Abstract:
A process for reducing the percentage by weight of formaldehyde present in a composition comprising glycolaldehyde, wherein formaldehyde is transformed into one or more formaldehyde acetal(s) and removed from the reactive distillation reaction solution by reactive distillation in the presence of at least one alcohol and a catalyst.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of ethylene glycol comprising the steps of hydrogenating a composition comprising C2-oxygenate compounds in the gas phase in the presence of a catalyst.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of ethylene glycol comprising the steps of pyrolysing a monosaccharide and hydrogenating the product composition in the presence of a catalyst and a solvent, wherein the pressure of the hydrogenation reaction is 40 bar or greater.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of lactic acid and 2-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid or esters thereof from a sugar in the presence of a metallo-silicate material, a metal ion and a solvent, wherein the metal ion is selected from one or more of the group consisting of potassium ions, sodium ions, lithium ions, rubidium ions and caesium ions.
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A Process for preparing ketene in the presence of a fluidized bed material with a surface area of up to about 600 m2/g. The process is further defined as a process for preparing ketene from a sugar or glycolaldehyde feedstock.
Abstract:
A process for reducing the percentage by weight of formaldehyde present in a composition comprising glycolaldehyde, wherein formaldehyde is transformed into one or more formaldehyde acetal(s) and removed from the reactive distillation reaction solution by reactive distillation in the presence of at least one alcohol and a catalyst.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of C4 oxygenate compounds such as threose, erythrose or erythrulose starting from a composition comprising C1-3 oxygenate compounds such as formaldehyde, glycolaldehyde, glyoxal, pyruvaldehyde or acetol, wherein the process is carried out in the presence of a crystalline microporous material having a ring pore structure selected from an eight-membered ring pore structure or a ten-membered ring pore structure.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of ethylene glycol comprising the steps of hydrogenating a composition comprising C2-oxygenate compounds in the gas phase in the presence of a catalyst.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of C4 oxygenate compounds such as threose, erythrose or erythrulose starting from a composition comprising C1-3 oxygenate compounds such as formaldehyde, glycolaldehyde, glyoxal, pyruvaldehyde or acetol, wherein the process is carried out in the presence of a crystalline microporous material having a ring pore structure selected from an eight-membered ring pore structure or a ten-membered ring pore structure.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of ethylene glycol and other C1-C3 hydroxy compounds comprising the steps of hydrogenating a composition comprising C1-C3 oxygenate compounds. In particular the process is suitable for hydrogenating a composition comprising different C1-C3 oxygenate compounds, such as the product from a thermolytic fragmentation of a sugar composition.