摘要:
The invention relates to a method for producing ethylene diamine (EDA), wherein the method comprises the steps a) to c). In step a), formaldehyde is converted with hydrocyanic acid (HCN) to formaldehyde-cyanohydrine (FACH), wherein the hydrocyanic acid is completely free or extensively free of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ). The FACH thus produced is converted in step b) with ammonia (NH 3 ) to aminoacetone-nitrile (AAN), and, in step c), hydrogenation of AAN to EDA occurs in the presence of a catalyst.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method for the distillative purification of ethylenediamine (EDA), having the steps a) and b). In step a) a mixture (G1) containing water, EDA, and N-methyl ethylenediamine (N-MeEDA) is supplied into a distillation device (D1) from which the main quantity of the water contained in the mixture (G1) is separated via the head at a pressure of more than 4.8 barA. The water-depleted mixture (G2) is supplied from the sump of (D1) to a distillation device (D2) in step b), and the main quantity of N-MeEDA is distilled out via the head of (D2). The stream S3 obtained from the sump of (D2) contains EDA. The components of water and N-MeEDA contained in the mixture (G1) are largely or completely depleted. Optionally, additional distillation steps can be carried out in order to obtain pure EDA if additional diethylenetriamine (DETA) is contained in the mixture (G1) for example. As long as additional ammonia is contained in the mixture (G1), an ammonia separation process is additionally carried out in the method according to the invention preferably prior to carrying out step a).
摘要:
A process for scrubbing a crude mixture which is obtained in the nitration of toluene after separating off the nitrating acid and comprises dinitrotoluene, nitric acid, nitrogen oxides and sulfuric acid, which comprises two scrubbing steps (WS-I) and (WS II), wherein i) in a first scrubbing step (WS-I), the crude mixture is extracted with a scrubbing acid I comprising nitric acid, nitrogen oxides and sulfuric acid in a scrub comprising at least one extraction stage, where the scrubbing acid discharged from the first extraction stage (WS-I-1) of the first scrubbing step (WS-I) has a total acid content of from 10 to 40% by weight and a content of from 80 to 350 ppm of hydrocyanic acid, giving a prescrubbed crude mixture, ii) in a second scrubbing step (WS-II), the prescrubbed crude mixture comprising dinitrotoluene is extracted with a scrubbing acid II in a scrub comprising at least one, preferably at least 2, extraction stage(s), where the scrubbing acid discharged from the first extraction stage (WS-II-1) of the second scrubbing step (WS-II) has a pH of less than or equal to 4, giving a dinitrotoluene-comprising mixture which is essentially free of nitric acid, sulfuric acid, nitrogen oxides and hydrocyanic acid and has a content of not more than 300 ppm of nitric acid and nitrogen oxides, not more than 3 ppm of sulfate and not more than 50 ppm of hydrocyanic acid.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method for washing a raw mixture that is produced during the nitration of toluene following separation of the nitrating acid, and that contains dinitrotoluene, nitric acid, nitrogen oxides and sulphuric acid. Said method comprises two washing steps (WS-1iI) and (WS-II) in which i) in a first washing step (WS-1i), the raw mixture is extracted in a wash comprising at least one extraction stage, using a wash acid I that contains nitric acid, nitrogen oxides and sulphuric acid, the wash acid discharged from the first extraction stage (WS-1-1) of the first washing step (WS-1) having a total acid content of 20 to 40 wt.%, and a prewashed raw mixture being obtained, and ii) in a second washing step (WS-II), the prewashed raw mixture containing dinitrotoluene is extracted in a wash comprising at least one extraction stage, using a wash acid II, the wash acid discharged from the first extraction stage (WS-II-1) of the second washing step (WS-II) having a pH value of less than or equal to 4, and a mixture that contains dinitrotoluene and is substantially devoid of nitric acid, sulphuric acid and nitrogen oxides being obtained.