Abstract:
This invention is a combination process for producing elemental bromine using a seawater feed. The process involves a series of steps in which seawater is acidified, chlorinated, and air stripped to remove the bromine. The stripping effluent is reacted with an SO2 stream to convert the bromine to hydrogen bromine and H2SO4 in the air stream. The process continues by absorbing hydrogen bromide and H2SO4 from the resulting acidic fog to produce an aqueous H2SO4 stream containing HBr. The HBr is stripped from the liquid stream and passed to an oxidation reactor where it is catalytically oxidized with an oxygen-containing gas to produce a stream of Br2 and H2O. The hot reactor effluent is quenched and the product Br2 is separated from the H2O and inert gases such as air. In the figure 2 seawater enters pipeline (202) and is mixed with an H2SO4 stream (200). The resulting stream (214) is sent to a stripping column (218) where air stream (216) strips the bromine from the liquid. The vapor B22 stream (222) is mixed with SO2 (224) which is contacted with a water stream. The resulting aqueous H2SO4/HBr stream (236) is heated and mixed with a chlorine stream (240). A portion of the chlorine is introduced through line (241) to the bottom of stripping column (242) and separates with stream (244) into stream (246) containing H2O4 and HCl separates with stream (244) into stream (246) containing H2SO4 and HCl and stream (248) containing Br2. The Br2 product (260) is discharged from decanter (254) into the purification unit (255).
Abstract translation:本发明是使用海水进料生产元素溴的组合方法。 该方法涉及一系列步骤,其中将海水酸化,氯化和空气汽提以除去溴。 汽提流出物与SO 2流反应,将溴转化为氢气中的溴和H2SO4。 该过程通过从所得酸雾吸收溴化氢和H 2 SO 4继续以产生含有HBr的H 2 SO 4水流。 将HBr从液体物流中汽提出并通入氧化反应器,在其中用含氧气体催化氧化,产生Br 2和H 2流。 将热反应器流出物淬灭并将产物Br 2从H 2 O和惰性气体如空气中分离出来。 在图2中,海水进入管道(202)并与H 2 SO 4流(200)混合。 将所得流(214)送至汽提塔(218),其中空气流(216)从液体中分离出溴。 蒸汽B22流(222)与与水流接触的SO 2(224)混合。 将所得H 2 SO 4 / HBr水溶液(236)加热并与氯气流(240)混合。 一部分氯通过管线(241)引入汽提塔(242)的底部,并用料流(244)分离成包含H 2 O 4的HCl(245)和用流(244)分离的HCl(包含H 2 SO 4)的料流(246) 和HCl和含有Br 2的物流(248)。 Br2产物(260)从滗析器(254)排出到净化单元(255)中。
Abstract:
This invention is a catalyst and a process using that catalyst for oxidizing hydrogen bromide to form elemental bromide. The inventive catalyst comprises a composition of promoted or stabilized copper bromide on a zirconium-containing support. In the figure, an HBr stream (202) is sent to an evaporator (204) and to a super heater (206). The O2 feed stream (208) is warmed with heater (210). The O2 and HBr mixed reactor feed stream (214) is introduced into reactor (216). The reactor stream (218) may be cooled in two stages (220) and (222) and also condensed. The device (230) separates condensed liquid into (224), (226) and (228) streams. The vapor stream (228) is chilled in refrigeration unit (232) to remove Br2. A resulting Br2 stream (234) is mixed with stream (224). A non-condensed O2 vapor stream (236) is scrubbed in a gas treater (238). The treated O2 is vented (240) or may be recycled to reactor (216). The aqueous stream (226) coming from the separator (230) is then stripped of Br2 in a distillation column (242) and produces two streams (244) and (250), where (240) is condensed in condenser (246) and collected in drum (248). The stream (250) is mixed with other Br2 streams (224) and (234) for further treatment in counter-current absorption tower (256) producing a Br2 product stream (258).
Abstract:
This invention is a combination process for producing elemental bromine using bromide salt feedstocks. The process involves acidifying an inorganic bromide salt with a strong and concentrated acid, preferably sulfuric acid, to produce a gaseous HBr stream. The HBr stream is then mixed with an O2-containing gas and passed to an oxidation reactor where it is catalytically oxidized to produce a stream of Br2 and H2O. The hot reactor effluent is quenched and the product Br2 is separated from the H2O. In the figure, HBr stream is introduced into an evaporator (204) and to superheater (206). The O2 feedstream (208) is warmed. A reactor feedstream (214) is introduced into (216). The reaction product stream (218) is cooled in stages (220) and (222) and condensed. The condensate is then separated into a Br2 stream (224) added to water stream giving stream (226) and (228). The device (230) is a separator and (232) is a refrigeration unit. The resulting stream (234) is mixed with Br2 stream (224) giving noncondensed oxygen vapor stream (236) which is scrubbed in a gas treater (238). Distillation column (242) produces two streams (252) and (244). The overhead vapor stream (244) is condensed in overhead condenser (246) and collected in drum (248). The stream (250) is mixed with other streams. Device (256) is an absorption tower and (258) is the Br2 product stream.
Abstract:
L'invention est un procédé de conversion de charges d'hydrocarbures, notamment d'alcanes inférieurs, en leurs esters correspondants et éventuellement en divers intermédiaires (tels que des alcools) ainsi qu'en hydrocarbures liquides. Les charges d'hydrocarbures sont transformées par oxydation en oxy-esters à une sélectivité et une conversion élevées ainsi qu'à des vitesses de réaction pratiques utilisant au moins des quantités catalytiques de certains métaux de la classe "B" et/ou d'ions métal définis par la définition de Pearson comme étant "doux" ou "limites". Les catalyseurs avantageux comprennent des métaux tels que Pd, Tl, Pt, Hg et Au. Le mercure ne fait pas partie des métaux avantageux. Si on le souhaite, les oxy-esters peuvent être convertis en alcools ou en autres intermédiaires tels que des halogénures. Les oxy-esters, les alcools ainsi que d'autres intermédiaires peuvent éventuellement être transformés en hydrocarbures liquides tel que de l'essence.
Abstract:
This invention is an improved process for the selective oxidation of lower alkane starting materials (such as methane) into esters and, optionally, into various derivatives (such as methanol) in oxidizing acidic media using a stable platinum group metal ligand catalyst complex at elevated temperatures and refers to a class of novel platinum group metal ligand complexes employed bidiazine ligands, which are sufficiently stable in the oxidizing acidic media at elevated temperatures to be effective catalysts in the alkane conversion reaction.