摘要:
The isolation and regeneration of catalysts of type I or IIclRh(CO)(PR.sub.3).sub.2 Ihrh(CO)(PR.sub.3).sub.3 II,where the R's are identical or different hydrocarbon radicals, to give the catalysts in a pure form, is effected by regenerating aqueous rhodium salt solutions, as obtained on treating distillation residues of hydroformylation mixtures with oxygen-containing mineral acids and peroxides, by a method wherein the said aqueous rhodium salt solutions are treated with a cation exchanger, the latter is then separated from the solution, the absorbed rhodium ions are desorbed with hydrochloric acid, the hexachlororhodate solutions, containing hydrochloric acid, are reacted, in the presence of a water-soluble organic solvent and a tertiary phosphine PR.sub.3, with carbon monoxide, or with compounds which eliminate carbon monoxide, at from 0.degree. to 150.degree. C and from 1 to 5 bars, and the resulting complexes I or, if the process is carried out under hydrogenating conditions, the resulting complexes II, are separated off.
摘要:
Ethanol is produced continuously via the carbonylation of methanol, by(a) carbonylating methanol, in a reactor R, in the presence of a carbonyl complex of a metal of group VIII of the periodic table and of a halogen compound,(b) separating, in a distillation column D1, the reactor discharge, into a top fraction comprising methyl acetate, methanol, dimethyl ether and an organohalogen compound, and into a bottom fraction comprising water, small quantities of acetic acid and the catalyst, if the latter is not in a fixed bed, the residence time being so adjusted that the greater part of the acetic acid reacts with the methanol present to give methyl acetate,(c) separating the top fraction from D1, in a distillation column D2, into a top fraction comprising small quantities of methyl acetate, methanol, dimethyl ether and the organo-halogen compound, and a bottom fraction comprising methyl acetate and methanol, and recycling the top fraction to reactor R,(d) distilling off, via the top of distillation column D3, the greater part of the water from the bottom fraction from D1and removing this water from circulation, and recycling to reactor R the bottom fraction consisting of small quantities of water, acetic acid and the catalyst,(e) using hydrogen to hydrogenate, in the hydrogenation reactor H, the bottom fraction from D2, in a conventional manner, to give a mixture of methanol and ethanol, and(f) separating the mixture into ethanol and methanol in a distillation column D4, and recycling the methanol to reactor R.
摘要:
A process for purifying carboxylic acid esters which have been obtained by reacting olefinically unsaturated compounds with carbon monoxide and alkanols and which contain aldehydes or acetals, wherein the said esters are treated with a strongly acidic agent, with or without addition of water.
摘要:
A process for the manufacture of salts of alkanedicarboxylic acids of 4 to 12 carbon atoms and alkanediamines of 3 to 14 carbon atoms, comprising reacting esters of alkanols of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and alkanedicarboxylic acids of 4 to 12 carbon atoms with alkanediamines of 3 to 14 carbon atoms in stoichiometric amounts in the presence of water at an elevated temperature, with continuous removal of the alkanols formed, in which process the reaction is carried out, from the start, in the presence of the particular salt of alkanedicarboxylic acid and alkanediamine which is to be manufactured.
摘要:
Multistep process for the preparation of butanedicarboxylic acid by the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide under pressure in the presence of a cobalt carbonyl catalyst, the improvement of heating at a temperature of 250.degree. to 350.degree. C. under superatmospheric pressure the resulting aqueous solution of cobalt carbonyl hydride that has been extracted with butadiene or with mixtures thereof before using in a subsequent step of the multistep process.
摘要:
A process for the preparation of a hydrogenation catalyst by reduction of platinum in an oxidation stage of not less than 2 in an aqueous medium in the presence of a carboniferous support, optionally following partial poisoning with a sulfur, arsenic, tellurium, or antimony-containing compound, using a reducing agent, in which the reducing agent used is an ammonium or phosphonium salt of the general formula I �XR.sup.4 !.sub.n Y I in which X stands for N or P, R stands for hydrogen, C.sub.1 --C.sub.18 alkyl, C.sub.5 --C.sub.10 cycloalkyl, phenyl radical, and also a C.sub.1 --C.sub.4 alkyl radical substituted by phenyl, the phenyl radicals being mono-to tri-substituted by C.sub.1 --C.sub.6 alkyl, halogen, nitro or amino, if desired, provided that the radicals R may be the same or different but cannot simultaneously denote hydrogen, if X is P, n is an integer of 1 to 3, and Y is an organic anion which can reduce platinum in an oxidation stage other than zero to platinum in the oxidation stage of zero.
摘要:
An apparatus and a process for crystallizing substances from solutions or dispersions containing these substances, in a crystallizer containing a classifying zone (3), comprise a) an inner and an outer circulation system (1; 2), the inner circulation system (1) being present in the crystallizer, the inlet of the outer circulation system (2) being connected to the inner circulation system (1) via the classifying zone (3), the outer circulation system, being present outside the crystallizer, the outlet of the outer circulation system (2) being connected to the inner circulation system (1) of the crystallizer, and a means for dissolving crystals being arranged in the outer circulation system (2), before its outlet, b) an inflow (4) for solution and/or dispersion, which inflow is present on the crystallizer or on the outer circulation system, and c) an outflow (5) for dispersions, which outflow is arranged on the crystallizer or on the outer circulation system. The novel apparatus has the special feature that a line (8) connecting the outer and inner circulation systems (1; 2) to one another and intended for transporting (recycling) dispersion and/or a line (8) for transporting (recycling) dispersion are additionally present, in which both its entrance and its exit are connected to the inner circulation system (1).
摘要:
A process for the preparation of hydroxylammonium salts by catalytic reduction of nitrogen monoxide using hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst, comprises(a) in a first step, filtering the reaction mixture obtained after the reaction, giving a solution of essentially hydroxylammonium salt and a filter residue essentially comprising a mixture of hydrogenation catalyst and a solution of essentially hydroxylammonium salt, and(b) in a second step, subjecting the filter residue to a further separation process in order to concentrate the hydrogenation catalyst, giving a mixture having a higher concentration of hydrogenation catalyst than the filter residue and a mixture having a lower concentration of hydrogenation catalyst than the filter residue.
摘要:
Caprolactam is prepared by a process in which(a) a 5-formylvalerate is reacted with excess ammonia and hydrogen in the presence of an alkanol as a solvent and in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst under superatmospheric pressure in the liquid phase at from 40.degree. to 130.degree. C.,(b) excess ammonia and hydrogen are separated off from the reaction mixture and(c) the reaction mixture thus obtained is heated to 150.degree.-250.degree. C. and .epsilon.-caprolactam is obtained.
摘要:
A hydrogenation catalyst is prepared by reduction of platinum in an oxidation state of not less than two using a reducing agent in an aqueous medium in the presence of a carbon-containing support after partial poisoning, where use is made of a compound of the general formula I ##STR1## where X, Y and Z can be identical or different and are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 -alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.10 -cycloalkyl, halogen, hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy and --NR'R", where R, R' and R" can be identical or different and can be hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 -alkyl or C.sub.5 -C.sub.10 -cycloalkyl. Such a hydrogenation catalyst can be used for preparing hydroxylammonium salts and the process for preparing the above catalysts can also be used for regenerating hydrogenation catalysts based on platinum.