摘要:
Processes for the epoxidation of ethylene are provided in which, following start-up, an epoxidation catalyst is contacted with a feed comprising ethylene, oxygen, carbon dioxide in an amount below 2.0 vol. %, and a chloride moderator to achieve a desired work rate at a first operating temperature T1. The composition of the feed is subsequently adjusted (e.g., by decreasing the ethylene concentration, decreasing the oxygen concentration, increasing the carbon dioxide concentration and/or adjusting the concentration of the chloride moderator) so as to increase the first operating temperature T1 to a second operating temperature T2 while maintaining the desired work rate. As the catalyst activity declines, the composition of the feed is further adjusted so as to maintain the desired work rate at the second operating temperature T2.
摘要:
Processes for preparing N,N,N-trimethylethanolammonium hydroxide (choline hydroxide) and the choline hydroxide produced are described. These processes minimize the production of byproduct mono-ethoxylated and di-ethyoxylated choline in the product choline hydroxide. The processes generally include feeding ethylene oxide, trimethylamine, and water into a first reactor to create a first reactor product under temperature controlled conditions. The product of the first reactor is fed into a second reactor to form a second reactor product under uncontrolled, adiabatic, conditions. Finally, any unreacted trimethylamine in the second reactor product is removed to form a final product comprising choline hydroxide. Additional reactors can be used for the ethylene oxide and trimethylamine reaction.
摘要:
A process for producing a high purity trialkanolamine excelling in hue and having an APHA of not more than 40, characterizing by including producing a mixed alkanolamine by the reaction of an alkylene oxide with ammonia; removing low-boiling substances from the mixed alkanolamine; removing high-boiling substances by subjecting the product deprived of the low-boiling substance to vacuum distillation, and redistilling the distillate obtained by the vacuum distillation.
摘要:
This is to provide a process for producing an alkylene oxide adduct which can continuously produce the alkylene oxide adduct with an optional size from a small size to a large size, a temperature and a pressure at the time of the addition reaction can be controlled with high precision, and as a result, the alkylene oxide adduct with high quality having no coloring and narrow molecular weight distribution can be continuously produced, and the above can be accomplished simultaneously, and such an alkylene oxide adduct. An alkylene oxide adduct was produced by using a microflow reactor having a flow passage with an inner diameter of 0.05 to 3.5 mm, continuously supplying a predetermined amount of alkylene oxide and a predetermined amount of an organic compound having an active hydrogen atom(s) to the flow passage in a liquid state, and these materials were reacted while passing therethrough under the conditions of a temperature of the flow passage of 70 to 200°C and a pressure of the supply port of the flow passage of 1 to 10 MPa.
摘要:
Systems and methods for producing a triethanolamine product stream with a degree of purity of 85% by weight from the triethanolamine distillation columns in a reactive distillation process without blending the TEA 99 product stream with a pure cut of DEA 99%. The desired triethanolamine product stream can include 85% TEA and 15% DEA and can be created by using a dummy stream at the triethanolamine column via (1) increasing the bottom stream flow rate of the diethanolamine column, and/or (2) reducing the TEA 99 product stream at the triethanolamine column. The bottom stream flow rate at the diethanolamine column can be increased by 80 kilograms per hour and the triethanolamine product stream flow rate can be reduced by 500 kilograms per hour. This process can result in up to a 23 degree temperature reduction in the triethanolamine column, which can improve the color properties of the triethanolamine product.