a first production system (A) such that an aqueous formaldehyde-containing stream (2) is obtained that is fed to a second production system (B) in which pure trioxane (6) is obtained. In said method, low-boiling fractions (5) are separated by distillation, and the pure trioxane (6) is fed to a third production system (C) in which the pure trioxane (6) is homopolymerized or copolymerized to obtain polyoxymethylene homopolymers or copolymers (7). The disclosed method is characterized in that the stream of low-boiling fractions (5) is recycled from the column (K 2) separating low-boiling fractions into the inlet of the first reactor in the first production system (A).
Abstract:
A process for preparing polyoxymethylene homopolymers or copolymers (7) by homopolymerization or copolymerization of trioxane, starting from methanol (1), in which methanol (1) is oxidized in a first reactor in a first production plant (A) to give an aqueous formaldehyde-comprising stream (2) which is fed to a second production plant (B) in which pure trioxane (6) is obtained and removal of low boilers (5) by distillation is carried out and the pure trioxane (6) is fed to a third production plant (C) in which it is homopolymerized or copolymerized to form polyoxymethylene homopolymers or copolymers (7), wherein the low boiler stream (5) from the low boiler removal column (K 2) is recycled to the feed stream into the first reactor in the first production plant (A), is proposed.