Abstract: The present invention relates to a process to prepare ethyleneamines of the formula NH2—(C2H4—NH—)pH wherein p is at least 2 wherein one or more units —NH—C2H4—NH— are present as a piperazine unit or precursors thereof wherein optionally one or more units —NH—C2H4—NH— are present as a cyclic ethylene urea unit or between two units —NH—C2H4—NH— a carbonyl moiety is present, by reacting an ethanolamine-functional compound, an amine-functional compound in the presence of a carbon oxide delivering agent, wherein at least one of the amine-functional compound or the ethanolamine-functional compound contains a piperazine unit, and the reaction is performed in a liquid that comprises water.

Abstract: A process for preparing hydroxyethyl ethylene amines and/or ethylene urea derivatives thereof includes reacting monoethylene glycol with an amine-functional compound having at least two —NH— units, of which at least one is selected from the group of primary amine groups and cyclic secondary amine groups, in the presence of a carbon oxide-delivering agent. The amine-functional compound includes at least one —NH—CH2-CH2-NH— unit, wherein one or more —NH—CH2-CH2-NH— units in the amine-functional compound may be present in the form of piperazine moieties or ethylene urea moieties. The molar ratio of amine-functional compound to monoethylene glycol is in the range of 0.2:1 to 1.5:1 and the molar ratio of carbon oxide-delivering agent to —NH—CH2-CH2-NH— units in the amine-functional compound is at least 0.5:1. The process allows the conversion of monoethylene glycol into ethanol amines in the absence of metals-containing catalysts and without using ammonia.

Abstract: A process for preparing polyethyleneamines of formula NH2-(CH2-CH2-NH-)pH wherein p is at least 3 and wherein one or more —NH-CH2-CH2-NH— units may be piperazine units and/or ethylene urea derivatives of these compounds, includes reacting monoethylene glycol with an amine-functional compound having at least two —NH— units, of which at least one is selected from primary amine groups and cyclic secondary amine groups, in the presence of a carbon oxide-delivering agent. The amine-functional compound includes at least one —NH-CH2-CH2-NH— unit, and one or more —NH-CH2-CH2-NH— units may be in the form of cyclic ethylene urea moieties, piperazine moieties, or linear ethylene urea moieties. The molar ratio of amine-functional compound to monoethylene glycol is above 1.2:1 and the molar ratio of carbon oxide delivering agent to —NH-CH2-CH2-NH— units is at least 0.5:1. The process makes it possible to obtain ethylene amines and derivatives thereof without using ammonia or metal-containing catalysts.

Abstract: A process to convert the cyclic monourea of ethylene amine compounds (U-EA) into ethylene amine compound (EA) is provided. The process may include performing a reactive separation step using a reaction mixture containing the cyclic monourea, wherein one cyclic monourea (U-EA) reacts with another cyclic monourea (U-EA) to transfer its urea unit thereto. The process may further include separating the obtained ethylene amine compound (EA) without urea unit from the reaction mixture.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process to prepare ethylene amines of the formula NH2—(C2H4—NH—)pH wherein p is at least 3 or derivatives thereof wherein one or more units —NH—C2H4—NH— may be present as a cyclic ethylene urea unit or between two units —NH—C2H4—NH— a carbonyl moiety is present, by reacting an ethanolamine-functional compound, an amine-functional compound in the presence of a carbon oxide delivering agent, wherein the molar ratio of carbon oxide delivering agent to amine-functional compound is at least 0.6 to 1.

Abstract: An integrated process for manufacturing polyethyleneamine compounds selected from the group of polyethyleneamines and hydroxyethylethyleneamines is provided.

Abstract: A process to convert cyclic alkylene ureas into their corresponding alkylene amines is provided. An exemplary process includes reacting the cyclic alkylene ureas with an amine compound chosen from the group of primary amines or secondary amines that have a higher boiling point than the alkylene amines formed during the process, wherein the process is a reactive separation process and the reaction mixture contains less than about 10 wt % of water on the basis of total weight of the reaction mixture.

Abstract: A process is provided for converting cyclic alkyleneureas into their corresponding alkyleneamines. The process includes, in a first step, converting cyclic alkyleneureas into their corresponding alkyleneamines by reacting cyclic alkyleneureas in the liquid phase with water with removal of CO2, so as to convert from about 5 mole % to about 95 mole % of alkyleneurea moieties in the feedstock to the corresponding amines. The process further includes, in a second step, adding an inorganic base and reacting cyclic alkylene ureas remaining from the first step with the inorganic base to convert them partially or completely into their corresponding alkyleneamines. Certain embodiments of the two-step process obtain a high conversion of cyclic alkyleneureas, while using substantially less strong inorganic base. Certain embodiments of the process process also show a higher selectivity to amines than prior art processes.

Abstract: A process is provided for converting one or more cyclic ethylene ureas into corresponding ethylene amines and carbon dioxide. The process may include contacting water with one or more cyclic alkylene urea compounds comprising one or more cyclic alkylene urea moieties in a reaction vessel at a temperature of 150 to 400° C., optionally in the presence of an amine compound selected from the group of primary amines, cyclic secondary amines and bicyclic tertiary amines. The mole ratio of water to cyclic alkylene urea moieties is in the range of from about 0.1 to about 20. In the reaction, at least a portion of the cyclic alkylene urea moieties are converted to corresponding alkylenediamine moieties and carbon dioxide. The process may further include removing the carbon dioxide from the liquid reaction mixture in a stripping vessel by feeding a stripping fluid to the stripping vessel. Further, the process may include removing a carbon dioxide-containing stripping fluid.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a mixture of straight-chain higher ethyleneamines and non-straight-chain higher ethyleneamines selected from branched higher ethyleneamines and cyclic higher ethyleneamines, or the urea derivatives thereof, includes reacting an amine-functional compound with an ethanolamine-functional compound in the presence of a carbon oxide delivering agent, wherein a) an amine-functional compound comprises a combination of straight-chain amine-functional compound and non-straight-chain amine-functional compound and is reacted with straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound, or b) a straight-chain amine-functional compound is reacted with ethanolamine-functional compound comprising a combination of straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound and non-straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound, or c) an amine-functional compound comprising a combination of straight-chain amine-functional compound and non-straight-chain amine-functional compound is reacted with ethanolamine-functional

Abstract: A process is provided to prepare propylene amines of the formula NH2—(A—NH—)pR, wherein R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, p is at least 1 when R is an alkyl group, and at least 2 when R is a hydrogen atom, or derivatives or precursors thereof wherein one or more units —NH—A—NH— may be present as a cyclic urea unit or a cyclic unit or between two units —NH—A—NH— a carbonyl bond is present, each unit —A— can be independently an alkylene unit and at least one unit —A— is a —C3H6— unit, wherein each —C3H6— unit can be linear or branched.

Abstract: A process is provided for preparing ethylene amines of the formula NH2—(C2H4—NH—)pH wherein p is at least 2, or derivatives thereof wherein one or more units —NH—C2H4—NH— are present as a cyclic ethylene urea unit The process includes reacting an ethanolamine-functional compound OH—(C2H4—NH—)qH or HO—(C2H4—NH)q—C2H4—OH wherein q is at least 1, and an amine-functional compound NH2—(C2H4—NH—)rH wherein r is at least 1, in the presence of a carbon oxide delivering agent and water, with a molar ratio of water:carbon oxide delivering agent of from about 0.01:1 to about 2:1.

Abstract: A process is provided for converting cyclic alkyleneureas into their corresponding alkyleneamines. The process includes reacting a feedstock comprising cyclic alkyleneureas in the liquid phase with water in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 20 mole water per mole urea moiety, at a temperature of at least 230° C., with removal of CO2. The process may allow the efficient conversion of alkyleneureas into the corresponding alkyleneamines. In certain embodiments, the process has a high yield and low side product production.

Abstract: A process to convert the cyclic monourea of ethylene amine compounds (U-EA) into ethylene amine compound (EA) is provided. The process may include performing a reactive separation step using a reaction mixture containing the cyclic monourea, wherein one cyclic monourea (U-EA) reacts with another cyclic monourea (U-EA) to transfer its urea unit thereto. The process may further include separating the obtained ethylene amine compound (EA) without urea unit from the reaction mixture.

Abstract: A process for producing a cyclic alkylene urea product of Formula I: in which a compound of Formula II and/or Formula III is contacted in a reaction zone with a compound of Formula IV and/or Formula V and in the presence of one or more carbonyl delivering compounds; in which; R1 is -[A-X-]q]R3; R2 is on each occurrence independently selected from H and C1 to C6 alkyl groups which are optionally substituted by one or two groups selected from —OH and —NH2; R3 is on each occurrence independently selected from H and C1 to C6 alkyl groups which are optionally substituted by one or two groups selected from —OH and —NH2; A is on each occurrence independently selected from C1 to C3 alkylene units, optionally substituted by one or more C1 to C3 alkyl groups; X is on each occurrence independently selected from —O—, —NR2—, groups of Formula VI, and groups of Formula VII and p and q are each independently selected from a whole number in the range of from 0 to 8; wherein the compound of Formula I

Abstract: A process is provided for preparing ethylene amines of the formula NH2—(C2H4—NH—)pH wherein p is at least 2, or derivatives thereof wherein one or more units —NH—C2H4—NH— are present as a cyclic ethylene urea unit The process includes reacting an ethanolamine-functional compound OH—(C2H4—NH—)qH or HO—(C2H4—NH)q—C2H4—OH wherein q is at least 1, and an amine-functional compound NH2—(C2H4—NH—)rH wherein r is at least 1, in the presence of a carbon oxide delivering agent and water, with a molar ratio of water:carbon oxide delivering agent of from about 0.01:1 to about 2:1.

Abstract: A process is provided for converting cyclic alkyleneureas into their corresponding alkyleneamines. The process includes reacting a feedstock comprising cyclic alkyleneureas in the liquid phase with water in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 20 mole water per mole urea moiety, at a temperature of at least 230° C., with removal of CO2. The process may allow the efficient conversion of alkyleneureas into the corresponding alkyleneamines. In certain embodiments, the process has a high yield and low side product production.

Abstract: A process is provided for manufacturing a cyclic urea adduct of an ethyleneamine compound, the ethyleneamine compound having a linear —NH—CH2—CH2—NH— group. The process includes, in an absorption step, contacting a liquid medium comprising an ethyleneamine compound having a linear —NH—CH2—CH2—NH— group with a CO2-containing gas stream at a pressure of from about 1 to about 20 bara, resulting in the formation of a liquid medium into which CO2 has been absorbed. The process further includes bringing the liquid medium to cyclic urea formation conditions, and, in an urea formation step, forming cyclic urea adduct of the ethyleneamine compound, urea formation conditions including a temperature of at least about 120° C., wherein the total pressure at the end of the urea formation step is at most about 20 bara, and wherein the temperature in the absorption step is lower than the temperature in the urea formation step.

Abstract: Urea derivatives, methods for preparing ethylene amines, and methods of polymer manufacturing are provided. An exemplary method for preparing ethylene amines with n ethylene units and n+1 amine groups wherein n is at least 4, or urea derivatives of said ethylene amines, includes reacting an ethanolamine-functional compound, an amine-functional compound, and a carbon oxide delivering agent, wherein the ethanolamine-functional compound is of the formula HO—(C2H4—NH—)qH, q is at least 1, the amine-functional compound is of the formula H2N—(C2H4—NH—)rH, r is at least 1, the sum q+r is at least 4 and wherein optionally one or more of the ethanol-amine functional compound or amine-functional compound are at least partly used as their cyclic carbamate derivative, or linear or cyclic urea derivative.

Abstract: A process for converting a feedstock comprising cyclic alkyleneureas into their corresponding alkyleneamines is provided. The process includes a CO2 removal step in which cyclic alkyleneureas are converted into their corresponding alkyleneamines by reacting cyclic alkyleneureas in the liquid phase with water with removal of CO2. The exemplary process further includes an amine removal step wherein cyclic alkyleneureas are converted in a reactive separation process into their corresponding alkyleneamines by reaction with an amine compound selected from the group of primary amines or secondary amines which have a higher boiling point than the alkyleneamines formed during the process.