Abstract:
A process for preparing formaldehyde by gas-phase oxidation of methanol vapor by means of a gas stream comprising molecular oxygen in the presence of a fixed-bed catalyst comprising iron and molybdenum, wherein the process is carried out in a reactor (1) having heat-exchange plates (2) which are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the reactor (1) and have a spacing between them and through which a heat transfer medium flows, inlet and outlet facilities (3, 4) for the heat transfer medium to the heat-exchange plates (2) and also gaps (5) between heat-exchange plates (2) in which the fixed-bed catalyst is present and into which the methanol vapor and the gas stream comprising molecular oxygen are passed, is described.
Abstract:
Process for preparing high-concentration formaldehyde solutions having a CH2O content of ≧50% by weight from an aqueous formaldehyde solution having a lower CH2O content by evaporation of part of this solution (partial evaporation), in which the aqueous formaldehyde solution is heated to an evaporation temperature T at which the gas phase becomes enriched in water relative to the liquid phase and the gas phase formed is taken off continuously or discontinuously, wherein the evaporation temperature T obeys the relationship: T[° C.]
Abstract:
A process for removing trioxane from a use stream I of formaldehyde, trioxane and water, by a) providing a use stream I which comprises formaldehyde as the main component and trioxane and water as the secondary components, b) feeding the use stream I, a recycle stream V and a recycle stream VII which comprises formaldehyde as the main component and water and trioxane as the secondary components into a first distillation stage and distilling to obtain a stream II a steam III and formaldehyde as the and a steam X c) distilling the stream III, in a second distillation stage the pressure in the second distillation stage being from 0.1 to 15 bar higher than the pressure in the first distillation stage, to obtain a stream IV and the recycle stream V as the secondary components, d) feeding the stream X and if appropriate a stream IX into a third distillation stage and distilling at a pressure of from 1 to 10 bar to obtain a stream VI which consists substantially of water and a recycle stream VII which comprises formaldehyde as the main component and water and trioxane as the secondary components.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for distillatively removing pure trioxane from a feedstream (I) comprising trioxane in a proportion of at least 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the feedstream (I), and additionally formaldehyde and water, which comprises feeding the feedstream I and a further aqueous stream (II) which does not contain any components extraneous to the feedstream to a dividing wall column (TWK1) having a dividing wall TW which is arranged substantially perpendicularly and divides the column interior into a feed region (A1), a withdrawal reaction (B1), an upper combined column region (C1) and a lower combined column region (D1), and drawing off from the first dividing wall column (TWK1) a bottom stream (III) comprising pure trioxane and a sidestream (IV) at the withdrawal region (B1), comprising pure water.
Abstract:
A process for preparing a high-concentration formaldehyde solution by removing water from a lower-concentration formaldehyde solution having a formaldehyde content of from 5 to 50% by weight, in which the lower-concentration formaldehyde solution is fed to a preheater and heated in the preheater, depressurized via a pressure maintenance device and concentrated in a helical tube evaporator to give a vapor stream and the high-concentration formaldehyde solution as bottom stream, wherein the heated lower-concentration formaldehyde hyde solution is depressurized in the pressure maintenance device to give a two-phase mixture which is fed into the helical tube evaporator, is proposed.
Abstract:
A process for preparing polyoxymethylene homopolymers or copolymers (7) by homopolymerization or copolymerization of trioxane, starting from methanol (1), in which methanol (1) is oxidized in a first reactor in a first production plant (A) to give an aqueous formaldehyde-comprising stream (2) which is fed to a second production plant (B) in which pure trioxane (6) is obtained and removal of low boilers (5) by distillation is carried out and the pure trioxane (6) is fed to a third production plant (C) in which it is homopolymerized or copolymerized to form polyoxymethylene homopolymers or copolymers (7), wherein the low boiler stream (5) from the low boiler removal column (K 2) is recycled to the feed stream into the first reactor in the first production plant (A), is proposed.
Abstract:
A process for separating trioxane from a feed stream I comprising formaldehyde, trioxane and water, in which a) a feed stream I comprising formaldehyde as main component and trioxane and water as secondary components is provided, b) the feed stream I, a recycle stream V and a recycle stream VII comprising formaldehyde as main component and water and trioxane as secondary components are fed into a first distillation stage and distilled at a pressure of from 0.1 to 2.5 bar to give a stream II comprising formaldehyde as main component and water as secondary component and a stream III comprising trioxane as main component and water and formaldehyde as secondary components and a stream X comprising water, trioxane and formaldehyde, c) the stream III is, if appropriate after removal of low boilers from the stream III in a low boiler removal stage, distilled in a second distillation stage at a pressure of from 0.2 to 17.5 bar, with the pressure in the second distillation stage being from 0.1 to 15 bar higher than the pressure in the first distillation stage, to give a stream IV consisting essentially of trioxane and the recycle stream V comprising trioxane as main component and water and formaldehyde as secondary components, c1) the stream IV is purified in at least one further trioxane distillation stage at a pressure at the top of from 0.5 to 2 bar to give purified trioxane as side offtake stream XII in the enrichment section of the column, d) the stream X and, if appropriate, a stream IX comprising water as main component are fed into a third distillation stage and distilled at a pressure of from 1 to 10 bar to give a stream VI consisting essentially of water and a recycle stream VII comprising formaldehyde as main component and water and trioxane as secondary components, is described.
Abstract:
Processes comprising: providing a reactive distillation column having an upper region, a middle region and a lower region; feeding ethylene glycol and an aqueous formaldehyde solution into the reactive distillation column in the middle region of the reactive distillation column; reacting the ethylene glycol and the aqueous formaldehyde solution in the reactive distillation column in the presence of a catalyst to form dioxolane; removing a product stream comprising dioxolane in an amount of at least 75% by weight from the upper region of the reactive distillation column; and removing a bottom stream comprising one or more components having boiling points higher than dioxolane from the lower region of the reactive distillation column.
Abstract:
A process for removing trioxane from a use stream I of formaldehyde, trioxane and water, by a) providing a use stream I of formaldehyde as the main component and trioxane and water as the secondary components, b) mixing the use stream I with a recycle stream VII to obtain a feed stream Ia, c) distilling the use stream Ia in a first distillation stage to obtain a stream II of formaldehyde as the main component and water as the secondary component, and a stream III of trioxane as the main component and water and formaldehyde as the secondary components, d) distilling the stream III in a second distillation stage having a pressure higher than in the first distillation stage, to obtain a stream IV of trioxane and a stream V of trioxane as the main component and water and formaldehyde as the secondary components, e) distilling the stream V in a third distillation stage to obtain a stream VI of water and the recycle stream VII of trioxane as the main component and water and formaldehyde as the secondary components.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an integrated process for preparing trioxane from formaldehyde in which, in a first step, a stream A1 comprising water and formaldehyde and a recycle stream B2 consisting substantially of water and formaldehyde are fed to a trioxane synthesis reactor in which the formaldehyde is converted to trioxane to obtain a product stream A2 comprising trioxane, water and formaldehyde. Stream A2 and a recycle stream D1 comprising trioxane, water and formaldehyde are fed to a first distillation column and distilled at a pressure in the range from 0.1 to 2.5 bar to obtain a stream B1 enriched in trioxane, and the stream B2 consisting substantially of water and formaldehyde. Stream B1 is fed to a second distillation column and distilled at a pressure in the range from 0.2 to 17.5 bar to obtain a product stream C2 consisting substantially of trioxane, and a stream C1 comprising trioxane, water and formaldehyde. Stream C1 is fed to a third distillation column and distilled at a pressure in the range from 1 to 10 bar to obtain the recycle stream D1 comprising trioxane, water and formaldehyde, and a stream D2 consisting substantially of water.