Abstract: Partial oxidation products and/or ammoxidation products of an olefinic hydrocarbon A? are prepared by a process in which said olefinic hydrocarbon is produced during normal operation by partial dehydrogenation and/or oxydehydrogenation of hydrocarbon A and fed in from another source during partial or complete nonoperation of the dehydrogenation and/or oxydehydrogenation.

Abstract: Partial oxidation products and/or ammoxidation products of an olefinic hydrocarbon A′ are prepared by a process in which said olefinic hydrocarbon is produced during normal operation by partial dehydrogenation and/or oxydehydrogenation of hydrocarbon A and fed in from another source during partial or complete nonoperation of the dehydrogenation and/or oxydehydrogenation.

Abstract: A process for the fractional condensation of a gas mixture which, in addition to acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, also contains at least one further condensable component and additionally a high proportion of one or more noncondensable components, wherein the gas mixture is passed through a column having separatory internals and the condensable components are condensed by cooling.

Abstract: A process for preparing acrylic acid or methacrylic acid comprises (a) preparing a gaseous product mixture having essentially the composition of a reaction mixture of the catalytic gas phase oxidation of C3-/C4-alkanes, -alkenes, -alkanols and/or -alkanals and/or precursors thereof to form acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, characterized by (b) condensing said product mixture, (c) crystallizing acrylic acid or methacrylic acid from the solution obtained in step (b), and (d) removing the resulting crystals from the mother liquor.

Abstract: A process for preparing acrylic acid or methacrylic acid comprises preparing a gaseous product mixture having essentially the composition of a reaction mixture of the catalytic gas phase oxidation of C3-/C4-alkanes, -alkenes, -alkanols and/or -alkanals and/or precursors thereof to form acrylic acid or methacrylic acid. The product is removed from the gaseous product mixture by a process comprising the following steps: (a) condensing said gaseous product mixture, (b) crystallizing acrylic acid or methacrylic acid from the solution obtained in step (a), (c) removing the resulting crystals from the mother liquor, and (d) recycling at least a portion of said mother liquor from step (c) into step (a).

Abstract: A process for the preparation of acrylic acid by: (a) preparation of a gaseous product mixture which essentially has the composition of a reaction mixture of catalytic gas-phase oxidation of C3-alkanes, C3-alkenes, C3-alkanols and/or C3-alkanals and/or intermediates thereof to acrylic acid, which comprises (b) condensation of the gaseous product mixture, (c) crystallization of the acrylic acid from the solution obtained in stage (b), with partial evaporation of the solution under reduced pressure, (d) isolation of the resulting crystals from the mother liquor, (e) recycling of at least a part of the mother liquor from stage (d) to stage (b) and (f) recycling of at least a part of the evaporated solution from stage (c) to stage (b).

Abstract: In an industrial process for the heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation of propane with molecular oxygen to give acrolein, the feed gas mixture having an initial undiluted molar ratio of the reactants propane:O2 of 7:3 is diluted with the reactant propane and, if desired, inert gases in such a way that the feed gas mixture comprises more than 70% by volume of propane and at least 5% by volume of O2.

Abstract: Acrylic acid or methacrylic acid is purified by(a) subjecting a mixture comprising the acrylic acid or methacrylic acid to a sharply defined separation process essentially in the absence of an organic solvent, with the composition of the phase in which the acrylic acid or methacrylic acid accumulates remaining essentially constant when the composition of the other phases participating in the mass transfer changes, then taking off this phase and(b) subjecting at least a part of the remaining phase from stage(a) to a less sharply defined separation process and(c) feeding one of the phases formed in stage (b) to the sharply defined separation process in stage (a).In addition, the invention provides a process for preparing acrylic acid or methacrylic acid which includes the abovementioned purification process.

Abstract: A process for preparing acrylic acid and/or esters comprises the steps of:(a) catalytic gas phase oxidation of propene and/or acrolein to acrylic acid to obtain a gaseous reaction product comprising acrylic acid,(b) solvent absorption of the reaction product,(c) distillation of the solvent loaded with acrylic acid to obtain a crude acrylic acid and the solvent,(d) purification of the crude acrylic acid by crystallization and(e) optionally esterification of the crystalline acrylic acid.

Abstract: Alkali metal sulfates are electrolyzed to more concentrated solutions of alkali metal hydroxide and sulfuric acid by using a three-compartment electrodialysis cell at temperatures of .gtoreq.70.degree. to .gtoreq.150.degree. C. and current densities of from 0.5 to 15 kA/m.sup.2 using an anion exchange membrane whose polymeric ion exchange matrix comprises a styrene/divinylbenzene copolymer containing very strongly basic quaternary ammonium groups and a hydronium ion blocker, on whose central compartment side is an ion exchange layer or membrane containing tertiary or secondary amino groups.

Abstract: Addition salts of cysteamine with acids are prepared by reacting aziridine with an organic sulfur compound of oxidation state -2 and with a ketone and then subjecting the thiazolidine formed as an intermediate to acid hydrolysis, by a process in which aziridine and the ketone are reacted with ammonium hydrogen sulfide or with a metal hydrogen sulfide with the addition of a moderately strong or strong acid at from -10.degree. to +100.degree. C. and a pH which is greater than or equal to 8.5 is maintained.

Abstract: N-Vinylformamide is purified by fractional distillation in the presence of formamide in a column under from 0.5 to 30 mbar by a method in which the distillation is controlled so that N-vinylformamide containing from 0.1 to 15% by weight of formamide is obtained as the distillate. Homopolymers having particularly high molecular weights can be prepared from the N-vinylformamide purified in this manner.