摘要:
Citric acid is separated from a fermentation broth containing gluconic acid by using an adsorbent comprising a water-insoluble, macroreticular or gel, strongly or weakly basic anionic exchange resin possessing quaternary or tertiary amine functional groups, said a anionic exchange resin having a cross-linked acrylic or styrene resin matrix and a desorbent comprising water or dilute sulfuric acid. The pH of the feed is maintained below the first ionization constant (pKa1) of citric acid to maintain selectivity.
摘要翻译:通过使用包含具有季铵或叔胺官能团的不溶于水,大网络或凝胶,强或弱碱性阴离子交换树脂的吸附剂,将柠檬酸与含有葡萄糖酸的发酵液分离,所述阴离子交换树脂具有交联 丙烯酸或苯乙烯树脂基质和包含水或稀硫酸的解吸剂。 饲料的pH值保持在柠檬酸的第一电离常数(pKa 1 H 1/2)以下以保持选择性。
摘要:
The present invention comprises a process for removal of oxygenates from a paraffin-rich or olefin-rich paraffin stream which comprises passing a feed stream, comprising one or more C10 to C15 feed paraffins or C10 to C15 olefin-rich paraffin stream and one or more oxygenates through an adsorbent bed comprising one or more adsorbents selected from silica gel, activated alumina and sodium x zeolites to remove essentially all of said oxygenates; and recovering said paraffins. A second adsorbent bed may be employed to more thoroughly remove these oxygenates.
摘要:
A process for separating C8 aromatics is disclosed. The process uses at least two adsorbents, and in particular a BaX zeolite and a KY zeolite, for the separation of para-xylene from a mixture of C8 aromatics.
摘要:
Carbonyl compounds (e.g. acetone and acetaldehyde) are often present as impurities in oxygenated organic liquids such as acetic acid made by the carbonylation of methanol or in phenol produced by the oxidation of cumene. These impurities can render petrochemical products unsuitable for long-term storage or otherwise adversely affect downstream processing operations. It has now been found that detrimental carbonyl impurities can be easily removed from oxygenated organic liquids by contact with resins having amine functional groups.
摘要:
A novel process for the regeneration of a solid adsorbent which is at least partially spent and has a reactive metal (e.g. silver) dispersed thereon is disclosed. The regeneration consists of a step whereby accumulated metal-containing reaction products formed during adsorptive service are removed by stripping the spent or partially spent adsorbent with a suitable stripping solution such as sodium thiosulfate. After detrimental metal-containing deposits are stripped, the adsorbent is then subjected to a reactivation step in which the regenerated adsorbent is contacted with a solution containing a reactive metal compound (e.g. silver nitrate). Reactivating the adsorbent therefore adds an incremental amount of the reactive metal onto the adsorbent. Regeneration of the adsorbent according to the two-step method of the present invention thus effectively prolongs its useful life. The present invention is particularly applicable to adsorbents used in processes involving the adsorption of iodine-containing compounds from contaminated feed streams.
摘要:
A process for the production of a carboxylic acid in the presence of solid catalyst particles that uses the exothermic heat of reaction with high efficiency in recovering the carboxylic acid product is disclosed. This process uses indirect heat exchange to transfer the heat of reaction to another stream, without the need for an additional heat transfer fluid such as steam. This invention is especially applicable to the production of acetic acid.
摘要:
The present invention is a single vessel apparatus for separating at least a first component from a second component of a process stream. The apparatus has a vertically-elongated vessel which contains a plurality of vertically spaced apart distillation contactors for vapor and liquid distillation and an adsorbent-retaining volume defined at least in part by a solids-impermeable member located above the contactors for passing a fluid into the retaining volume. The apparatus also contains a mechanism for adding adsorbent above the solids-impermeable member and a mechanism for withdrawing adsorbent particles from the retaining volume to contact the fluid with adsorbent particles and to provide at least intermittent downward gravity flow of adsorbent particles through the retaining volume and to selectively adsorb a portion of the fluid. The apparatus further contains a regenerator for desorbing fluids from adsorbent particles which is in communication with the mechanism for adding adsorbent above the solids-impermeable member and the means for withdrawing adsorbent particles from the adsorbent-retaining volume. The fluids are desorbed in the regenerator by passing a regenerant into and collecting the regenerant from the regenerator. Finally, the apparatus also contains a mechanism for adding fluid to and withdrawing fluid from the vessel. The benefit of the invention is a high purity single vessel separation unit at reduced capital equipment costs.
摘要:
Lactic acid formed via fermentation generally is susceptible to the development of color bodies when heated to temperatures of approximately 180.degree. C. and above. Color development appears to result from carbonization of small amounts of carbohydrates. Consequently a heat-stable lactic acid may be produced by subjecting an aqueous solution of lactic acid to temperatures between about 180 and 230.degree. C. for a time sufficient to carbonize the carbohydrates, with subsequent removal of the color bodies using standard decolorants such as activated charcoal. Heat treatment may be applied either directly to the broth or to an aqueous solution resulting from one or more processing steps applied to the fermentation broth.
摘要:
Metaxylene is recovered from a mixture of C.sub.8 aromatic hydrocarbons including other xylenes by liquid phase adsorptive separation using a sodium or sodium and lithium exchanged Y zeolite as the adsorbent. Performance is improved by maintaining the adsorbent in a narrow range of temperature and hydration. Toluene is the preferred desorbent.
摘要:
The separation of monounsaturated triglycerides from polyunsaturated triglycerides is achieved by an adsorptive chromatographic process in liquid phase with silica gel as the adsorbent at temperatures higher than about 100.degree. C. Desorbents in the separation process include ketones, having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms in concentrations of up to about 25% (vol.) in normal or branched alkanes, e.g., n-hexane or iso-octane, or p-cymene in concentrations of 20% (vol.) to 100%.