Method for Refining Bio-Based Propylene Glycol

    公开(公告)号:US20230150904A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-18

    申请号:US18155597

    申请日:2023-01-17

    Inventor: Yi Yuan

    CPC classification number: C07C29/82 C07C29/86 B01D3/36

    Abstract: The invention provides a process for refining bio-based propylene glycol, wherein impurities having boiling points close to that of propylene glycol are separated. In this process, C5-C20 oleophilic alcohol compounds, C5-C20 alkanes and/or C4-C20 oleophilic ketone compounds are subjected to azeotropism as an azeotropic solvent together with the bio-based propylene glycol to obtain an azeotrope containing propylene glycol. Then the azeotropic solvent in the azeotrope is separated to obtain a crude propylene glycol which is further purified to obtain propylene glycol.

    Method for Refining Bio-Based Propylene Glycol

    公开(公告)号:US20210371363A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US17280595

    申请日:2019-09-19

    Inventor: Yi Yuan

    Abstract: The invention provides a process for refining bio-based propylene glycol, wherein impurities having boiling points close to that of propylene glycol are separated. In this process, C5-C20 oleophilic alcohol compounds, C5-C20 alkanes and/or C4-C20 oleophilic ketone compounds are subjected to azeotropism as an azeotropic solvent together with the bio-based propylene glycol to obtain an azeotrope containing propylene glycol. Then the azeotropic solvent in the azeotrope is separated to obtain a crude propylene glycol which is further purified to obtain propylene glycol.

    Method for Increasing UV Transmittance of Ethylene Glycol

    公开(公告)号:US20190112248A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-18

    申请号:US16090345

    申请日:2017-03-30

    Inventor: Yi Yuan Haiyu Ren

    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for increasing the UV transmittance of ethylene glycol. The method uses an ethylene glycol solution and hydrogen as raw materials, and uses an alloy catalyst comprising nickel, one or more rare-earth elements, tin, and aluminum, the contents thereof in parts by weight being 10-90, 1-5, 1-60, and 5-9, respectively. The method of the present invention uses an inexpensive, stable-in-aqueous-phase, carrier-free alloy as a catalyst, and continuously adds hydrogen to reduce unsaturated impurities in ethylene glycol. In application of the method of the present invention in continuous industrial-scale production, the use of this type of alloy catalyst could be especially significant for the achievement of long-term system stability and control of production costs.

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