Abstract: A process for producing an olefin oxide which comprises reacting an olefin with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising (a) ruthenium metal or a ruthenium oxide, (b) manganese oxide and (c) alkaline metal component or alkaline earth metal component.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 26, 2011
Publication date:
June 6, 2013
Applicant:
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
Inventors:
Yoshihiko Ohishi, Anusorn Seubsai, Selim Senkan
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and articles that include a plasmon-resonating nanostructure that employ a photo-thermal mechanism to catalyze the reduction of an oxidant. As such, the plasmon-resonating nanostructure catalyzes a redox reaction at a temperature below a predetermined activation temperature. The method can be efficiently used to catalyze the reduction of an oxidant, for example in a catalytic reactor or in a fuel cell that includes a photon source.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 19, 2011
Publication date:
May 16, 2013
Applicant:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Abstract: The invention discloses three-dimensional, ordered, mesoporous titanosilicates wherein the Ti is in a tetrahedral geometry and exclusively substituted for Si in the silica framework. Such titanosilicates find use as catalysts for epoxidation, hydroxylation, C—H bond oxidation, oxidation of sulfides, aminolysis of epoxide and amoximation, with approx. 100% selectivity towards the products.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 20, 2011
Publication date:
May 9, 2013
Applicant:
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Abstract: A method for the epoxidation of an olefin comprising the steps of reacting a feed gas composition containing an olefin, oxygen, and a moderator having an optimal moderator concentration in the presence of an epoxidation catalyst at a first temperature and having a first selectivity; and increasing the optimal moderator concentration to a second moderator concentration and whereby the first selectivity is lowed to a second selectivity and the first temperature to a second temperature.
Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated process for preparing an epoxide from an oxygenate, wherein the production of a lower olefin from the oxygenate and the subsequent epoxidation of the lower olefin is combined and wherein isobutene, a by-product of the lower olefin production, is converted into a hydroperoxide that is used for the conversion of the lower olefin into the corresponding epoxide.
Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated process for preparing an epoxide from an oxygenate, wherein the oxygenate is converted into a lower olefin and the lower olefin is subsequently epoxidised, and wherein isobutane obtained after hydrogenation and subsequent normal/iso separation of C4 hydrocarbons obtained as by-product of the oxygenate conversion, is converted into a hydroperoxide that is used for the conversion of the lower olefin into the corresponding epoxide.
Abstract: According to a conventional method for producing an olefin oxide, hydrogen peroxide and an olefin oxide as a product are obtained in the state of a mixture, and in order to decrease the content of hydrogen peroxide in the mixture, it is necessary to distill the mixture to separate hydrogen peroxide from the olefin oxide. The present invention provides a method for producing an olefin oxide including a reaction step of reacting hydrogen peroxide with an olefin in the presence of a solvent and a titanium silicate catalyst; and a step of mixing a reducing agent containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfide and hydrazine with the reaction solution obtained in the reaction step.
Abstract: A hydrocarbon-containing gas is mixed with an oxygen-containing gas in a gas mixer in the presence of a water mist. The water mist surrounds and contacts entrained particles in either the oxygen-containing gas stream or the hydrocarbon-containing gas stream. The water acts to suppress and prevent ignition of the hydrocarbon gas in the mixer by serving as a sink for heat created by energetic collisions between such particles and structures within the gas mixer. The water mist also acts to quench ignition caused by such collisions. The water mist can be introduced into the gas mixer in a number of different configurations, including via nozzles injecting a mist into a hydrocarbon gas manifold or an oxygen gas manifold, nozzles placed within the gas mixer adjacent to ends of the oxygen supply pipes, and nozzles placed coaxially within the oxygen supply pipes in the gas mixer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 7, 2008
Date of Patent:
March 26, 2013
Assignee:
Dow Technology Investments LLC
Inventors:
Harvey E. Andresen, Christopher P. Christenson, Charles W. Lipp, John R. Mayer, Thomas J. Kling, Victor R. Fey, Laurence G. Britton, Michael J. Rangitsch, Michael L. Hutchison
Abstract: The invention provides a process and an apparatus for the production of ethylene oxide from ethylene. Ethylene and oxygen are supplied to reactor tubes, wherein the reactor tubes are held by upper and lower tube sheets in a reactor vessel. The reactor vessel has a separation grid, dividing the reactor vessel into an upstream zone and a downstream zone. Coolant is supplied to the upstream zone from an upper coolant circuit and is removed from the upstream zone to the upper coolant circuit. A portion of coolant is removed as vapour from the upper coolant circuit. Coolant is supplied to the downstream zone from a lower coolant circuit and is removed from the downstream zone to the lower coolant circuit. Additional coolant is added to the lower coolant circuit. There is net flow of coolant through the separation grid from the downstream zone to the upstream zone.
Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing ethylene and/or propylene, comprising providing a hydrocarbon stream, comprising C4+ normal and C4+ iso-olefins; subjecting the hydrocarbon stream to an etherification process wherein the iso-olefins are converted with alcohol to an tert-alkyl ether, and retrieving a first etherification product stream; separating the first etherification product stream into a first ether-enriched stream and an iso-olefin-depleted hydrocarbon stream; converting the normal olefins in the iso-olefin-depleted hydrocarbon stream to ethylene and/or propylene with a molecular sieve-comprising catalyst and retrieving an olefinic product; decomposing the tert-alkyl ether in the ether-enriched stream into alcohol and an iso-olefin; isomerising the obtained iso-olefins to normal-olefins and retrieving an normal-olefin-enriched hydrocarbon stream; and converting the normal olefins in the normal-olefin-enriched hydrocarbon stream to ethylene and/or propylene by contacting the normal-
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 7, 2012
Publication date:
March 14, 2013
Applicant:
SHELL OIL COMPANY
Inventors:
Leslie Andrew CHEWTER, Rajaram RAMESH, Sivakumar SADASIVAN VIJAYAKUMARI, Jeroen VAN WESTRENEN
Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide alicyclic diepoxide compounds and methods for forming such compounds. Such methods encompass charging a reaction vessel with an appropriate diene and an appropriate dienophile and causing such to react to form and recover a desired alicyclic diepoxide precursor where such precursor is subsequently epoxidized. Such compounds encompass alicyclic diepoxides having purities of at least 95 percent or at least 98 percent with respect non-isomeric residues and are essentially free of any isomeric alicyclic diepoxide residues.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 13, 2009
Date of Patent:
March 5, 2013
Assignee:
Peomerus LLC
Inventors:
Andrew Bell, Dane Jablonski, Elaine Koronich, Yumiko Yamanoi, Yoshiaki Fukunishi, Kazunobu Senoo
Abstract: Fe2(dobdc) has a metal-organic framework with a high density of coordinatively-unsaturated FeII centers lining the pore surface. It can be effectively used to separate O2 from N2 and in a number of additional separation applications based on selective, reversible electron transfer reactions. In addition to being an effective O2 separation material, it can be used for many other processes, including paraffin/olefin separation, nitric oxide/nitrous oxide separation, acetylene storage, and as an oxidation catalyst.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 24, 2012
Publication date:
February 28, 2013
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California
Inventors:
Jeffrey R. LONG, Eric D. BLOCH, Leslie MURRAY
Abstract: The invention relates to an improved process for producing a catalyst useful for the epoxidation of ethylene to ethylene oxide. In forming the catalyst, a silver-impregnated support is subjected to two calcinations. The support is subjected to a first calcination in a first atmosphere comprising air. Next the support is subjected to a second calcination in a second atmosphere which is substantially entirely comprised of inert gas, and which second atmosphere is substantially absent of hydrogen. This two-stage calcination produces an improved catalyst which contains fewer organics left over under standard conditions of air calcination alone, while costing less than calcination in an inert gas alone.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 25, 2011
Date of Patent:
February 19, 2013
Assignee:
SD Lizenzverwertungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
Inventors:
Vijay S. Bhise, Arie Bortinger, Stephen R. Allen
Abstract: A process for preparing a divinylarene dioxide including reacting (a) at least one divinylarene; (b) at least one oxidant, wherein the at least one oxidant includes a peroxomonosulfate triple salt oxidant, and wherein the at least one oxidant is less than about 2.0 equivalents to C?C; (c) at least one solvent, (d) at least one basic compound, and (e) optionally, at least one catalyst; under conditions to form a divinylarene dioxide product.
Abstract: A process for preparing propylene oxide by epoxidizing propylene with an oxidant in the presence of a pretreated catalyst; wherein the catalyst comprises an activated titanium silicalite with MFI structure (TS-1) catalyst; and wherein the catalyst has been activated by pretreatment with methanol to form the pretreated catalyst. The pretreated TS-1 catalyst may be used in the epoxidizing propylene reaction with no additional methanol added; and the pretreated catalyst has equivalent activity to TS-1 catalyst used with large excesses of methanol.
Abstract: A pretreated titanium silicalite with MFI structure (TS-1) catalyst which has been pretreated with methanol, and then optionally filtered and optionally air-dried to form a pretreated activated TS-1 catalyst. The activated TS-1 may be used in an epoxidation reaction with no additional methanol added and has equivalent activity to TS-1 used with large excesses of methanol. By removing the need for additional methanol during the reaction, the losses of epichlorohydrin from solvolysis are minimized significantly.
Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved carrier for an ethylene epoxidation catalyst, the carrier comprising alumina in combination with a stability-enhancing amount of mullite. The invention is also directed to an improved catalyst containing the improved carrier, as well as an improved process for the epoxidation of ethylene using the catalyst of the invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 27, 2009
Date of Patent:
January 8, 2013
Assignee:
Scientific Design Company, Inc.
Inventors:
Serguei Pak, Andrzej Rokicki, Shuji Kawabata
Abstract: A process for preparing a divinylarene dioxide including reacting (a) at least one divinylarene; (b) at least one oxidant, wherein the at least one oxidant is a partially neutralized sulfuromonoperoxoic acid such as partially neutralized Caro's acid solution; (c) at least one basic compound; (d) optionally, at least one solvent, and (e) optionally, at least one catalyst; wherein the process is carried out under conditions to form a divinylarene dioxide product.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 17, 2011
Publication date:
January 3, 2013
Inventors:
Gyongyi Gulyas, Ashwin R. Bharadwaj, Marty J. Null
Abstract: A method for regenerating a titanosilicate catalyst, comprising a step of mixing a titanosilicate having reduced catalytic ability with a cyclic secondary amine, and a method for producing an oxirane compound, which comprises a step of reacting hydrogen peroxide with a C2-C12 compound having a carbon-carbon double bond, in the presence of a titanosilicate catalyst obtained by the regeneration method.
Abstract: A method is for producing propylene oxide, the method including the steps of: reacting hydrogen peroxide with propylene either in an acetonitrile solvent or in a mixture of solvents which include acetonitrile and water, in presence of a titanosilicate catalyst, whereby a reaction mixture containing propylene oxide is obtained; separating the reaction mixture obtained in the reacting into a gas and a reaction liquid; and distilling the reaction liquid obtained in the separating, whereby the reaction liquid is separated into a column top liquid containing propylene oxide, and a column bottom liquid including acetonitrile or a combination of acetonitrile and water, in combination with other steps. This enables industrially efficient production of propylene oxide with use of acetonitrile.
Abstract: Processes are provided for the formation of an epoxyethyl ether or a glycidyl ether. In one embodiment, a process is provided for the manufacture of an epoxyethyl ether or glycidyl ether including reacting a vinyl ether or an allyl ether with an oxidant in the presence of a water-soluble manganese complex in an aqueous reaction medium, wherein the water-soluble manganese complex comprises an oxidation catalyst, characterized in that the water-soluble manganese complex is a mononuclear complex of the general formula (I): [LMnX3]Y (I), or a binuclear complex of the general formula (II): [LMn(?-X)3MnL](Y)n (II), wherein Mn is a manganese; L or each L independently is a polydentate ligand, each X independently is a coordinating species and each ?-X independently is a bridging coordinating species, Y is a non-coordinating counter ion, and wherein the epoxidation is carried out at a pH in the range of from 1.0 to 6.0. The invention also relates to epoxyethyl ethers.
Abstract: A hydrocarbon-containing gas is mixed with an oxygen gas in a gas mixer in the presence of coarse water droplet environment, e.g., a ‘rainy’ or ‘driving rainstorm’ environment in which the water droplets generally have a size greater than 200 microns SMD. The water droplets surround and contact entrained particles in either the oxygen gas stream or the hydrocarbon-containing gas stream. The water acts to suppress, prevent and quench ignition of the hydrocarbon gas in the mixer which would otherwise be caused by energetic collisions between such particles and structures within the gas mixer. In one configuration the gas mixer includes water pipes having coarse water droplet-producing nozzles at the peripheral end thereof concentrically located within oxygen supply pipes. Additionally, nozzles introduce coarse water droplets into a pipe carrying the hydrocarbon gas and forming a mixing chamber for the hydrocarbon and oxygen gases.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 7, 2008
Date of Patent:
December 18, 2012
Assignee:
Dow Technology Investments LLC
Inventors:
Harvey E. Andresen, Christopher P. Christenson, Charles W. Lipp, John R. Mayer, Thomas J. Kling, Victor R. Fey, Laurence G. Britton, Michael J. Rangitsch, Michael L. Hutchison
Abstract: The present invention provides one or more embodiments of a process for the epoxidation of an olefin. For the embodiments, the process includes reacting the olefin, with the proviso that the olefin is not propylene, with a hydrogen peroxide solution at a predetermined pH in the presence of a catalyst and a solvent at a predetermined reaction temperature. The pH of the hydrogen peroxide solution is adjusted to the predetermined pH by contacting the hydrogen peroxide solution with a supported base to remove acidic species from the hydrogen peroxide solution.
Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing crystalline titanosilicate zeolite TS-1 from a reaction mixture containing only sufficient water to produce zeolite TS-1. In one embodiment, the reaction mixture is self-supporting and may be shaped if desired. In the method, the reaction mixture is heated at crystallization conditions and in the absence of an added external liquid phase, so that excess liquid need not be removed from the crystallized product.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for improving the overall selectivity of an EO process for converting ethylene to ethylene oxide utilizing a highly selective EO silver catalyst containing a rhenium promoter wherein following normal operation a hard strip of the chloride on the surface of the catalyst is conducted in order to remove a portion of the chlorides on the surface of the catalyst. Following the hard strip, the catalyst is optionally re-optimized. Surprisingly, it has been found that the selectivity of the catalyst following the hard strip may be substantially higher than the selectivity prior to the hard strip.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 2, 2011
Publication date:
December 6, 2012
Applicant:
SHELL OIL COMPANY
Inventors:
Martin Lysle HESS, Wayne Errol EVANS, Jeffrey Michael KOBE, Marek MATUSZ
Abstract: A process for producing an olefin oxide which comprises reacting an olefin with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising (a) copper oxide, (b) ruthenium metal or ruthenium oxide and (c) alkaline metal component or alkaline earth metal component.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 14, 2010
Publication date:
November 8, 2012
Inventors:
Selim Senkan, Anusorn Seubsai, Yoshihiko Ohishi
Abstract: A process for producing an olefin oxide which comprises reacting an olefin with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising a copper oxide and a ruthenium oxide on a porous support.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for improving the selectivity of an EO process utilizing a highly selective EO catalyst. In particular, the present invention is an improvement in the initial operation of a process for manufacturing ethylene oxide by contacting ethylene, oxygen, a chloride moderator and a hydrocarbon co-moderator with a high selectivity silver-containing catalyst at a concentration of carbon dioxide of less than about 2 mole percent, wherein the initial operating temperature is determined by optimization of such initial operating temperature at a level higher than the normal low initial operating temperature that is typically selected to obtain a longer operating cycle.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 26, 2012
Publication date:
November 1, 2012
Applicant:
SHELL OIL COMPANY
Inventors:
Wayne Errol EVANS, Jeffrey Michael KOBE, Marek MATUSZ
Abstract: A process for the production of nano-scaled graphene platelets which comprises: a) putting a graphite material in contact with molecular or atomic oxygen or a substance capable of releasing molecular or atomic oxygen, obtaining a precursor consisting of graphite material functionalized with oxygen groups (FOG), characterized by a carbon/ oxygen molar ratio higher than 8:1 b) subsequently, reducing (chemically or physically) said FOG precursor obtaining nano-scaled graphene platelets characterized by a carbon/oxygen molar ratio higher than 20:1
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 27, 2010
Publication date:
October 25, 2012
Applicant:
Versalis S.p.A.
Inventors:
Riccardo Felisari, Olga Valentino, Alessandro Casalini
Abstract: A process for preparing a divinylarene dioxide including reacting (a) at least one divinylarene with (b) at least one oxidant in the presence of (c) at least one transition metal complex catalyst, and (d) optionally, in the presence of a solvent, and (e) optionally in the presence of a catalyst modifier under conditions to form a divinylarene dioxide product.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 15, 2010
Publication date:
August 16, 2012
Inventors:
Gyongyi Gulyas, Ashwin R. Bharadwaj, Robert J. Wright, Marty J. Null, Eric B. Ripplinger
Abstract: A catalyst-coated support including a sheetlike support, a primer layer applied thereto and composed of nanoparticles composed of silicon oxide-comprising material, and at least one catalyst layer applied to the primer layer. The layers applied are notable for a particularly good adhesive bond strength and can be used particularly efficiently in heterogeneously catalyzed gas phase reactions, especially in microreactors.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 23, 2010
Publication date:
August 9, 2012
Inventors:
Steffen Schirrmeister, Martin Schmitz-Niederau, Ingo Klüppel, Christoph Filthaut
Abstract: The invention provides a process for the production of ethylene oxide and, optionally, ethylene glycol. A base is added at various positions downstream of the quench section of an ethylene oxide absorber. This mitigates corrosion in the ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol plant.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 22, 2008
Date of Patent:
July 10, 2012
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company
Inventors:
Dominicus Maria Rekers, Abraham Adriaan Smaardijk
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for improving the overall selectivity of an EO process for converting ethylene to ethylene oxide utilizing a highly selective EO silver catalyst containing a rhenium promoter wherein following normal operation a chloride strip of the chloride on the surface of the catalyst is conducted in order to remove a portion of the chlorides on the surface of the catalyst. The chloride strip involves the addition of certain saturated hydrocarbons to the feed. Following the chloride strip, the catalyst is optionally re-optimized.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 2, 2011
Publication date:
June 14, 2012
Applicant:
SHELL OIL COMPANY
Inventors:
Wayne Errol EVANS, Marek MATUSZ, Paul Michael MCALLISTER
Abstract: A multiple liquid phase composition and process for preparing an oxirane product, such as epichlorohydrin, including a reaction mixture of: (a) at least one olefin, wherein the olefin is selected from one of (i) an aliphatic olefin or substituted aliphatic olefin, with the proviso that the aliphatic olefin is not propylene, (ii) a cycloaliphatic olefin, (iii) an aromatic olefin, (iv) a cycloaromatic olefin, and (v) mixtures thereof; (b) at least one peroxide compound, (c) at least one catalyst, and (d) and a solvent mixture; wherein the solvent mixture comprises at least (i) at least one alcohol or a combination of alcohols, and (ii) at least one non-reactive co-solvent; wherein the solvents are mixed at a predetermined concentration; wherein the non-reactive co-solvent has a different boiling point than the oxirane product; and wherein the oxirane product partitions into a high affinity solvent during the reaction.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 4, 2010
Publication date:
May 24, 2012
Inventors:
Hannah L. Crampton, Philip J. Carlberg, David H. West, Bruce D. Hook, William W. Fan, Anna Forlin
Abstract: An integrated process providing for a gas phase hydro-oxidation of an olefin, preferably, propylene, with oxygen in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst under reaction conditions such as to form a gaseous hydro-oxidation effluent stream containing an olefin oxide product, preferably, propylene oxide, water, unconverted olefin, oxygen, and hydrogen; and further providing for separation and recovery of the olefin oxide product from the effluent stream. The separation involves feeding the hydro-oxidation effluent stream into a first distillation column employing a liquid reflux rectification agent to obtain a first overhead stream containing unconverted olefin, oxygen, and hydrogen, which is recycled to the hydro-oxidation reactor, and a first bottoms stream containing water and the olefin oxide, from which upon further separation a purified olefin oxide product is recovered.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 26, 2008
Date of Patent:
May 22, 2012
Inventors:
David Trent, Katherine Pividal, Jon Siddall, Lanny Robbins
Abstract: Dispersion containing pyrogenic silicon-titanium mixed oxide powders with a silicon dioxide content of 75 to 99.99 wt.-% and a titanium dioxide content of 0.01 to 25 wt. %, water and a basic, quaternary ammonium compound, wherein the mean aggregate diameter of the particles of the silicon-titanium mixed oxide powder in the dispersion is 200 nm at most. Process for the production of a titanium-containing zeolite with the use of the dispersion.
Abstract: Process for preparing an epoxide, wherein halogenated ketones are formed as by-products and there is at least one treatment intended to remove at least part of the halogenated ketones formed.
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an epoxy compound, comprising oxidizing a carbon-carbon double bond of an organic compound by hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a neutral inorganic salt and a mixed catalyst of a tungsten compound (a), at least one phosphorus compound selected from the group consisting of phosphoric acids, phosphonic acids, and salts thereof (b) and a surfactant (c), and an epoxidizing method comprising oxidizing a carbon-carbon double bond by hydrogen peroxide in the presence of the catalyst and the neutral inorganic salt.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 16, 2010
Publication date:
May 3, 2012
Applicants:
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ARAKAWA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Abstract: Supported noble metal-comprising catalysts which can be obtained by a) application of colloidal noble metal in the form of a colloidal solution, optionally in admixture with additives acting as promoters, to a support material, b1) drying of the resulting product at from 150 to 350° C., or b2) drying of the resulting product at from 150 to 350° C. and subsequent calcination at from 350 to 550° C. for epoxidation or oxidative dehydrogenation, a process for producing it, its use and also the use of colloidal noble metal for producing supported catalysts.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 7, 2010
Publication date:
May 3, 2012
Applicant:
BASF SE
Inventors:
Georg Seeber, Peter Löchner, Stefan Bauer, Tobias Rosendahl, Torsten Mäurer, Günter Wegner, Martin Kamasz
Abstract: There is provided a method for industrially producing optically active epoxy compounds by asymmetrically epoxidizing prochiral unsaturated compounds with an oxidant using as a catalyst a single substance or a di-?-oxo dimer derived therefrom represented by any of the following formulae (I), (I?), (II), (II?), (III), (III?), (IV), and (IV?): [wherein R1s are independently an alkyl group or an aryl group; R2s are independently an alkyl group or an aryl group; R3s are independently an alkyl group or an aryl group, provided that two R3s may be bonded with each other to form a ring; R4s are independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a nitro group, or a cyano group; M is TiY2 (Y is Cl, alkoxide, or a ?-oxo ligand)].
Abstract: Provided are an acrylate derivative useful as a raw material of a polymer compound for resist compositions capable of giving resist patterns which are excellent in lithographic performance and have a good shape, an intermediate thereof (alcohol derivative) and production processes for them.
Abstract: The invention relates to an improved process for producing a catalyst useful for the epoxidation of ethylene to ethylene oxide. In forming the catalyst, a silver-impregnated support is subjected to two calcinations. The support is subjected to a first calcination in a first atmosphere comprising air. Next the support is subjected to a second calcination in a second atmosphere which is substantially entirely comprised of inert gas, and which second atmosphere is substantially absent of hydrogen. This two-stage calcination produces an improved catalyst which contains fewer organics left over under standard conditions of air calcination alone, while costing less than calcination in an inert gas alone.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 25, 2011
Publication date:
February 16, 2012
Applicant:
SD Lizenzverwertungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
Inventors:
Vijay S. Bhise, Arie Bortinger, Stephen R. Allen
Abstract: According to the present, invention, a process for producing an epoxy compound, where an epoxy compound can be selectively produced from olefins with good yield at low cost in a safe manner by a simple operation under mild conditions without using a quaternary ammonium salt or a metal compound, is provided. The present invention relates to a process for producing an epoxy compound, comprising epoxidizing a carbon-carbon double bond of an organic compound having a carbon-carbon double bond by using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant, wherein the epoxidation is carried by out using an organic nitrile compound and an organic amine compound.
Abstract: PROBLEM There is provided a catalyst for producing ethylene oxide which is superior in catalytic selectivity and catalytic life (durability). SOLUTION There is provided a catalyst for producing ethylene oxide having a catalyst component supported on a carrier, wherein the carrier has specific surface area of 0.5 to 1.3 m2/g, Si content (SiO2 equivalent) of 0.1 to 5.0% by mass and Na content (Na2O equivalent) of 0.05 to 1.0% by mass, and the catalyst component is silver (Ag), cesium (Cs), rhenium (Re) and tungsten (W) or molybdenum (Mo).
Abstract: A method for enhancing the efficiency of a rhenium-promoted epoxidation catalyst is provided. Advantageously, the method may be carried out in situ, i.e., within the epoxidation process, and in fact, may be carried out during production of the desired epoxide. As such, a method for the epoxidation of alkylenes incorporating the efficiency-enhancing method is also provided, as is a method for using the alkylene oxides so produced for the production of 1,2-diols, 1,2-carbonates, 1,2-diol ethers, or alkanolamines.
Abstract: Novel methods of synthesizing 1-deoxy-sphingoid bases and derivatives are disclosed. The synthesis is achieved from commercially available and inexpensive starting materials. The process includes thioesterification, cross-coupling, and reduction. The process may also include directed epoxidation, regioselective epoxide-opening, hydrogenation, and dihydroxylation. The methods described herein provide 1-deoxy-sphingoid bases and derivatives in high overall yield and high enantiomeric purity.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 21, 2010
Publication date:
November 17, 2011
Applicant:
EMORY UNIVERSITY
Inventors:
Lanny S. Liebeskind, Ethel C. Garnier-Amblard, Dennis C. Liotta
Abstract: Catalyst pellets with a high BET surface area can be formed from the compression of a submicron powder into the selected pellet shape, such as using a press that forms the pellet in a die. Catalysts of particular interest comprise a ceramic material with an elemental metal coating. A low temperature plasma treatment can be used to achieve desired surface modification. Catalysts are described that have high selectivities in ethylene epoxidation reactions run over long time periods. The improved catalysts are based upon catalyst materials, such as ytrria coated with silver, with high selectivities. High BET surface areas can be achieved by using a particulate ceramic support material.
Abstract: A process for the preparation of an organic reactive intermediate that contains a combination of epoxy groups, hydroxy groups and unsaturated groups wherein the process can be utilized to control the amounts of each of the functional groups in the final product. The reactive intermediates are prepared from natural triglyceride plant and animal oils containing unsaturation.
Abstract: A process for the preparation of alkylene oxide, which process involves mixing fresh feed containing organic hydroperoxide and alkene with a recycle stream to obtain a reaction mixture containing of from 5 to 80% wt of alcohol, based on total amount of reaction mixture, contacting the reaction mixture with a heterogeneous epoxidation catalyst to obtain a stream containing alkylene oxide and alcohol, and recycling of from 30 to 95% wt of the stream obtained in step (ii) to step (i).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 13, 2010
Date of Patent:
September 13, 2011
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company
Inventors:
Ingmar Hubertus Josephina Ploemen, Eduardus Petrus Simon Schouten, Alexander Jan Van Der Veen