Patents Assigned to DP&PL LLC SERIES B
  • Patent number: 10155710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to integrated processes for using hydroformylation reaction strategies to efficiently convert ethylene in ethylene feed mixtures into C3 products (i.e., products comprising 3 carbon atoms) such as propionaldehyde, 1-propanol, propylene, propanoic acid, and the like. An aspect of the present invention is to partially purify a feed comprising an ethane/ethylene mixture rather than to attempt more complete purification. In contrast to substantially complete purification of ethylene, partial purification is technically and economically feasible at lower cost and allows hydroformylation to be practiced at high productivity and with a lower hydrogen and CO requirement. The lower volumes of such syngas used in the hydroformylation reaction, as well as a more favorable profile of leftover reactants in following hydroformylation makes recycle strategies much easier to practice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: DP&PL LLC SERIES B
    Inventors: Brian T. Keen, Peter M. Loggenberg, Donald C. Power