INTEGRATED FURFURAL OXIDATION AND FUROATE CARBOXYLATION PROCESS

    公开(公告)号:US20240109856A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-04

    申请号:US18469102

    申请日:2023-09-18

    Applicant: UOP LLC

    CPC classification number: C07D307/68

    Abstract: An integrated process for making furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and FDCA derivatives combines a furfural oxidation reaction, an intermediate water removal step, and a furoate salt carboxylation reaction. A furfural feed stream is oxidized with an alkaline solution in the presence of a catalyst and excess base with air as the oxidant. The resulting furoate solution from the first process step is dried to remove water. The anhydrous solid products are sent to a carboxylation process to produce FDCA salt, which can optionally be further reacted to form FDCA or FDCA ester.

    Liquid phase oxidation of lower alkanes to oxygenates

    公开(公告)号:US10703700B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-07

    申请号:US15685531

    申请日:2017-08-24

    Applicant: UOP LLC

    Abstract: A liquid phase selective oxidation process is described. The process involves the partial oxidation of alkanes to partially oxidized products. A lower alkane, a solvent, and a soluble metal catalyst are contacted in the presence of an oxidizing agent in a reaction zone under partial oxidation conditions to produce the partially oxidized products. The partially oxidized products include one or more of lower alkyl alcohols, lower alkyl ketones, and lower alkyl acetates. The soluble metal catalyst is a soluble metal salt of cobalt, manganese, chromium, titanium, copper, nickel, vanadium, iron, molybdenum, tin, cerium, zirconium, or combinations thereof, and the promoter comprises a bromine source, an imide source, or combinations thereof.

    Sulfuric acid catalyzed alkylation process

    公开(公告)号:US11639322B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US17470034

    申请日:2021-09-09

    Applicant: UOP LLC

    Abstract: A process for sulfuric acid catalyzed alkylation involving the use of surfactants which form bi-continuous micro-emulsions with the sulfuric acid and the hydrocarbon is described. The bi-continuous phase facilitates and improves the sulfuric acid catalyzed alkylation reactions. The concentration of the surfactant is selected based on the type of olefin feed. Easy to alkylate feeds, such as 2-butene, use lower concentrations of surfactant, while feeds which are harder to alkylate, such as propene or isobutene, use higher concentrations of the surfactant. In addition, increasing the concentration of sulfuric acid when a surfactant is included resulted in higher calculated RON. The use of a surfactant and a high concentration of sulfuric acid can provide a calculated RON over 100 and close to theoretical yields.

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