Abstract:
The invention relates to a heterogeneous catalyst containing iron and manganese and to a method for the production thereof comprising the following steps: I. Pyrolyzing gaseous iron pentacarbonyl to yield carbonyl iron powder having spherical primary particles, II. Treating the carbonyl iron powder yielded in step I with hydrogen, wherein the metal spherical primary particles at least partially agglomerate, III. Surface oxidation of the iron particles from step II (agglomerates = secondary particles, and optionally remaining primary particles), forming iron oxide, IV. Bringing the particles from step III in contact with an aqueous solution of a manganese compound, V. Drying in the presence of oxygen and subsequent calcination in the absence of oxygen, wherein manganese compounds containing oxygen initially result on the particles, said compounds then reacting with the iron oxide, forming a mixed oxide of the formula Mn x Fe 3-x O 4 , where 0
Abstract:
Disclosed is a process for purifying propylene oxide. A stream S0 containing propylene oxide, acetonitrile, water, and an organic compound containing one or more of acetone and propionaldehyde is provided. Propylene oxide is separated from S0 by subjecting S0 to distillation in a first distillation unit, obtaining a gaseous top stream S1c enriched in propylene oxide, a liquid bottom stream S1a enriched in acetonitrile and water, and a side stream S1b containing propylene oxide and enriched in the carbonyl compound; reacting the carbonyl compound in S1b with an organic compound containing an amino group to obtain a reaction product; separating propylene oxide from the reaction product in a second distillation unit, obtaining a gaseous top stream S3a enriched in propylene oxide and a liquid bottoms stream S3b enriched in the reaction product; and introducing stream S3a into the first distillation unit.
Abstract:
A continuous process for the preparation of propylene oxide, comprising (i) providing a liquid feed stream comprising propene, hydrogen peroxide, acetonitrile, water, dissolved potassium dihydrogen phosphate, and optionally propane; (ii) passing the liquid feed stream provided in (i) into an epoxidation reactor comprising a catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite of structure type MWW, and subjecting the liquid feed stream to epoxidation reaction conditions; (iii) removing an effluent stream from the epoxidation reactor; wherein the concentration of the dissolved potassium dihydrogen phosphate in the liquid feed stream is at least 10% of the solubility limit of the potassium dihydrogen phosphate in the liquid feed stream.