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Acrylaldehyde; methacrylaldehyde (C07C47/22)

Novel aldehydes and nitriles, obtained from isophorone, and application thereof in perfumery

Novel aldehydes and nitriles, obtained from isophorone, and application thereof in perfumery

Invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I), which can be applied as an aromatic compound or a smell-masking agent. In formula (I) R stands for a hydrogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl or =CH2; Z stands for CN or CHO; and there is not more than one dashed bond. The following conditions must be observed: if Z stands for CHO and there is one of the dashed bonds, R does not stand for a hydrogen atom, and if there is a dashed bond between carbons Ca and Cb, R does not stand for a group = CH2. The invention also relates to a method of obtaining a formula (I) compound, its application as the aromatic compound or the smell-masking agent, and a perfumery composition.

Method of obtaining acrolein from glycerol or glycerine

Method of obtaining acrolein from glycerol or glycerine

Invention relates to an improved method of obtaining acrolein from glycerol. Dehydration of glycerol is carried out in the presence of a catalyst based on zirconium oxide, consisting at least of: a) mixed zirconium oxide and at least of one metal M, where the said metal is selected from niobium and vanadium, b) zirconium oxide and at least one metal M oxide, where the said metal is selected from niobium, tantalum and vanadium, c) silicon oxide and mixed zirconium oxide and at least one metal M, where the said metal is selected from tungsten, cerium, manganese, niobium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium and silicon, d) titanium oxide, mixed zirconium oxide and at least one metal M, where the said metal is selected from tungsten, cerium, manganese, niobium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium and silicon. The invention also relates to a method of obtaining 3-(methylthio)propionic aldehyde from acrolein and to application of a catalyst, selected from the catalysts a), b), c) or d) for conversion of glycerol into acrolein.

Method of making catalytically active geometric moulded articles

Method of making catalytically active geometric moulded articles

Described is a method of making catalytically active geometric moulded articles K, which contain as active mass, a multi-element oxide I with general stoichiometric formula (I): [BinZ1 bOx]p[BicMo12FedZ2 eZ3 fZ4 gZ5 hZ6 iOy]1 (I), according to which Z1 denotes tungsten or tungsten and molybdenum, under the condition that the amount of tungsten is at least 10 mol % of the total molar amount Z1, Z2 denotes an element or multiple elements selected from a group which includes nickel and cobalt, Z3 denotes an element or multiple elements selected from a group which includes alkali metals, alkali-earth metals and gallium, Z4 denotes an element or multiple elements selected from a group which includes zinc, phosphorus, arsenic, boron, antimony, tin, cerium, vanadium and chromium, Z5 denotes an element or multiple elements selected from a group which includes silicon, aluminium, titanium, tungsten and zirconium, Z6 denotes an element or multiple elements selected from a group which includes copper, silver, gold, yttrium, lanthanum and lanthanides, a is a number from 0.1 to 3, b is a number from 0.1 to 10, d is a number from 0.01 to 5, e is a number from 1 to 10, f is a number from 0.01 to 2, g is a number from 0 to 5, h is a number from 0 to 10, i is a number from 0 to 1, p is a number from 0.05 to 6, and x, y are respectively numbers defined by valence and number of atoms other than oxygen atoms in formula (1), wherein a fine mixed oxide BiaZ'bOx is formed in form of a starting mass A1, the particle diameter d 50 A 1 of which satisfies the condition 1   m c m ≤ d 50 A 1 ≤ 100     m c m , using sources, other than oxygen, of elements of the component part T of the multi-element oxide I, represented by [BicMo12FedZ2cZ3 fZ4 gZ5 hZ6 iOy]i, a homogeneous aqueous mixture M is formed in an aqueous medium, wherein: each of the sources used when forming the aqueous mixture M passes through a dispersion degree Q, characterised by that the particle diameter corresponds to d 90 Q ≤ 5   m c m , and the aqueous mixture M contains bismuth, molybdenum, iron, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z3 and Z6 in the stoichiometric formula (I*): BicMo12FedZ2 cZ3 fZ4 gZ5 hZ6 i (I*); from the aqueous mixture M, by drying and controlling the dispersion degree d 90 A 2 , a fine starting mass A2 is formed, the particle diameter d 90 A 2 of which satisfies the condition 400     m c m ≥ d 90 A 2 ≥ 10   m c m ; the starting mass A1 is mixed with starting mass A2 or the starting mass A1, starting mass A2 and a fine auxiliary moulding agent are mixed to obtain a fine starting mass A3, which contains elements of the multi-element oxide I other than oxygen that are introduced therein through starting mass A1 and A2, in stoichiometric formula (1**): [BiaZ'b]p[BicMo12FedZ2 eZ3 fZ4 gZ5 hZ6 i]l (I**);geometric moulded articles V are formed from the fine starting mass A3; the moulded articles V undergo heat treatment at high temperature to obtain catalytically active geometric moulded articles K, wherein the stoichiometric coefficient "c" lies in the range 0<c≤0.8.

Method of making catalytically active geometric moulded articles

Method of making catalytically active geometric moulded articles

Invention relates to methods of producing catalytic moulded articles and use thereof. Described is a method of making catalytically active geometric moulded articles K, which contain as active mass, a multi-element oxide I with general stoichiometric formula (I): [BilWbOx]a[Mo12Z1 cZ2 dFeeZ3 fZ4 gZ5 hOy]l (I), in which Z1 denotes an element or multiple elements selected from a group which includes nickel and cobalt, Z2 denotes an element or multiple elements selected from a group which includes alkali metals, alkali-earth metals and thallium, Z3 denotes an element or multiple elements selected from a group which includes zinc, phosphorus, arsenic, boron, antimony, tin, cerium, vanadium, chromium and bismuth, Z denotes an element or multiple elements selected from a group which includes silicon, aluminium, titanium, tungsten and zirconium, Z5 denotes an element or multiple elements selected from a group which includes copper, silver, gold, yttrium, lanthanum and lanthanides, a is a number from 0.1 to 3, b is a number from 0.1 to 10, c is a number from 1 to 10, d is a number from 0.01 to 2, e is a number from 0.01 to 5, f is a number from 0 to 5, g is a number from 0 to 10, h is a number from 0 to 1, and x, y are respectively defined by valence and number of atoms other than oxygen in formula (I), wherein a fine mixed oxide BilWbOx is formed in form of a starting mass A1, the particle diameter d 50 A 1 of which satisfies the condition 1 mcm ≤ d 50 A 1 ≤10 mcm; a homogeneous aqueous mixture M is formed in an aqueous medium using sources, other than oxygen, of elements of the component part T=[Mo12Zl cZ2 dFeeZ3 fZ4 gZ5 hOy]l of the multi-element oxide I, wherein: each of the sources used when forming the aqueous mixture M passes through a dispersion degree Q, which corresponds to particle diameter d 90 Q ≤ 5 mcm, and the aqueous mixture M contains molybdenum, Z1, Z2, iron, Z3, Z4 and Z5 in the stoichiometric formula (I*): Mo12Zl cZ2 dFecZ3 fZ4 9Z5 h (I*); from the aqueous mixture M, by drying and controlling the dispersion degree, a fine starting mass A2 is formed, the particle diameter d 90 A 2 of which satisfies the condition 200 mcm ≥ d 90 A 2 ≥ 20 mcm; the starting mass A1 is mixed with starting mass A2 or the starting mass A1, starting mass A2 and a fine auxiliary moulding agent are mixed to obtain a fine starting mass A3, which contains elements of the multi-element oxide I other than oxygen that are introduced therein through starting mass A1 and A2, in stoichiometric formula (1**): [BilWb]a[Mo12Zl cZ2 dFeeZ3 fZ4 gZ5 h]i (I**); geometric moulded articles V are formed from the fine starting mass A3, and the moulded articles V undergo heat treatment at high temperature to obtain catalytically active geometric moulded articles K, wherein the product F : ( d 5 0 A 1 ) 0 , 7 ⋅ ( d 9 0 A 2 ) 1 , 5 ⋅ ( a − 1 ) is ≥820.

Tungsten compound-containing catalysts and method of dehydrating glycerol

Tungsten compound-containing catalysts and method of dehydrating glycerol

Described is a method of producing acrolein by dehydrating glycerol in the presence of tungsten compound-containing solid-phase catalysts with Hammett acidity H0 less than +2, which contain palladium as a promoter.

Catalyst and method of producing unsaturated aldehyde unsaturated carboxylic acid

Invention relates to production of catalyst for producing unsaturated aldehyde and unsaturated carboxyl acid. Proposed method comprises applying catalyst powder coating on inert substrate to produce applied catalyst wherein inert substrate features ring shape and has outer periphery bent in longitudinal direction of substrate. Note here that catalyst is produced in atmosphere of granulating chamber at application of coating to ensure absolute humidity of 0.01 and higher. Catalyst thus produced is used for gas-phase oxidation of propylene, isobutylene, tert-butyl alcohol or methyl-tert-butyl ether to produce appropriate unsaturated aldehyde, or for gas-phase oxidation of said aldehyde to produce carboxylic acid.

Method of transferring heat to liquid mixture containing at least one (meth)acrylic monomer

Method of transferring heat to liquid mixture containing at least one (meth)acrylic monomer

Invention relates to a method of transferring heat to a liquid mixture containing at least one (meth)acrylic monomer selected from a group comprising acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, hydroxyethyl acrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, glycidyl acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, n-butyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, tert-butyl acrylate, tert-butyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate, through an indirect heat exchanger on whose primary side a fluid heat carrier flows and on whose secondary side simultaneously flows said liquid mixture containing at least one (meth)acrylic monomer, wherein the liquid mixture containing at least one (meth)acrylic monomer, in order to reduce contamination, additionally contains at least one active compound other than (meth)acrylic monomers which is selected from a group consisting of tertiary amines, salts formed from a tertiary amine and a Bransted acid, and quaternary ammonium compounds, under the condition that none of the tertiary and quaternary nitrogen atoms in the at least one active compound bears a phenyl group but at least some of said tertiary and quaternary nitrogen atoms bear at least one alkyl group.

Use of campholene derivatives as aromatic ingredients in perfumery and manufacturing

Use of campholene derivatives as aromatic ingredients in perfumery and manufacturing

Invention relates to campholene derivatives of general formula (I), a fragrant or aromatic flavouring composition and use thereof in perfumery to obtain perfumed bases and concentrates, as aromatic agents for producing flavouring compositions or products, as agents which mask smell and/or taste, including in a combination with other perfumery or aromatic ingredients, solvents and additives. In general formula (I) , R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 each independently denote a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched C1-C5 alkyl or C2-C5 alkenyl group, - Y denotes CN, C(O)R6 or a CR6(ORα)(ORβ) group, where R6 denotes a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched C1-C5 alkyl or C2-C5 alkenyl group, and Rα and Rβ simultaneously denote a linear or branched C1, C2, C3, C4 or C5 alkyl or C2, C3, C4 or C5 alkenyl group, the - 5-member ring is saturated or contains a double bond between C3' and C4' in formula (I), and the side chain, if necessary, contains a double bond between C1 and C2 and/or between C3 and C4, under the condition that said derivative is not 3-methyl-6-(2,2,3-trimethyl-cyclopent-3-enyl)-hex-4-enal.

Method to produce acrolein or acrylic acid or their mixture from propane

Method to produce acrolein or acrylic acid or their mixture from propane

In the first reaction zone A at least two gaseous supply flows are supplied, containing propane, at least one of which contains fresh propane, to produce a reaction gas A; - in the reaction zone A the reaction gas A passes through at least one layer of catalyst, in which, by means of partial heterogeneous-catalysed dehydration of propane, molecular hydrogen and propylene are produced; - molecular oxygen is supplied into the reaction zone A, which oxidises in the reaction zone A at least a part of molecular hydrogen contained in the reaction gas A to water vapour - the gas-product A is taken from the reaction zone A, containing propylene, propane, molecular hydrogen and water vapour; B) water vapour contained in the gas-product A, if necessary, fully or partially by means of direct and/or indirect cooling, is separated in the first zone of separation I by the method of condensation with preservation of the gas-product A*; C) in the reaction zone B, by supply of molecular oxygen, the gas-product A or the gas-product A* is used to supply at least into one oxidisation reactor with the reaction gas B, comprising propane, propylene and molecular hydrogen, and propylene contained in it is exposed to heterogeneous-catalysed partial oxidation in the gas phase to produce acrolein or acrylic acid or their mixture as a target product, and also the gas-product B containing non-converted propane; D) from the reaction zone B the gas-product B is released, and the target product contained in it is separated in the second separation zone II, besides, the residual gas containing propane remains; E) whenever necessary, a part of the residual gas is returned having the composition of the residual gas, as a supply flow containing propane, into the reaction zone A; F) in the zone of separation III propane contained in the residual gas that has not been returned into the reaction zone A, from which earlier, if required, water vapour contained in it has been removed, possibly, by condensation and/or using a separating membrane, molecular hydrogen contained in it has been fully or partially removed, is separated by means of absorption in an organic dissolvent (absorbent) with production of absorbate containing propane; and G) in the separation zone IV propane is separated from absorbate and returned into the reaction zone A in the form of a supply flow containing propane, besides, in the reaction zone A enough amount of molecular hydrogen is oxidised to water vapour so that this hydrogen amount oxidised in the reaction zone A to the water vapour makes from 30 to 70 mol% of molecular hydrogen amount produced in the reaction zone A, and for values of the working pressure P in each case identified at the inlet to an appropriate area, in different zones of the method under the invention the following ratios are in effect: Preaction zone A>Pseparation zone I>Preaction zone B>Pseparation zone II>Pseparation zone III>Pseparation zone IV>Preaction zone A.

Method of producing at least one end product via partial oxidation and/or oxidation of propylene in ammonia medium

Method of producing at least one end product via partial oxidation and/or oxidation of propylene in ammonia medium

Invention relates to an improved method of producing at least one product from acrolein and acrylic acid via partial oxidation of propylene, where a) purified propane is converted at the first reaction step in the presence and/or absence of molecular oxygen, at least one dehydrogenation from a group comprising homogeneous dehydrogenation, heterogeneous catalytic dehydrogenation, homogeneous oxydehydrogenation and heterogeneous catalytic oxydehydrogenation, wherein a gaseous mixture 1 is obtained, which contains unconverted propane and the formed propylene, and b) optional separation from the total amount or partial amount of the gaseous mixture 1 of a partial amount of components other than propane and propylene contained therein, e.g., hydrogen, carbon monoxide, water vapour and/or optional conversion thereof to other compounds, e.g., water and carbon dioxide, and where a gaseous mixture 1' is obtained, which contains propane and propylene, and on at least one of the following reaction steps, c) the gaseous mixture 1 or gaseous mixture 1' or a mixture from the formed gaseous mixture 1' and the remaining gaseous mixture 1 as a component of a gaseous mixture 2 are subjected to heterogeneous catalytic gas-phase partial oxidation of propylene contained in gaseous mixture 1 and/or gaseous mixture 1', wherein a gaseous mixture 3 is obtained, which contains at least one product, d) on at least one separation step, the product is separated from gaseous mixture 3 and from the remaining residual gas, at least propane is returned to the first reaction step, where purified propane is obtained from crude propane which contains ≥90 wt % propane, ≤99 wt % propane and propylene, ≥100 ppm hydrocarbons, having 2 carbon atoms, and ≥100 ppm hydrocarbons, having 4 carbon atoms, under the condition that crude propane is fed into the fractionation column and purified propane is obtained higher than the feeding point under the condition that content of hydrocarbons having 2 carbon atoms, in wt %, in terms of the contained propane, in the purified propane is more than 100% of the corresponding content in crude propane and content of hydrocarbons having 4 carbon atoms, in wt %, in terms of content of propane, in the purified propane is at most 50% of the corresponding content in crude propane.

Method for long-term heterogeneous catalytic partial gas-phase oxidation of starting organic compound

Method for long-term heterogeneous catalytic partial gas-phase oxidation of starting organic compound

Invention relates to an improved method for long-term heterogeneous catalytic partial gas-phase oxidation of an organic starting compound selected from propylene, isobutene, acrolein, methacrolein, propane or isobutane, to the desired organic compound, where the starting gaseous reaction mixture, containing the organic starting compound and molecular oxygen, is first passed through a freshly loaded sold catalyst layer which is filled with separation into two temperature zones A and B, lying in space one behind the other, temperature TA of which is such that the difference ΔTBA between temperature TB of zone B and temperature TA of zone A, which is calculated by taking the greater of the two values as the minuend, is greater than 0°C, such that the starting reaction mixture of gases successively flows through temperature zones A, B, first through A and then B, where temperature zone A extends until conversion of the organic starting compound UA = 15-85 mol %, and in temperature zone B conversion of the organic starting compound increases to a value UB ≥ 90 mol %, and as the operating life increases, temperature of zones A, B is changed in order to compensate for deterioration of quality of the solid catalyst layer, where as the duration of operation increases, temperature of that temperature zone which initially had a lower value, is raised, and the difference ΔTBA between temperature values of both zones is lowered, such that when calculating the difference, temperature of that zone which was initially the higher value, remains as the minuend.

Synthesis and use of (-)-beta-elemene and (-)-beta-elemenal

Synthesis and use of (-)-beta-elemene and (-)-beta-elemenal

Present invention relates to a method of producing (-)-beta-elemenal, use of (-)-beta-elemenal as an antitumour agent, as well as to a pharmaceutical composition and a medicinal agent based on said compound. The method involves reaction of a mixture of isomeric beta-elemenols (2:1) with c MnO2, activated in a vacuum at 150°C as a catalyst. The initial mixture of isomeric beta-elemenols (2:1) is obtained by reacting a mixture of diastereomeric epoxides (2:1) with diisopropylamine in the presence of n-BuLi.

Method for heterogeneous catalytic gas-phase partial oxidation of at least one initial organic compound

Method for heterogeneous catalytic gas-phase partial oxidation of at least one initial organic compound

Invention relates to an improved method for heterogeneous catalytic gas-phase partial oxidation of at least one initial organic compound selected from propylene, isobutene, acrolein, methacrolein, propane or isobutane with molecular oxygen on a fixed catalyst bed freshly put into a reaction space, in which, for partial oxidation, a reaction gaseous mixture containing at least one initial organic compound and molecular oxygen is passed through the fixed catalyst bed, and reaction heat is removed via indirect heat exchange with a liquid heat carrier directed outside the reaction space, and as the quality of the fixed catalyst bed falls with operation time, not all, but part of the fixed catalyst bed is replaced with part of a replacement fixed catalyst bed in order to restore the quality of the fixed catalyst bed, where the specific volume activity of the replacement part of the fixed catalyst bed is lower than that of the replaced part of the fixed catalyst bed in its fresh state.

Method of producing desired organic compound via heterogeneously catalysed vapour-phase partial oxidation

Method of producing desired organic compound via heterogeneously catalysed vapour-phase partial oxidation

Method involves: a) heterogeneously catalysed vapour-phase partial oxidation of a starting organic compound selected from propylene, propane, isobutylene, isobutane, acrolein or methacrolein with molecular oxygen in a parallel-functioning system of oxidation reactors containing catalysts, which results in formation of two gas streams respectively containing the desired compound and respectively formed in one of two systems of oxidation reactors, and b) subsequent extraction of the desired product from two streams of the obtained gas to form at least one stream of crude desired product according to which c) before extraction of two from two streams, the obtained gas is mixed with each other into a mixed stream. In case of change in selectivity of formation of the desired product and/or by-products during operation the entire amount or partial amount of catalyst is replaced in parallel with fresh catalyst not in all parallel-functioning systems of oxidation reactors in which end products contained in the mixed stream are formed.

Method of extracting methacrolein from acrylic acid, representing main component and desired product, and from liquid phase containing methacrolein as secondary component

Method of extracting acrylic acid from a liquid phase uses acrylic acid as the main component and desired product and methacrolein as the by-product, where the liquid phase used is obtained via at least one fuzzy separation from a gaseous mixture of products of gas-phase partial oxidation on a heterogeneous catalyst of at least one tri-carbon precursor of acrylic acid, where the liquid phase is crystallised with enriched acrylic acid in the formed crystallised product and methacrolein in the residual liquid phase.

Method of producing acrylic acid from propane

Method of producing acrylic acid from propane

According to the method: A) at least two initial gas streams containing propane, which form the reaction gas A, are fed into a reaction zone A, where one of said gas streams contains fresh propane; the reaction gas A is passed through at least one catalyst layer in reaction zone A in which partial heterogeneously catalysed dehydrogenation of propane results in formation of molecular hydrogen and propylene; molecular oxygen is fed into reaction zone A and oxidises molecular hydrogen in the reaction gas A to water vapour, and a gaseous product A is collected from reaction zone A, said product containing molecular hydrogen, water vapour, propylene and propane; B) the gaseous product A collected from the reaction zone A, while feeding molecular oxygen, is used in reaction zone B to supply at least one oxidation reactor with reaction gas B which contains molecular hydrogen, water vapour, propane, propylene and molecular oxygen, and propylene contained in reaction gas B undergoes two-step heterogeneously catalysed partial gas-phase oxidation in reaction zone B to obtain a gaseous product B containing acrylic acid as the end product, unconverted propane, molecular hydrogen, water vapour and carbon dioxide as by-products, as well as other secondary components with boiling point lower or higher the boiling point of water; C) gaseous product B is output from the reaction zone B and acrylic acid, water and secondary components with boiling point higher than that of water contained therein are separated in a first separation zone I through fractional condensation or absorption, wherein the residual gas I contains unconverted propane, carbon dioxide, molecular hydrogen, secondary components with boiling point lower than that of water, as well as, if necessary, propylene and molecular oxygen not converted in reaction zone B; D) residual gas I undergoes further treatment by washing carbon dioxide contained therein, separation of a partial amount of residual gas I, as well as, if necessary, separation of molecular hydrogen contained in the residual gas I using a separating membrane; E) after further treatment, unconverted propane-containing residual gas I is returned to reaction zone A as at least one of at least two propane-containing initial streams, where in reaction zone A, a certain amount (M) of molecular hydrogen is oxidised to water vapour, which makes up at least 35 mol % but not more than 65 mol % of the total amount of molecular hydrogen produced in reaction zone A and, if necessary, fed into said reaction zone A.

Method of conducting continuous process of producing acrolein, acrylic acid or mixture thereof from propane in stable operating mode

Method of conducting continuous process of producing acrolein, acrylic acid or mixture thereof from propane in stable operating mode

Invention relates to a method of conducting a continuous process of producing acrolein, acrylic acid or mixture thereof from propane in a stable operating mode, according to which: A) propane in a first reaction zone A undergoes heterogeneously catalysed dehydrogenation in the presence of molecular oxygen to obtain a gaseous mixture of products A containing propane and propylene, B) the gaseous mixture of products A, if needed, is fed into a first separation zone A in which a portion or more of components different from propane and propylene is separated therefrom and a gaseous mixture of products A' containing propane and propylene remaining after separation is obtained, C) the gaseous mixture of products A or gaseous mixture of products A' is fed into at least one oxidation reactor of the second reaction zone B, in which propylene contained therein undergoes partial selective heterogeneously catalysed gas-phase oxidation with molecular oxygen to obtain a gaseous mixture of products B, which contains acrolein, acrylic acid or mixture thereof as the desired product, unconverted propane, excess molecular oxygen and, if needed, unconverted propylene, D) in the second separation zone B, the desired product contained therein is separated from the gaseous mixture of products B, and at least a portion of the remaining gas containing propane, molecular oxygen and, if needed, unconverted propylene is returned to the reaction zone A as circulation gas 1 containing molecular oxygen, E) fresh propane is fed into at least one continuous flow process zone selected from a group comprising reaction zone A, separation zone A, reaction zone B and separation zone B, where the said fresh propane is fed at a rate characterised by a given stationary value when realising the process in a stable operating mode, and F) content of molecular oxygen in the gaseous mixture of products B is continuously determined and said value is compared with the desired stationary value needed to realise the process in stable operating mode, characterised by that if at a certain moment in time, content of molecular oxygen in the gaseous mixture of products B exceeds the given desired stationary value, fresh propane is fed into the process right away at feed rate higher than its stationary value, and if at a certain moment in time, content of molecular oxygen in the gaseous mixture of products B is lower than the corresponding given desired stationary value, fresh propane is fed into the process right away at feed rate lower than its stationary value.

Method of producing acrolein, acrylic acid or mixture thereof from propane

Method of producing acrolein, acrylic acid or mixture thereof from propane

According to method A) an input stream of the reaction gaseous mixture A is fed into the input of the first reaction zone A, where the input stream is obtained by merging at least four different gaseous initial streams 1, 2, 3 and 4, where the gaseous initial streams 1 and 2 contain propane, gaseous initial stream 4 is molecular hydrogen and gaseous initial stream 3 is fresh propane, the input stream of the reaction gaseous mixture A is passed at least through one catalyst layer of the first reaction zone A on which, if needed, when feeding other gaseous streams, as a result of heterogeneous catalytic partial dehydrogenation of propane, a stream of products of gaseous mixture A forms, which contains propane and propylene, the stream of products of gaseous mixture A comes out of the first reaction zone A through the corresponding outlet, while splitting said stream into two partial streams 1 and 2 of products of the gaseous mixture A with identical composition, and the partial stream 1 of products of the gaseous mixture A is returned to the first reaction zone A as the gaseous initial stream 1, the partial stream 2 of products of the gaseous mixture A, if needed, is directed to the first separation zone A, in which a portion or more of components contained therein, which are different from propane and propylene, are separated, as a result of which a stream of products of gaseous mixture A' which contains propane and propylene, B) partial stream 2 of products of the gaseous mixture A or a stream of products of gaseous mixture A' is used in a second reaction zone B for supplying at least one oxidation reactor, in which propylene contained in the partial stream 2 of products of gaseous mixture A or in the stream of products of gaseous mixture A' undergoes selective heterogeneously catalysed partial gas-phase oxidation with molecular oxygen to obtain a stream of products of a gaseous mixture B, which contains acrolein, acrylic acid or mixture thereof as the desired product, unconverted propane and, if needed, unconverted propylene, as well as molecular oxygen, the stream of products of gaseous mixture B comes out of reaction zone B, the desired product contained in separation zone B is separated in said separation zone B and at least a portion of residual gas formed after separation and containing unconverted propane, molecular oxygen and, if needed, unconverted propylene, is returned to reaction zone A as gaseous initial stream 2. Gaseous initial streams 2, 3 and 4 as well as, if needed, additional gaseous initial streams different from the gaseous initial stream 1, are merged into a gaseous stream of the working mixture, after which, using this gaseous stream of the working mixture as the working stream, a jet pump is activated, said pump having a nozzle, a mixing section, a diffuser and a suction inlet. Movement of the working stream which is throttled through the nozzle, the mixing section and the diffuser to the input of the first reaction zone A, as well as the suction effect of the suction inlet takes place in the direction of outlet of the stream of products of gaseous mixture A from the first reaction zone A. The pressure drop created in the suction nozzle with splitting of the stream of products of the gaseous mixture A into two partial streams 1 and 2 results in suction of the partial stream 1 of products of the gaseous mixture A, its movement through the diffuser with simultaneous mixture with the working stream on the mixing section and inlet of the formed reaction stream of gaseous mixture A at its inlet point into the first reaction zone A, characterised by that a gaseous initial mixed stream is formed first by merging in random sequence gaseous initial streams 2 and 3, as well as, if needed, additional gaseous initial streams different from gaseous initial streams 1 and 4, and only after that the gaseous initial stream 4 is added to the formed gaseous initial mixed stream to obtain a gaseous mixed working stream.

Method of producing 11-cis-retinal isomer

Method of producing 11-cis-retinal isomer

Method involves Wittig olefination of the 6E-isomer of 2E-2,6-dimethyl-8-triphenylsilyloxyocta-2,6-dien-4-yn-1-al (synthon C10)ylid, generated in situ from β-cyclogeranyltriphenyl phosphonium halide, removal of triphenylsilyl protection in the obtained silylated 13E-isomer of 11,12-didehydroretinol. After removal triphenylsilyl protection, the obtained 13E-isomer of 11,12-didehydroretinol is oxidised to 11,12-didehydroaldehyde using MnO2 without extracting the semi-product separately and further purification procedures, and stereo-specific reduction of the triple bond in 11,12-didehydroaldehyde is then carried out in via hydrogenation on a Lindlar catalyst to obtain the desired 11-cis-retinal isomer, where generation of ylide from β-cyclogeranyltriphenyl phosphonium halide is carried out under the following conditions: a) NaH in tetrahydrofuran at 0-5°C, b) anhydrous K2CO3 in dichloromethane, in the presence of interphase transfer catalysts - quaternary ammonium salts at 20-25°C, or c) 1,2-epoxybutane in dichloromethane at 50-60°C.

Method of lowering flash point temperature of fixed catalyst bed during synthesis of acrolein or acrylic acid or mixture thereof via heterogeneously catalysed gas-phase partial oxidation

Method of lowering flash point temperature of fixed catalyst bed during synthesis of acrolein or acrylic acid or mixture thereof via heterogeneously catalysed gas-phase partial oxidation

Initial mixture 2 of the reaction gas which contains propylene and molecular oxygen, as well as molecular nitrogen and propane as inert gases - diluents, in which molar ratio of molecular oxygen to propylene O2:C3H6≥1, at high temperature is passed through a fixed catalyst bed, the active mass of which is at least one polymetallic oxide containing Mo, Fe and Bi, in which the initial mixture 2 of the reaction gas, per total volume, contains 7-9 vol. % propylene, 9.8-15.5 vol. % molecular oxygen, 10.5-15.5 vol. % propane and 40-60 vol. % molecular nitrogen, provided that the molar ratio V1 of propane contained in the initial mixture 2 of the reaction gas to propylene contained in the initial mixture 2 of the reaction gas is between 1.5 and 2.2, molar ratio V2 of molecular nitrogen contained in the initial mixture 2 of the reaction gas to molecular oxygen contained in the initial mixture 2 of the reaction gas is between 3.5 and 4.5, and molar ratio V3 of molecular oxygen contained in the initial mixture 2 of the reaction gas to propylene contained in the initial mixture 2 of the reaction gas is between 1.4 and 2.14.

Method of lowering flash point temperature of fixed catalyst bed during synthesis of acrylic acid through two-step method for heterogeneously catalysed gas-phase partial oxidation of propylene

Method of lowering flash point temperature of fixed catalyst bed during synthesis of acrylic acid through two-step method for heterogeneously catalysed gas-phase partial oxidation of propylene

Present invention relates to a method of lowering the flash point temperature of a fixed catalyst bed during synthesis of acrylic acid through heterogeneously catalysed gas-phase partial oxidation of propylene, in which a) at the first reaction step, propane undergoes heterogeneously catalysed dehydrogenation to obtain a product gas mixture 1, b) a partial amount of components in the formed product mixture 1 which are different from propane and propylene are converted to other compounds if needed and if needed a partial amount of components of the product gas mixture 1 formed at the first reaction step which are different from propane and propylene are separated, wherein a product gas mixture 1', which contains propane and propylene, as well as compounds different from oxygen, propane and propylene, is obtained from the product gas mixture 1, and c) as a component of the initial reaction gas mixture 2 at the second reaction step, the product gas mixture 1 or 1' undergoes heterogeneously catalysed partial oxidation in the gas phase of propylene contained in the product gas mixture 1 or 1' to acrolein, where the product gas mixture 2 is obtained, and d) temperature of the product gas mixture leaving the second reaction step, if needed, is lowered through direct and/or indirect cooling and molecular oxygen and/or inert gas is added to the said mixture 2 if needed, and e) further, as an initial reaction gas mixture 3 at the third reaction step, acrolein contained in the initial reaction gas mixture 3 undergoes heterogeneously catalysed gas-phase partial oxidation to acrylic acid, where the product gas mixture 3 is obtained, and f) acrylic acid and at least unreacted propane and propylene contained in the product gas mixture 3 are separated from the product gas mixture 3 in a separation zone A an then returned to at least the first of three reaction steps, where i) the second reaction step is carried out until achieving propylene degree of conversion Up ≤99 mol % for one-time passage through the zone, and ii) the third reaction step is carried out until achieving acrolein degree of conversion UA ≥96 mol % for one-time passage through the zone. The method involves at least one separate selection for components different from propane and propylene, which contains propane and propylene in amount ≤5 vol %.

Campholene aldehyde synthesis method

Campholene aldehyde synthesis method

Invention relates to a method for synthesis of campholene aldehyde which is widely used in perfumery and household chemicals. The method involves conversion of α-pinene epoxide in a supercritical complex solvent consisting of a mixture of carbon dioxide, propanol-2 and water at temperature of 160-240°C and pressure of 130-220 atm. As a rule, the conversion reaction is carried out in a supercritical solvent with molar ratio water/α-pinene epoxide equal to 5-7.9.

Acrolein synthesis method

Acrolein synthesis method

Method for synthesis of acrolein through oxidation of propylene involves a step for dehydrating glycerine to acrolein in the presence of a propylene-containing gas. The propylene-containing gas is a reaction gas taken from the step for oxidising propylene to acrolein or a gas mixture which is fed into a propylene oxidation reactor.

Method of obtaining acrolein or acrylic acid or mixture thereof from propane

Method of obtaining acrolein or acrylic acid or mixture thereof from propane

In accordance with the method A) at least two propane-containing gas supply streams are fed into the first reaction zone A, where at least one of the said streams contains fresh propane, and propane fed into this reaction zone undergoes heterogeneous catalytic dehydrogenation with a fixed bed catalyst, obtaining a propane- and propylene-containing gaseous mixture of products A, B) which is extracted from reaction zone A, in the first separation zone, A is separated from at least a portion of components contained in it, which are different from propane and propylene, and the remaining gaseous mixture of products A' which contains propane and propylene C) is used in the second reaction zone B for supplying at least one oxidation reactor, and propylene contained in the gaseous mixture of products A' in at least one oxidation reactor undergoes heterogeneous catalytic two-step gas-phase partial oxidation with molecular oxygen to acrylic acid or a mixture of acrolein and acrylic acid as an end product, as well as to an excess molecular oxygen-containing gaseous mixture of products B, D) which is extracted from the reaction zone B, in the second separation zone B, the end product contained in it is extracted through absorption or fractional condensation, and at least a portion of the remaining residual gas which contains unconverted propane, molecular oxygen, and also if necessary, unconverted propylene are recycled into the reaction zone A as at least one of two propane-containing supply streams, where the said recycling into the reaction zone A is done along the path of the heterogeneous catalysed dehydrogation of propane in that reaction zone such that, at the point for feeding the recycled gas into reaction zone A at least 5 mol % of propane has already undergone dehydrogenation, where the said propane is fed into this reaction zone with other supply streams, where molar ratio of the propylene contained in the reaction gaseous mixture to molecular hydrogen contained in the said mixture within the reaction zone A does not exceed 10.

Method of continuous, heterogeneous, catalytic, partial gas-phase oxidation of at least one organic compound

Invention relates to an improved method of continuous, heterogeneous, catalytic, partial gas-phase oxidation of at least one organic compound selected from a group comprising propene, acrolein, isobutene, methacrolein, isobutene and propane, in an oxidation reactor loaded with a gas mixture which, along with at least one compound to undergo partial oxidation and molecular oxygen as an oxidation agent, includes at least one diluent gas which is essentially inert in conditions of heterogeneous, catalytic, gas-phase partial oxidation, where the source of oxygen and inert gas for the loaded gas mixture is air which is compressed in a compressor beforehand from a low initial pressure value to a high final pressure value, where before entering the compressor, the air undergoes at least one mechanical separation procedure through which particles of solid substance dispersed in the air can be separated.

Method of producing acrolein through heterogeneously catalysed oxidation of propene in gaseous phase

Method of producing acrolein through heterogeneously catalysed oxidation of propene in gaseous phase

Present invention relates to a method of producing acrolein through heterogeneously catalysed partial oxidation of propene in a gaseous phase and a catalyst for producing acrolein. A method is described for producing acrolein through heterogeneously catalysed partial oxidation in a gaseous phase, in which the initial gaseous reaction mixture, which contains propene, molecular oxygen and at least one inert gas, where molecular oxygen and propene are in molar ratio of O2:C3H6≥1, as well as carbon dioxide and saturated hydrocarbons together in total amount of at most 15 mol %, is passed through a fixed catalyst bed at high temperature while loading the fixed catalyst bed with propene contained in the gaseous reaction mixture at a rate ≥120 nl/l·h, where the catalysts are in form of annular solid catalysts, the active mass of which is at least one multimetal oxide of general formula I, Mo12WaCobFecBidSieKfOn (I), where a ≥1 to ≤3, b ≥3 to ≤8, c ≥1 to ≤4, d ≥0.5 to ≤1.5, e ≥0 to ≤10, f ≥0 to ≤0.2 and n is a number which is determined by valency and number of elements in formula I which are not oxygen, so that conversion of propene in a single passage is ≥90 mol % and associated selectivity of formation of acrolein is ≥80 mol %. The following mass ratios are also satisfied in the mass of multimetal oxides I: Co/Fe=2 to 3.5 and Co/Mo=0.5 to 0.7. Also described is an annular, solid catalyst, active mass of which is a multimetal oxide of general formula I, under the condition that, the following molar ratios are also satisfied in the mass of multimetal oxide I: Co/Fe=2 to 3.5 and Co/Mo=0.5 to 0.7.

Method of producing (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrolein

Method of producing (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrolein

Invention relates to improvement of the method of producing (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrolein through gas-phase catalytic oxidation of at least one oxidisable substance, chosen from propylene, propane, isobutylene and (meth)acrolein, molecular oxygen or a gas, which contains molecular oxygen, using a multitubular reactor, with such a structure that, there are several reaction tubes, with one (or several) catalytic layer (catalytic layers) in the direction of the axis of the tube, and a coolant can flow outside the said reaction tubes so as to regulate temperature of reaction, in which temperature of the said reaction of gas-phase catalytic oxidation is increased by varying temperature of the coolant at the inlet for regulating temperature of the reaction, while (1) temperature of coolant at the inlet for regulating temperature of the reaction is varied by not more than 2°C for each variation as such, and (2) when variation is done continuously, the time interval from the variation operation, directly preceding the present, is not more than 10 minutes, and, in addition, the difference between the maximum value of peak temperature of reaction of the catalyst layer of the reaction tube and temperature of the coolant at the inlet for regulating temperature of reaction is not less than 20°C.

Method for preparation of methacrolein and/or methacrylic acid

Method for preparation of methacrolein and/or methacrylic acid

Invention can be used for preparation of unsaturated carbon acids and their derivatives. Methacrolein and/or methacrylic acid are obtained by partial gas-phase oxidation of C3 and/or C4 compounds in the presence of heterogeneous friable catalyst. The process is carried out in the reactor containing one or more modules 1 of plate exchangers designed in the form of rectangular parallelepiped each of which is formed by two or more rectangular plate exchangers installed in parallel with each other. The reactor contains also the cylindrical body consisting of cylindrical cover 4 and bonnets 15, 16 which longitudinal axis is parallel to the plate exchangers plane.

Method of producing (met)acrolein and/or (met)acrylic acid

Method of producing (met)acrolein and/or (met)acrylic acid

Invention relates to an improved method of producing (met)acrolein and/or (met)acrylic acid through heterogeneous catalytic partial oxidation in gaseous phase, in which a fresh fixed-bed catalyst at 100-600°C in a reactor is loaded with a mixture of loading gas, which along with at least, one C3/C4 organic precursor compound subject to partial oxidation and oxidation with molecular oxygen, contains at least one gas-diluent. The process is carried out after establishing content of the mixture of loading gas at constant conversion of organic precursor compound and at constant content of the mixture of loading gas initially in the input period for 3-10 days with load of 40-80% of higher final load, and then at higher filling load of the catalyst with a mixture of loading gas. In the input period, maximum deviation of conversion of organic precursor compound from arithmetic time-averaged and maximum deviation of the volume ratio of one component of the mixture loading gas, oxidising agent, organic precursor compound and gas-diluent, from the arithmetic time-averaged volume ratio of the corresponding component of the mixture of loading gas should not exceed ±10% of the corresponding arithmetic mean value.

Method of producing at least one product of partial oxidation and/or ammoxidation of hydrocarbon, chosen from group, containing acrolein, methacrolein, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile

Present invention relates to an improved method of producing at least one product of partial oxidation and/or ammoxidation of a hydrocarbon, chosen from a group containing acrolein, acrylic acid, methacrolen, methacrylic acid, acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile. At least one saturated hydrocarbon is subjected to heterogeneous catalysed dehydrogenation in a gas phase, obtaining a gas mixture, containing at least one partially dehydrogenated hydrocarbon. Components of the gas mixture except saturated hydrocarbon and partially dehydrogenated hydrocarbon are left in the mixture. Alternatively, the extra gas mixture obtained is partially or completely separated, and the gas mixture and/or extra gas mixture are used for obtaining another gas mixture, containing molecular oxygen and/or molecular oxygen and ammonia. This gas mixture is subjected to at least single heterogeneous catalysed partial oxidation and/or ammoxidation of at least one partially dehydrogenated hydrocarbon contained in the gas mixture and/or extra gas mixture. The gas mixture, extra gas mixture and/or the other gas mixture, before at least one partial heterogeneous catalysed oxidation and/or ammoxidation, are subjected to at least a single mechanical separation, aimed at separating particles of solid substance contained in the above mentioned gas mixtures.

Method of recovering (meth)acrolein or (meth)acrylic acid and installation intended for this purpose

Method of recovering (meth)acrolein or (meth)acrylic acid and installation intended for this purpose

Invention relates to improved method of recovering (meth)acrolein or (meth)acrylic acid, including stage of cooling of gaseous reaction mixture containing (meth)acrolein or (meth)acrylic acid obtained by reaction of catalytic oxidation in vapour phase of one or both reagents selected from (A) propane, propylene or isobutylene and (B) (meth)acrolein, with molecular oxygen or gas, containing molecular oxygen, to temperature 140-250°C; contacting of said gaseous reaction mixture with solvent, whose temperature is 20-50°C, in recovery installation for recovering (meth)acrolein or (meth)acrylic acid in solvent, where said recovery installation contains contact zone, where gaseous reaction mixture contacts with solvent, having transversal section of round form and many devices of gaseous reaction mixture supply for supplying gaseous reaction mixture into contact zone, devices of gaseous reaction mixture supply are installed in contact zone at the same height directed towards contact zone centre, gaseous reaction mixture is supplied to contact zone from devices of gaseous reaction mixture supply and is subjected to collision straight in one point of contact zone, and recovery installation does not have device which prevents direct collision of gaseous mixture supplied from devices of gaseous reaction mixture supply. Invention also relates to recovery installation for recovering (meth)acrolein or (meth)acrylic acid.

Method of obtaining (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrolein

Invention relates to improved method of obtaining (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrolein, which includes process of catalytic gas-phase oxidation for obtaining (met)acrylic acid or (meth)acrolein by supplying propylene, propane or isobutylene and gas, containing molecular oxygen, into reactor, filled with catalyst, which contains composition of metal oxides, including Mo, where gas, containing molecular oxygen, is continuously supplied from outside on catalyst both during installation operation, and during stoppage of catalytic gas-phase oxidation process.

Method for making catalyst to produce methacrylic acid

Object of the present invention is to develop method for making catalyst to produce methacrylic acid by gaseous catalytic oxidation of metacrolein, isobutyl aldehyde or isobutyric acid. There is disclosed method for making catalyst to produce methacrylic acid by gaseous catalytic oxidation of metacrolein, isobutyl aldehyde or isobutyric acid, involving as follows: (a) the stage of mixing water and compounds, each containing any Mo, V, P, Cu, Cs or NH4, to prepare aqueous solution or dispersed compounds (further, both mentioned as a suspension); (b) the stage of drying suspension produced at the stage (a), to make dry suspension; (c) the stage of burning dry suspension produced at the stage (b), to make burnt substance; (d) the stage of filtrating mixed burnt substance produced at the stage (c) and water to separate aqueous solution and water-insoluble substance; and (e) the stage of drying water-insoluble substance produced at the stage (d) to make dry water-insoluble substance; and (f) the stage of coating the carrier with dry water-insoluble substance produced at the stage (e), with using a binding agent to make coated mould product, and (g) the stage of burning coated mould product produced at the stage (f) in inert gas atmosphere, in the air or with reducing agent added.

Method of prolonged heterogeneous catalysed partial oxidation of propene to acrolein in gaseous phase

Method of prolonged heterogeneous catalysed partial oxidation of propene to acrolein in gaseous phase

Present invention pertains to the method of prolonged heterogeneous catalysed partial oxidation of propene to acrolein in gaseous phase. The initial reaction gaseous mixture, containing propene, molecular oxygen and at least one inert gas-diluting agent, is passed through a fixed catalyst bed at high temperature. The catalysts are such that, their active mass contains at least, one multi-metal oxide, which contains molybdenum and/or tungsten, as well as at least, one of the elements bismuth, tellurium, antimony, tin, and copper. The temperature of the catalyst bed is increased for a period of time. Partial oxidation in gaseous phase is interrupted at least, once in a calendar year, and at 250-550°C temperature of the fixed catalyst bed a gas mixture, containing molecular oxygen, inert gas and, if necessary, water vapour, is passed through the fixed catalyst bed.

Method of producing (met)acrylic acid or (met)acrolein

Method of producing (met)acrylic acid or (met)acrolein

Present invention pertains to improvement of the method of producing (met)acrylic acid or (met)acrolein using a multi-pipe reactor with a fixed bed. The reactor has several pipes, with at least one catalyst bed in the direction of the axis of the pipe. A heat carrier can regulate temperature outside the flow of the reaction pipe. In the reaction pipes, there is gas-phase catalytic oxidation of at least one type of oxidisable substance, propylene, propane, isobutylene and (met)acrolein by molecular oxygen or a gas, containing molecular oxygen. At the beginning of the process, the difference between the coolant temperature and the peak temperature of the catalyst is set in the interval 20-80°C, and during the process, peak temperature T(°C) of the catalyst in the direction of the axis of the pipe satisfies equation 1, given below: (equation 1), where L, T0, X and X0 stand for length of the reaction pipe, peak temperature of the catalyst in the direction of the axis of the pipe at the beginning of the process, the length up to the position which gives the peak temperature T at the input of the reaction pipe, and the length to the position which gives the peak temperature T0 at the input of the reaction pipe, respectively.

Method of obtaining, at least, one product of partial oxidation and/or ammoxidising of propylene

Method of obtaining, at least, one product of partial oxidation and/or ammoxidising of propylene

Present invention pertains to perfection of the method of obtaining at least, one product of partial oxidation and/or ammoxidising of propylene, chosen from a group, comprising propylene oxide, acrolein, acrylic acid and acrylonitrile. The starting material is raw propane. a) At the first stage, raw propane, in the presence and/or absence of oxygen, is subjected to homogenous and/or heterogeneous catalysed dehydrogenation and/or oxydehydrogenation. Gas mixture 1, containing propane and propylene is obtained. b) If necessary, a certain quantity of the other components in gas mixture 1, obtained in the first stage, besides propane and propylene, such as hydrogen and carbon monoxide is separated and/or converted to other compounds, such as water and carbon dioxide. From gas mixture 1, gas mixture 1' is obtained, containing propane and propylene, as well as other compounds, besides oxygen, propane and propylene. c) At the third stage, gas mixture 1 and/or gas mixture 1' as a component, containing molecular oxygen, of gas mixture 2, is subjected to heterogeneous catalysed partial gas-phase oxidation and/or propylene, contained in gas mixture 1 and/or gas mixture 1', undergoes partial gas-phase ammoxidising. Content of butane-1 in gas mixture 2 is ≤1 vol.%. The method increases output of desired products and efficiency of the process.

Method of (meth)acroleine or (meth)acrylic acid production

Method of (meth)acroleine or (meth)acrylic acid production

Method of (meth)acrolein or (meth)acrylic acid production is implemented by of catalytic phase oxidation reaction of propane, propylene, isobutylene or (meth)acrolein with oxygen-containing gas. Non-organic salt is used as heat carrier for reaction temperature adjustment. Pipeline for heat carrier feeding has adjustment valve adjusting heat carrier feed and circulation rate and rotating freedom of rotation axis. Rotation axis adjoins case with capability of sliding against each other. Gasket filling material sealing the case of adjustment valve is based on mica.

Method of simultaneous production of acetophenone and α-phenylpropionic aldehide

Method of simultaneous production of acetophenone and α-phenylpropionic aldehide

Invention relates to method of simultaneous production of acetophenone and α-phenylpropionic aldehide, which are aromatic substances. Method lies in oxidation of α-methylstyrole with air in presence of highly-silicious zeolite catalyst of pentasyl type with molar ratio SiO2/Al2O3=120 in H-form, in amount of 2-6 weight %, at the rate of air supply of 20-40 l/h, reaction temperature of 80-100°C during 3-5 hours. The method allows for obtaining acetophenone with selectivity of 41.6-58.9% and α-phenylpropionic aldehide with selectivity of 37.9-54.7%, with α-methylstyrole conversion of 54.1-73.0 weight %.

Method of catalytic oxidation in vapour phase implemented in multiple-tubular reactor

Method of catalytic oxidation in vapour phase implemented in multiple-tubular reactor

Invention concerns improved method of catalytic oxidation in vapour phase which supplies effective removing of reactionary heat, excludes hot spot formation, and supplies effective receipt of base product. Method of catalytic oxidation is disclosed in the vapour phase (a) of propylene, propane or isobutene by the instrumentality of molecular oxygen for receiving (meth)acrolein, and/or oxidation (b) of (meth)acrolein by molecular oxygen for receiving (meth)acryl acid, by the instrumentality of multiple-tubular reactor, contained: cylindrical reactor vessel, outfitted by initial material supply inlet hole and discharge hole for product, variety of reactor coolant pipes, located around the cylindrical reactor vessel and used for insertion the heat carrier into cylindrical reactor vessel or for removing the heat carrier from it, circulator for connection of variety loop pipeline to each other, variety of reaction tube, mounted by the instrumentality of tube reactor lattices, with catalyst. Also multiple-tubular reactor contains: variety of partitions, located lengthways of reaction tubes and used for changing heat carrier direction, inserted into reactor vessel. According to this heat carrier coolant flow is analysed and there are defined zones in reactor which have heat-transfer coefficient of heat carrier less than 1000 W/(m2·K); also reaction of catalytic oxidation is averted in the vapour phase in mentioned zones of reactor and reaction of catalytic oxidation is implemented in the vapour phase in reactor.

Method of cleaning acrolein

Method of cleaning acrolein

Proposed method consists in continuous cleaning of acrolein. Aqueous solution of acrolein free from difficult-to-condense gas is fed to distilling column equipped with at least one evaporator mounted in its base and at least one condenser mounted in its upper part. Mixture mainly containing water is discharged from distilling column base. Mixture mainly containing acrolein and water is discharged from upper part of distilling column. Mixture discharged from upper part of distilling column is cooled in condenser to temperature at which aqueous condensate may be obtained in addition to considerable amount of acrolein-rich gaseous mixture.

Method for preparing acrolein or acrylic acid or their mixture from propane

Invention relates to an improved method for synthesis of acrolein or acrylic acid or their mixture. Method involves at step (A) propane is subjected for partial heterogenous catalyzed dehydrogenation in gaseous phase to form a gaseous mixture A of product comprising molecular hydrogen, propylene, unconverted propane and components distinct from propane and propene, and then from a gaseous mixture of product from step (A) distinct from propane and propylene at least partial amount of molecular hydrogen is isolated and a mixture obtained after this isolation is used as a gaseous mixture A' at the second step (B) for loading at least into one oxidation reactor and in at least one oxidation reaction propylene is subjected for selective heterogenous catalyzed gas-phase partial oxidation with molecular oxygen to yield as the end product of gaseous mixture B containing acrolein or acrylic acid, or their mixture, and the third (C) wherein in limits of partial oxidation of propylene at step (B) of gaseous mixture B acrolein or acrylic acid or their mixtures as the end product are separated and at least unconverted propane containing in gaseous mixture at step (B) is recovered to the dehydrogenation step (A) wherein in limits of partial oxidation of propylene at step (B) molecular nitrogen is used as additional diluting gas. Method provides significant decreasing of by-side products.

Vapor-phase catalytic oxidation process

Vapor-phase catalytic oxidation process

Invention relates to a process of catalytic oxidation in vapor phase, which prevents emergence of non-controllable reaction and premature poisoning of catalyst in (meth)acrylic acid synthesis. Vapor-phase catalytic oxidation process, wherein feed gas is supplied for oxidation to reaction tubes of multi-tubular reactor provided with multiple, disposed in reactor shell, reaction tubes filled with catalyst and multiple deflectors serving to modify direction of heat-carrier stream introduced into reactor shell. Temperature is measured in catalyst, which is placed in a reaction tube and is not connected with at least one deflector, as well as temperature in catalyst, which is placed in a reaction tube and is connected with all deflectors.

Method for preparing acrolein and/or acrylic acid

Method for preparing acrolein and/or acrylic acid

Invention relates to a method for synthesis of acrolein and/or acrylic acid from propane and/or propene. Method involves the following steps: (a) isolating propane and/or propene from gaseous mixture A containing propane and/or propene by their absorption with adsorbent; (b) isolating propane and/or propene from adsorbent to form gas B containing propane and/or propene, and (c) using gas B obtained in stage (b) for oxidation of propane and/or propene to acrolein and/or acrylic acid wherein the heterogeneous catalytic dehydrogenation of propane without feeding oxygen is not carried out. Method shows economy and maximal exploitation period of used catalyst without its regeneration.

Method for production of (meth)acrolein and (meth)acrlic acid compounds

Method for production of (meth)acrolein and (meth)acrlic acid compounds

Claimed method includes feeding of raw gas mixture through pipeline from raw material mixer into oxidation reactor and catalytic oxidation of raw mixture in vapor phase to produce (meth)acrolein or (meth)acrylic acid. Said pipeline is heated and/or maintained in heated state and temperature of gas mixture fed into oxidation reactor is by 5-250C higher then condensation temperature of raw gas mixture.

Method for preparing acrylic acid

Method for preparing acrylic acid

Invention relates to the improved method for preparing acrylic acid and selective oxidation of propylene to acrolein. Method involves carrying out reaction of propylene with oxygen in the first zone reaction with the first catalyst corresponding to the following formula: AaBbCcCadFeeBifMo12Ox wherein A means Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs and their mixtures also; B means Mg, Sr, Mn, Ni, Co and Zn and their mixtures also; C means Ce, Cr, Al, Sb, P, Ge, Sn, Cu, V and W and their mixtures also wherein a = 0.01-1.0; b and e = 1.0-10; c = 0-5.0 but preferably 0.05-5.0; d and f = 0.05-5.0; x represents a number determined by valence of other presenting elements. Reaction is carried out at enhanced temperature providing preparing acrylic acid and acrolein and the following addition of acrolein from the first reaction zone to the second reaction zone containing the second catalyst used for conversion of acrolein to acrylic acid. Method provides high conversion of propylene to acrylic acid and acrolein.

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