Abstract:
The hydrogen peroxide containing working solution in the anthraquinone process is stripped under reduced pressure with vapors of an organic solvent which is poorly miscible with water. Then the desorbate which results in condensed and extracted with water to obtain a very pure aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution.
Abstract:
1. IN A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A PERCARBOXYLIC ACID BY REACTING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE WITH A MEMBER OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKANOIC ACIDS HAVING 2 TO 5 CARBON ATOMS AND ALKYL ESTERS THEREOF HAVING 1 TO 5 CARBON ATOMS IN THE ALKYL GROUP THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING CARRYING OUT THE REACTION IN THE GASEOUS PHASE AT A TEMPERATURE OF 60 TO 138* C. AT A PRESSURE FROM 20 TORR TO NORMAL PRESSURE IN THE PRESENCE OF A SOLID ACID CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF AMMONIUM SULFATE, AN ALKALI METAL ACID SULFATE, BARIUM NITRATE, CALCIUM NITRATE, MAGNESIUM NITRATE, ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, ALUMINUM SULFATE AND BORON PHOSPHATE.
Abstract:
GLYCIDE IS PREPARED BY REACTING ALLYL ALCOHOL WITH A PURE AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF 2 TO 5 CARBON ATOM PERCARBOXYLIC ACID AT A TEMPERATURE OF 0 TO 45* C.
Abstract:
CLYCERINE IS PRODUCED BY REACTING ALLYL ACETATE WITH PERACETIC ACID IN THE PRESENCE OF ACETIC ACID AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE. THE DIACETIN FORMED IS CONVERTED TO GLYCERINE BY ALCOHOLYSIS AFTER REMOVAL OF THE UNREACTED ALLYL ACETATE AND THE ACETIC ACID. HIGHER PERPLIPHATIC ACIDS CAN BE USED IN A SIMILAR MANNER.
Abstract:
PROCESS FOR PREPARING WATER-FREE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTIONS FROM HYDROGEN PEROXIDE CONTAINING WORKING SOLUTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN OBTAINED IN THE PREPARATION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE BY THE ANTHRAQUINONE PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES PASSING HE PEROXIDE CONTAINING WORKING SOLUTION IN CO- OR COUNTERCURRENT FLOW RELATIONSHIP TO AN ORGANIC SOLVENT WHICH IS CHEMICALLY STABLE AND WHICH IS EITHER INTRODUCED IN THE FORM OF A VAPOR OR WHICH IS CONVERTED INTO A VAPOR IN SITU IN A FILM-FORMING EVAPORATOR WHEREBY THE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS DESORBED INTO THE SOLVENT AND THEREAFTER RECOVERING THE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTIONS IN TE FORM OF A CONDENSATE.
Abstract:
Olefinically unsaturated organic compounds are epoxidized with solutions of organic percarboxylic acid. An aqueous solution of the percarboxylic acid having at least 2 carbon atoms is dehydrated by extraction and/or distillation with the compound to be epoxidized. The dehydrated product is held at 30* - 100* C. and subjected to a subsequent reaction.