Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for catalytic synthesis of a low-carbon polyether-based compound by using an acidic ionic liquid as the catalyst. The low-carbon polyether-based compound is prepared from an acetal compound and paraformaldehyde under the following conditions: reaction temperature of 70°C-200°C and reaction pressure of 0.2MPa-6MPa. The process is mainly characterized by avoiding the use of concentrated sulfuric acid or trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, which has strong corrosivity and will pollute the environment, as the catalyst. The ionic liquid being used has no corrosivity and will not pollute the environment, and has high selectivity for the low-carbon polyether-based compound product. Outstanding characteristics of the process include: the reaction system is free of water, the product can be very easily separated from the catalyst, the product can be widely applied, the ionic liquid can be used repeatedly, and therefore the outlook of the use of the process on industrial scale is very good.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a catalyst composition for the oligomerization of ethylene and a respective catalyst composition pre-formation unit.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel base stable ionic liquids and uses thereof as solvents in chemical reactions, especially base catalysed chemical reactions and reactions comprising the use of strong basis.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for preparing alkanolamines, useful in the removal of CO 2 and/or H 2 S from a CO 2 and/or H 2 S containing gaseous stream, wherein the preparation of the alkanolamines is conducted using specifically selected ionic liquids under specifically selected reaction conditions.
Abstract:
Use of ionic liquids as solvents in base-catalysed chemical reactions wherein the ionic liquid is composed of at least one species of cation and at least one species of anion, characterised in that a cation of the ionic liquid comprises a positively charge moiety and a basic moiety, and further wherein such ionic liquids may be used as promoters or catalysts for the chemical reactions.
Abstract:
The application discloses novel processes for the oligomerisation of unsaturated hydrocarbons, and more specifically the use of selected ionic liquids in the oligomerisation of unsaturated hydrocarbons, which allows for selection of the oligomers formed.
Abstract:
A process removing ionic liquid from a process stream is described. The process stream is introduced into a coalescer to form an ionic liquid stream and a first treated process stream which has less ionic liquid than the process stream. The first treated process stream is introduced into a separator to form a second treated process stream. The second treated process stream has less ionic liquid than the first treated process stream. The separator is selected from a filtration zone comprising sand or carbon, an adsorption zone, a scrubbing zone, an electrostatic separation zone, or combinations thereof.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an effective method for producing an ester compound at a reaction temperature lower than that of conventional methods, and with a high yield, even when inexpensive formic acid ester is used as a starting material. A method for producing an ester compound, the method comprising the step of reacting an organic compound having at least one unsaturated carbon bond in the molecule, and a formic acid ester in the presence of a catalyst system containing: a ruthenium compound; a cobalt compound; and a halide salt.