Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing aminopolycarboxylates starting from the corresponding polyalkanol amines by means of oxidative dehydration in the presence of a catalyst containing 1 to 90 wt.% copper, with respect to the total weight of the catalyst, using a base. The method is characterized in that the polyalkanol amine is first partially reacted into a reaction mixture containing the aminopolycarboxylate at a temperature ranging from 140 to 180 °C until at least 10 to 90 mol% of the polyalkanol amine is reacted. The reaction is then continued at an increased temperature.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing aqueous solutions of methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid trialkali metal salts at a high yield and purity using Strecker synthesis, starting from an aqueous solution of α-alanine, by reacting same with formaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid in an aqueous solution to form α-alanine N,N-diacetonitrile in a reaction unit, and saponifying same with a base to form the corresponding methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid trialkali metal salt. The method is characterized in that the α-alanine is partially neutralized, and the addition of formaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid for reacting into α-alanine-N,N-diacetonitrile is controlled such that the concentration of free hydrocyanic acid in the liquid reaction mixture is limited at all times so that secondary reactions, in particular into formaldehyde cyanohydrin, including subsequent reactions of the formaldehyde cyanohydrin as well as the polymerization of hydrocyanic acid occur only to such an extent that the specification requirements for the methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid trialkali metal salt, in particular with respect to the nitrilotriacetic acid content and color, are met.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing triethylenetetramine (TETA), according to which ethylenediamine diacetonitrile (EDDN) is hydrogenated in the presence of a catalyst and a solvent.
Abstract:
The invention relates to aminocarboxylic acid esters having EO/PO/BuO-blockpolymers, to a method for producing said type of compounds and to the use thereof as demulsifiers, in particular for crude oil emulsions.
Abstract:
Mixture of L- and D-enantiomers of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) or its respective mono-, di or trialkali metal or mono-, di- or triammonium salts, said mixture containing predominantly the respective L-isomer with an enantiomeric excess (ee) in the range of from 10 to 75 %.
Abstract:
The invention relates to 3-aminomethyl-1-cyclohexylamine and a method for the production thereof by a) reacting cyclohexenone with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a basic catalyst, b) reacting the cyclohexanone nitrile obtained in step a) with ammonia in the presence of an imine-forming catalyst, and c) reacting the reaction mixture that is obtained in step b) and contains 3-cyanocyclohexylimine with hydrogen and ammonia on hydrogenation catalysts. The invention further relates to the use of 3-aminomethyl-1-cyclohexylamine as a curing agent for epoxy resins, as an intermediate product when producing diisocyanates, as an initiator entity when producing polyetherols, and/or as a monomer for producing polyamides.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for the production of aminodicarboxylic acid-N,N,diacetic acids of the general Formula I, wherein X independently of one another represents hydrogen or an alkali metal and n represents a number 1 or 2. Furthermore, the invention relates to aminodicarboxylic acid-N,N-diacetic acids of high purity. The inventive method comprises the following steps: A.) reacting an aminodicarboxylic acid of the general Formula II, wherein X and n have the aforementioned meanings, with 0.8 to 1.2 mole equivalents of formaldehyde and with 0.8 to 1.2 mole equivalents of hydrocyanic acid; b) reacting the reaction products of step a) with 0.8 to 1.2 mole equivalents of hydrocyanic acid and with 0.8 to 1.2 mole equivalents of formaldehyde; c) hydrolyzing in the reaction product obtained in step b).