Abstract:
The present invention provides a tetrahydrofuran purge stream treatment process, and a process for manufacturing polyether glycol comprising same. The process for treating a tetrahydrofuran stream purged from a polyether glycol manufacturing process comprises steps of neutralizing acidic substances in a tetrahydrofuran stream purged from the polyether glycol manufacturing process with an aqueous base solution, feeding the neutralized effluent to an azeotropic distillation column, and distilling tetrahydrofuran and water overhead from the azeotropic distillation column. The process can further comprise a step of disposing of the neutralized salts and excess base in the aqueous bottoms stream from the azeotropic distillation column. The process can further comprise steps of recovering THF from the overhead of the azeotropic distillation column, and recycling the recovered THF to a polyether glycol manufacturing process.
Abstract:
A process of stabilizing a bidentate or tridentate phosphorus-based phosphite ester ligand or mixture thereof in a hydrocyanation reaction milieu comprising water, wherein the ligand or ligand mixture comprises one or more of (i) a bidentate biphosphite ligand of formula (III), (R 12 -X 12 ) (R 13 -X 13 ) P-X 14 -Y-Χ 24 -P (X 22 -R 22 ) (X 23 -R 23 ) or (ii) a tridentate triphosphite ligand of formula (ΙIIΑ) (R 12 -X 12 ) (R 13 -X 13 ) Ρ-Χ 14 -Y-X 32 -P(X 34 -R 34 )-(X 33 -Y 2 -R 24 -P(X 23 -R 23 )-(X 22 -R 22 ) where each X is oxygen or a bond and each Y is an optionally substituted C6-C20 arylene group, comprising admixing the bidentate and/or tridentate with a stabilizing amount of one or more monodentate phosphite ligand of formula P(X 1 -R 1 )(X 2 -R 2 )(X 3 -R 3 ) where each X is oxygen or a bond, wherein the monodentate ligand has a rate of hydrolysis greater than the rate of hydrolysis of the bidentate or tridentate ligand in the presence of water in a hydrocyanation reaction milieu, and thereby preserve concentrations and proportions of the bidentate and/or tridentate ligand(s) in the ligand blend.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are methods for recovering diphosphite-containing compounds from mixtures comprising organic mononitriles and organic dinitriles, using liquid-liquid extraction. Also disclosed are treatments to enhance extractability of the diphosphite-containing compounds.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a reactive carrier that forms no by-products during melt injection of polymer into articles such as sheets, films, fibers and containers. The reactive carrier is used to mix additives into the polymer resin. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of one or more cyclic anhydrides or substituted cyclic anhydrides as the reactive carrier. The polymer can be polyester or polyamide. Suitable cyclic anhydrides are those with a melt point of less than the polyester or polyamide, preferably less than about 160 °C, and more preferably less than about 125 °C. Most preferable are cyclic anhydrides with a melt point less than about 100 °C and especially suitable are those that are liquid at room temperature (25 °C). The cyclic anhydride may be selected from the group of succinic anhydride, substituted succinic anhydride, glutaric anhydride, substituted glutaric anhydride, phthalic anhydride, substituted phthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride, substituted maleic anhydride, or mixtures of two or more of these.
Abstract:
A waterproof, breathable, recyclable, layered composite fabric with stretch that is especially well-suited for weather protection garments and the like, has at least one layer of a woven, knitted, or non-woven face fabric of stretch-recovery bicomponent fibers, and an elastomeric waterproof film or coating of the same polymer, and optionally a liner fabric of knitted construction. The composite fabric is recyclable using traditional techniques to recycle polyester or polyamide. Garments made from this fabric are also disclosed.
Abstract:
An apparatus for the purification of crude terephthalic acid, wherein a slurry containing crude terephthalic acid (CTA) crystals undergo solvent interchange in a first filtration step with counter-current washing in rotary pressure filters utilizing a treated oxygen-depleted air off-gas as the motive force for filtration.
Abstract:
A process for the purification of crude terephthalic acid, wherein a slurry containing crude terephthalic acid (CTA) crystals undergo solvent interchange in a first filtration step with counter-current washing in rotary pressure filters utilizing a treated oxygen-depleted air off-gas as the motive force for filtration.
Abstract:
A device includes a substrate (20), a first adhesive (33), and a carrier layer (50). The substrate has a finish layer (40). The substrate has sufficient flexibility to allow manual rolling and to allow manual unrolling without damage. The substrate has a plurality of discontinuous segments (70A, 70B, 70C). The first adhesive is disposed on an opposing side of the finish layer. The first adhesive is configured for pressure sensitive bonding. The first adhesive has a release characteristic such that the substrate can be bonded and disbonded relative to a substantially planar surface and incur no damage. The carrier layer (50) is bonded to the finish layer by a second adhesive (55). The second adhesive is configured to retain the plurality of discontinuous segments in fixed spatial alignment. The second adhesive is configured to cleanly disbond from the finish layer by manual peeling.
Abstract:
A textile package production system includes an imager, a transporter, a sorter, and a controller. The imager is configured to generate an optical image for a textile package. The imager has at least one optical detector and an optical emitter. The imager has an inspection region. The transporter has a test subject carrier configured for relative movement as to the carrier and the inspection region. The sorter is coupled to the transporter and is configured to make a selection as to a first classification and a second classification. The controller has a processor and a memory. The controller is coupled to the imager, the transporter, and the sorter. The controller is configured to implement an artificial engine classifier in which the sorter is controlled based on the optical image and based on instructions and training data in the memory.