Abstract:
The disclosed process relates to an improved process for manufacturing THF from a reaction mixture comprising BDO in the presence of an acid catalyst in a reaction vessel comprising a distillation reaction zone, wherein the acid catalyst is suspended in a vapor-rich region in the distillation reaction zone.
Abstract:
An improved process for recycling unspent diol removed from a polyester manufacturing process wherein the diol is captured, hydrogenated, and recycled so that the final polyester product has improved color over polyesters produced using other recycled diols.