Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for preparing silica-coated particles of an inorganic expanding agent, the silica-coated particles and their use. The silica-coated particles show a delayed release of the expanding agent particularly in alkaline medium and at elevated temperatures. They are therefore useful in the oil and construction industry.
Abstract:
Process for making a solid alkali metal salt (A) of an aminocarboxylate complexing agent, said process comprising the steps of(a) providing a 40 to 80% by weight aqueous solution or slurry comprising salt (A),(b) optionally, heating said slurry or solution to a temperature in the range of from 50 to 150°C,(c) introducing the slurry or solution from step (a) or, if applicable, step (b) into an essentially horizontal cylindrical drying apparatus containing a stirring element that rotates around an essentially horizontal axis and that is charged with solid particles of salt (A), and(d) removing most of the water by evaporation,(e) removing solid salt (A) as granule.
Abstract:
Process for manufacturing granules or powders comprising the steps of (a) providing an aqueous solution or slurry of (A) at least one chelating agent according to general formula (I a) [CH 3 -CH(COO)-N(CH 2 -COO) 2 ]M 3-X H X (I a) wherein M is selected from alkali metal cations and ammonium, same or different, and x is in the range of from 0.01 to 1.0 or (I b) [OOC-CH 2 CH 2 -CH(COO)-N(CH 2 -COO) 2 ]M 4-X H X (I b) wherein M is as defined above, and x in formula (I b) is in the range of from 0.01 to 2.0, and (B) at least one polymer selected from (B1 ) polyaspartates with an average molecular weight M w in the range of from 1,000 to 20,000 g/mole, and (B2) copolymers comprising, in copolymerized form, (α) at least one ester of an ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid, and (β) at least one ethylenically unsaturated N-containing monomer, and (b) spray drying or granulating said solution or slurry.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for purifying crude 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone comprising: (a) dissolving the crude 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone which may contain water in an organic solvent in which 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone has a solubility of 0.5 to 20% at 20°C and optionally adding water to obtain a solution which comprises 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone, the organic solvent and 1 to 30 wt% water based on the amount of 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone and water; (b) cooling the solution to a temperature below the saturation point of 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone to obtain a suspension comprising crystallized 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone; (c) carrying out a solid-liquid separation to obtain residual moisture containing 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone and a mother liquor; (d) washing the residual moisture containing 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone with an organic solvent in which 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone has a solubility of 0.5 to 20% at 20°C; (e) optionally repeating steps (b) to (d); (f) drying the 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed towards a process for manufacturing a complexing agent, said process comprising the steps of (a) Providing a nitrile according to general formula (I a) or (I b) (formula I a, I b) With M being selected from alkali metal and hydrogen and combinations thereof, (b) Saponification with a total alkali amount of 2.5 to 2.9 mol of alkali metal hydroxide per mole of nitrile according to general formula (I a) or (I b), respectively, and a pH value in the range of from 9.5 to 11.5 at the end of step (b), (c) Adding an amount of alkali metal hydroxide so that the total alkali content is 2.9 to 3.1 moles per mole nitrile according to general formula(I a) or (I b), respectively, and (d) Allowing further conversion.20
Abstract:
Process for making a granule comprising an alkali metal salt of an aminocarboxylate complexing agent (A), said process comprising the steps of (a) providing an aqueous slurry or solution comprising an alkali metal salt of an aminocarboxylate complexing agent (A), (b) treating said slurry or solution with carbon dioxide, (c) removing most of the water by evaporation.
Abstract:
Process for making a powder or granule containing (A) at least one chelating agent selected from alkali metal salts of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) and of glutamic acid diacetate (GLDA) and of iminodisuccinic acid (IDS), (B) at least one alkali metal salt of a C 10 -C 20 fatty acid, in a weight ratio of (A):(B) of from 40 : 1 up to 1,000:1, wherein said powder or granule contains at least 75% by weight of chelating agent (A), said process comprising the steps of (c) mixing the at least one chelating agent (A) and the at least one alkali metal salt of fatty acid (B) in the presence of water, (d) removing most of said water by spray-drying or by spray granulation using a gas with an inlet temperature of at least 125°C.
Abstract:
Process for making solid methylglycine diacetate (MGDA) alkali metal salt (a), said process comprising the steps of (A) providing a 40 to 60% by weight aqueous solution of said MGDA salt having a temperature in the range of from50 to 90°C, (B) adding solid salt (a), (C) heating the resultant slurry until the salt (a) added in step (B) has dissolved at least partially, (D) allowing salt (a) to crystallize, (E) removing crystalline salt (a) from the mother liquor.
Abstract:
Process for manufacturing granules or powders comprising the steps of (a) providing an aqueous solution or slurry of (A) at least one chelating agent according to general formula (I a) [CH 3 -CH(COO)-N(CH 2 -COO) 2 ]M 3-X H X (I a) wherein M is selected from alkali metal cations and ammonium, same or different, and x is in the range of from 0.01 to 1.0 or (I b) [OOC-CH 2 CH 2 -CH(COO)-N(CH 2 -COO) 2 ]M 4-X H X (I b) wherein M is as defined above, and x in formula (I b) is in the range of from 0.01 to 2.0, and (B) at least one polymer selected from (B1 ) polyaspartates with an average molecular weight M w in the range of from 1,000 to 20,000 g/mole, and (B2) copolymers comprising, in copolymerized form, (α) at least one ester of an ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid, and (β) at least one ethylenically unsaturated N-containing monomer, and (b) spray drying or granulating said solution or slurry.
Abstract:
Process for manufacturing granules of at least one alkali metal salt of aminopolycarboxylic acid (A), comprising the steps of (a) providing an aqueous slurry of alkali metal salt of aminopolycarboxylic acid (A), (b) maintaining said aqueous slurry at a temperature in the range of from 50 to 90°C over a period of time in the range of from 2 to 180 hours, (c) spray granulating said slurry with a gas inlet temperature of at least 150°C.