Abstract:
LINEAR ALKYL BENZENES ARE PREPARED, BY CATALYTIC ALKYLATION OF BENZENE BY CHLORO-PARAFFINS, IN A PROCESS IN WHICH RECYCLED PARAFFINS ARE SUBJECTED TO HYDROGENATION TO ENSURE THAT A HIGH-GRADE PRODUCT WITH RESPECT TO CHLORINE CONTENT AND ODOR IS PRODUCED.
Abstract:
A METHOD FOR PREPARING A SUPPORTED CATALYST FOR USE IN OXIDIZING ETHYLENE TO ETHYLENE OXIDE, SAID SUPPORTED CATALYST CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF SILVER TO THE EXTENT OF 7 TO 30% BY WEIGHT WITH RESPECT TO THE SUPPORT, AND OF A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PLATINUM, PALLADIUM AND GOLD TO AN EXTENT OF FROM 0.01 TO 1.0% BY WEIGHT WITH RESPECT TO SAID SILVER, WHICH COMPRISES: (A) IMPREGNATING A SOLID, INERT SUBDIVIDED SUPPORT, AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM 60* C.TO 115* C., WITH A SOLUTION OF SILVER LACTATE IN LACTIC ACID CONTAINING IN SUSPENSION, CARBON AND AT LEAST ONE METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PALLADIUM, PLATINUM AND GOLD, SAID LACTIC ACID BEING PRESENT IN A MOLAR EXCESS OF FROM 20% TO 200% WITH RESPECT TO THE NUMBER OF MOLS REQUIRED FOR COMPLETE SALIFICATION OF SAID SILVER. (B) DRYING THE PARTICLES THUS IMPREGNATED IN A STREAM OF AIR AT A TEMPERATURE RISING TO A MAXIMUM, BUT NOT EXCEEDING 130* C. FOR A PERIOD OF FROM 1 TO 3 HOURS, AND (C) SUBJECTING THE PARTICLES THUS IMPREGNATED TO A HEAT TREATMENT, SAID TEMPERATURE BEING RAISED GRADUALLY TO A MAXIMUM LEVEL OF BETWEEN 230* C. AND 360* C. OVER A PERIOD OF 10 TO 15 HOURS.
Abstract:
Oxychlorination catalysts for conversion of hydrocarbons or partially chlorinated hydrocarbons to chlorinated derivatives are made by fluidizing a bed of decomposable copper salt and an inert support, optionally in the presence of an alkali metal chloride, by means of a flow of hydrochloric acid gas and a molecularoxygen containing gas.
Abstract:
Dichloroethane is made by part conversion of ethylene with chlorine in a boiling dichloroethane medium followed by separation of dichloroethane product from unconverted ethylene and conversion of that ethylene in a similar but cooled medium, the product from the cooled conversion stage being recycled to the boiling conversion stage.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ETHYLENE POLYMERS WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING AT TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 50* AND 80*C. AND A PRESSURE RANGING FROM BELOW ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE UP TO FIVE ATMOSPHERES, GASEOUS ETHYLENE WITH A CATALYTIC SOLUTION OF A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A SATURATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON SOLVENT, A CYCLO-ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON SOLVENT, AND AN AROMATIC HYDROCARBON SOLVENT, AND A THREE-COMPONENT SYSTEM SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF: (A) A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF VANADIUM OXYCHLORIDE AND VANADIUM OXYACETYL ACETONATE; (B) TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE; AND (C) A MEMBER SELECTED FROMTHE GROUP CONSISTING OF AN ALUMINUM DIALKYLCHLORIDE OF THE FORMULA AIR2CL, AN ALUMINUM ALKYL DICHLORIDE OF THE FORMULA AIRCL2, AND AN ALKYL ALUMINUM SESQUINCHLORIDE OF THE FORMULA AL2R3CL3; WHEREIN R REPRESENTS AN ALKYL RADICAL HAVING FROM 1 TO 10 CARBON ATOMS, SAID ATOMIC RATIO BETWEEN SAID VANADIUM AND SAID TITANIUM RANGING BETWEEN 0.075 AND 0.3, SAID ATOMIC RATIO BETWEEN SAID ALUMINUM AND SAID VANADIUM RANGING BETWEEN 4 AND 15, AND SAID CATALYTIC SOLUTIONS BEING PREPARED BY: (1) CONTACTING IN SAID HYDROCARBON SOLVENT, CATALYSTS (A) AND (B) WITH 20-80% BY WEIGHT OF THE OVERALL THREE-COMPONENT CATALYTIC SYSTEM OF CATALYST (C), AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM-20*+20*C., (2) RIPENING SAID SOLUTION DURING A PERIOD OF FROM 1-25 HOURS AND AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM-20* TO +20*C., AND (3) ADDING, AFTER THE REPINING PERIOD, THE REMAINING QUANTITY OF CATALYST (C) AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM 50-120*C.
Abstract:
A process for preparing unsaturated esters from olefins and carboxylic acids is provided, in which the catalytic reaction medium is regenerated by precipitating the catalytic salts as carbonates, recovering them, and re-dissolving them in the acid for return to the reaction.
Abstract:
An improved process for the separation of ethylene glycol from the dilute aqueous glycol solutions originating from the hydrolysis of ethylene oxide by multi-stage evaporation of the glycol solutions and subsequent rectification of the concentrated aqueous glycol solutions, wherein the improvement comprises: SUBJECTING THE DILUTE AQUEOUS GLYCOL SOLUTIONS TO MULTI-STAGE EVAPORATION AT DECREASING PRESSURES TO OBTAIN, IN THE LAST STAGE, AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING ABOUT 70 TO 80% BY WEIGHT OF GLYCOLS; SUBJECTING THE AQUEOUS GLYCOL SOLUTION COMING FROM THE LAST STAGE OF THE MULTI-STAGE EVAPORATION TO RECTIFICATION IN A RECTIFICATION COLUMN IN ORDER TO SEPARATE THE RESIDUAL WATER; REMOVING THE VAPOURS COMING FROM THE LAST STAGE OF THE MULTISTAGE EVAPORATOR AND USING THEM AS A HEATING MEANS IN THE REBOILER OF THE RECTIFICATION COLUMN AFTER PREVIOUS THERMAL OR MECHANICAL COMPRESSION; REMOVING THE CONDENSATE COMING FROM THE REBOILER OF THE RECTIFICATION COLUMN AND USING IT FOR WASHING OF THE VAPOURS GENERATED IN THE LAST STAGE OF THE MULTI-STAGE EVAPORATION, WEIGHT RATIOS OF WASH WATER TO VAPOURS GENERATED OF FROM ABOUT 1:1 TO 1:10 BEING MAINTAINED; REMOVING THE WASH SOLUTION FROM THE LAST STAGE OF THE MULTISTAGE EVAPORATION AND RECYCLING IT TO A PRECEDING STAGE, PREFERABLY TO THE FIRST.
Abstract:
Beta,beta''-bis-(3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenol)-propane is prepared by a bromination reaction in methanol as solvent in the presence of chlorine, the amount of chlorine being brought to excess after the addition of bromine has ceased.
Abstract:
A CONVENTIONAL PROCESS FOR PREPARING ALKYLBENZENES IS CARRIED OUT, WHEREIN LINEAR C9-C15 PARAFFINS ARE CHLORINATED AND CATALYTICALLY ALKYLATED WITH EXCESS BENZENE, FRACTIONATED, AND UNREACTED PARAFFINS AND BENZENE ARE RECYCLED. ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION, BY-PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY CHLORINATED PRODUCTS, ARE REMOVED FROM THE UNREACTED PARAFFINS BY CONTRACTING THE PARAFFINS, PRIOR TO RECYCLE, WITH CONCENTRATED SULPHURIC ACID, OLEUM OR SULPHURIC ANHYDRIDE.