Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for the continuous production of N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) by reacting gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL) with Monomethylamine (MMA) in a liquid phase. GBL and MMA are used at a molar ratio ranging between 1:1.08 and 1:2, and the reaction is carried out at a temperature of 320 to 380 °C and an absolute pressure of 70 to 120 bar.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the production of 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylamine (isophorondiamine, IPDA) with a cis/trans isomer ratio of at least 70/30 from 3-cyano-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexanon (isophorone nitril, IPN), NH3 and H2, wherein hydrogenation is carried out in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst at temperatures ranging from 50 to 200° C and at a pressure ranging from 50 to 300 bar. The invention is characterized in that the alkali metal content of the hydrogenation catalyst is ≤ 0.03 percent by weight, calculated as alkali metal oxide and relative to the total weight of the catalyst. The alkali metal content also comprises the content of Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs, more particularly the content of Na. The invention further relates to methods for the production of hydrogenation catalysts having an alkali metal content (more particularly a sodium content) of ≤ 0.03 percent by weight, calculated as alkali metal oxide/sodium oxide and relative to the total weight of the catalysts. The invention also relates to the hydrogenation catalysts as such.
Title translation:VERFAHREN ZUR KONTINUIERLICHEN DESTILLATIVEN AUFTRENNUNG VON GEMISCHEN ENTHALTEND MORPHOLIN(MO),MONOAMINODIGLYKOL(ADG),AMMONIAK UND WASSER
Abstract:
The invention relates to method for the continuous separation of mixtures comprising morpholine (MO), monoaminodiglycol (ADG), ammonia, and water by means of distillation, obtained by the reaction of diethylene glycol (DEG) with ammonia, wherein in a first distillation column K10 ammonia is separated at the head, the yield of K10 is fed to a second distillation column K20, in which water and organic products are separated at the head at a head temperature ranging between 45 and 198°C, and a pressure ranging between 0.1 and 15 bars, the yield of K20 is fed to a third distillation column K30, in which MO and organic products having a boiling point of 190°C (1.013 bars) are separated at the bottom, and the flow comprising the MO, which is separated in column K30 at the head or by side draw, is fed to a column K40, in which the MO is separated by side draw, organic products having a boiling point of 128°C (1.013 bars) are separated at the head, and organic products having a boiling point of 128°C (1.013 bars) are separated at the bottom.
Title translation:VERFAHREN ZUR KONTINUIERLICHEN DESTILLATIVEN AUFTRENNUNG VON GEMISCHEN ENTHALTEND MORPHOLIN(MO),MONOAMINODIGLYKOL(ADG),AMMONIAK UND WASSER
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the continuous separation by distillation of mixtures that contain morpholine (MO), monoaminodiglycol (ADG), ammonia and water, obtained by reacting diethyleneglycol (DEG) with ammonia. The method according to the invention is characterized by separating ammonia at the head of a first distillation column K10, feeding the product from the bottom of the column K10 to a second distillation column K20 in which water and organic products are removed at the head of the column at a head temperature ranging from 45 to 198°C and a pressure ranging from 0.1 to 15 bar, feeding the product from the bottom of the column K20 to a third distillation column K30, said column K30 being a divided wall column (TK) that has a partition wall (T) in the longitudinal direction of the column forming an upper common column section (1), a lower common column section (6), an inlet section (2, 4) having a rectification section (2) and a stripping section (4), and an outlet section (4, 5) having a rectification section (3) and a stripping section (5). The product from the bottom of the column of K20 is fed in the upper and middle third of the feed section (2, 4), based on the number of theoretical plates of the feed section, ADG and organic products having a boiling point > 190 °C (1.013 bar) are removed via the bottom of the column, the organic products having a boiling point ≤ 128 °C (1.013 bar) are removed via the head of the column, and the MO is removed from the middle and lower third of the outlet section (3, 5) (side stream), based on the number of theoretical plates of the outlet section.