Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for reacting elemental nickel particles with sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide solutions to produce nickel sulfate products, for example, nickel sulfate products suitable for battery materials.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to processes and systems for dissolving elemental nickel in sulfuric acid solutions to produce nickel sulfate products, and for example. nickel sulfate products suitable for battery materials production.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a zeolitic material, as well as to a catalyst per se as obtainable or obtained according to said process. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of the zeolitic material, in particular as a catalyst.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a continuous process for preparing zeolitic material with a CHA-type framework structure comprising SiO2 and X2O3 and the zeolitic material so-obtained. The processes comprises (i) preparing a mixture comprising one or more sources of SiO2, one or more sources of X2O3, seed crystals, one or more tetraalkylammonium cation R5R6R7R8N+-containing compounds as structure directing agent, and a liquid solvent system; (ii) continuously feeding the mixture prepared in (i) into a continuous flow reactor at a liquid hourly space velocity; and (iii) crystallizing the zeolitic material with a CHA-type framework structure from the mixture in the continuous flow reactor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing acetate compounds using ketene.

Abstract: A process for preparing sebacic acid by reacting in a first step (i) linoleic acid with water catalyzed by an oleate hydratase to form 10-hydroxy-12-octadecenoic acid, in a second step (ii) pyrolysing the 10-hydroxy-12-octadecenoic acid to 1-octene and 10-oxo-decanoic acid and in a third step (iii) oxidizing the 10-oxo-decanoic acid to sebacic acid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing nitroalkanes by reaction of at least one alkane with at least one nitrating agent in the gas phase, wherein the nitration is carried out in a microstructured reaction zone having parallel channels having hydraulic diameters of less than 2.5 mm and a total specific internal surface area of more than 1600 m2/m3 and the alkane and the nitrating agent are conveyed under a pressure of from 1 bar to 20 bar through the reaction zone and reacted at a temperature of from 150° C. to 650° C. and the reaction products are cooled downstream of the reaction zone and discharged and the at least one nitrating agent is introduced over from two to ten introduction points along the reaction zone.

Abstract: Process for preparing an aqueous cobalt sulfate solution having a pH in the range from 5 to 8, wherein (a) metallic cobalt is dissolved in aqueous sulfuric acid in an atmosphere of low-oxygen air, of hydrogen or of inert gas and (b) the resulting acidic cobalt sulfate solution is purified in an ion exchanger.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved process for vaporizing organic compounds and the further conversion thereof.

Abstract: A process for preparing sebacic acid by reacting in a first step (i) linoleic acid with water catalyzed by an oleate hydratase to form 10-hydroxy-12-octadecenoic acid, in a second step (ii) pyrolysing the 10-hydroxy-12-octadecenoic acid to 1-octene and 10-oxo-decanoic acid and in a third step (iii) oxidizing the 10-oxo-decanoic acid to sebacic acid.

Abstract: What is proposed is a process for preparing polyether alcohols by conversion of the following reactants: a) one or more alkylene oxides and optionally carbon dioxide and b) one or more H-functional starter substances, in the presence of a catalyst, to form a liquid reaction mixture, in a reaction unit (1), which is characterized in that the reaction unit (1) has internals (2) which form a multitude of microstructured flow channels which bring about multiple splitting of the liquid reaction mixture into component flow paths and recombination thereof in altered arrangement, the multiple splitting and recombination being repeated several times and the microstructured flow channels having a characteristic dimension which is defined as the greatest possible distance of any particle in the liquid reaction mixture from the wall of a flow channel closest to the particle, in the range from 20 to 10 000 ?m, the result being that the flow profile of the liquid reaction mixture approximates to ideal plug flow as a result

Abstract: Process for preparing an aqueous cobalt sulfate solution having a pH in the range from 5 to 8, wherein (a) metallic cobalt is dissolved in aqueous sulfuric acid in an atmosphere of low-oxygen air, of hydrogen or of inert gas and (b) the resulting acidic cobalt sulfate solution is purified in an ion exchanger.

Abstract: Process for preparing hydrocyanic acid by catalytic dehydration of gaseous formamide, wherein the dehydration of formamide is coupled with an exothermic reaction by the reactor used in the dehydration comprising two separate fluid paths which are separated by a common reactor wall, with one fluid path being provided for the dehydration of formamide and the second fluid path being provided for the exothermic reaction.

Abstract: Process for preparing isocyanates by phosgenation of amines, wherein phosgene and amine are brought into contact in at least 2 mixing chambers connected in parallel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanates by reacting the corresponding amines with phosgene in the gas phase, in the presence or absence of an inert medium, which comprises the following steps: (a) vaporization of the amine in a vaporizer, (b) superheating of the amine, (c) mixing of the gaseous amine with the phosgene and introduction into a reaction zone, (d) reaction of amine and phosgene to give isocyanate in the reaction zone, with a reaction mixture comprising isocyanate and hydrogen chloride being formed, (e) cooling of the reaction mixture comprising isocyanate and hydrogen chloride, wherein the vaporizer comprises a vessel in which tubes through which a heating medium flows are comprised, where number and diameter of the tubes are designed so that the tubes have a specific heat transfer area based on the volume through which the amine flows of at least 300 m2/m3.

Abstract: What is proposed is a process for preparing polyether alcohols by conversion of the following reactants: a) one or more alkylene oxides and optionally carbon dioxide and b) one or more H-functional starter substances, in the presence of a catalyst, to form a liquid reaction mixture, in a reaction unit (1), which is characterized in that the reaction unit (1) has internals (2) which form a multitude of microstructured flow channels which bring about multiple splitting of the liquid reaction mixture into component flow paths and recombination thereof in altered arrangement, the multiple splitting and recombination being repeated several times and the microstructured flow channels having a characteristic dimension which is defined as the greatest possible distance of any particle in the liquid reaction mixture from the wall of a flow channel closest to the particle, in the range from 20 to 10 000 ?m, the result being that the flow profile of the liquid reaction mixture approximates to ideal plug flow as a result

Abstract: Process for preparing isocyanates by phosgenation of amines, wherein phosgene and amine are brought into contact in at least 2 mixing chambers connected in parallel.

Abstract: A process for preparing polyether polyols by reaction of the following starting materials: a) one or more alkylene oxides and, if appropriate, carbon dioxide and also b) one or more H-functional starter substances, in the presence of a catalyst, in a reaction unit having a plurality of parallel layers A, B which are microstructured so that each layer has a multiplicity of channels which are arranged parallel to one another and form a continuous flow path from one side of the plate to the opposite side of this, wherein a distribution device for introduction of the starting materials and the catalyst is provided at one end of the channels of the layers A and a collection device for the reaction mixture is provided at the other end of these is proposed.

Abstract: Process for preparing hydrocyanic acid by catalytic dehydration of gaseous formamide, wherein the dehydration of formamide is coupled with an exothermic reaction by the reactor used in the dehydration comprising two separate fluid paths which are separated by a common reactor wall, with one fluid path being provided for the dehydration of formamide and the second fluid path being provided for the exothermic reaction.

Abstract: A process for preparing hydrogen cyanide, comprising the provision of gaseous formamide by evaporating liquid formamide in an evaporator (step i)) and the catalytic dehydration of the gaseous formamide (step ii)), and also an apparatus for performing the process according to the invention, comprising at least one microevaporator and a tubular reactor, and the use of a microevaporator for evaporating formamide in a process for preparing hydrogen cyanide from formamide.