CH346535A - Process for purifying dimethyl terephthalate - Google Patents

Process for purifying dimethyl terephthalate

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CH346535A
CH346535A CH346535DA CH346535A CH 346535 A CH346535 A CH 346535A CH 346535D A CH346535D A CH 346535DA CH 346535 A CH346535 A CH 346535A
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dimethyl terephthalate
distillation
purifying dimethyl
terephthalate
glycol
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Anton Dr Watzl
Erhard Dr Siggel
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Glanzstoff Ag
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    • C07CACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C67/00Preparation of carboxylic acid esters
    • C07C67/48Separation; Purification; Stabilisation; Use of additives
    • C07C67/62Use of additives, e.g. for stabilisation
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    • C07ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07CACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C67/00Preparation of carboxylic acid esters
    • C07C67/48Separation; Purification; Stabilisation; Use of additives
    • C07C67/52Separation; Purification; Stabilisation; Use of additives by change in the physical state, e.g. crystallisation
    • C07C67/54Separation; Purification; Stabilisation; Use of additives by change in the physical state, e.g. crystallisation by distillation

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  Verfahren     zum        Reinigen    von     Dimethylterephthalat       Die Reinigung von     Dimethylterephthalat    kann  entweder durch Destillation oder durch Umkristalli  sation, z. B. aus Methanol oder     Tetrachlorkohlen-          stoff,    vorgenommen werden. Bei der Destillation unter  Atmosphärendruck wird eine extreme Reinigung des  wegen nicht erreicht, weil bei den relativ hohen  Temperaturen Zersetzungserscheinungen unvermeid  bar sind, welche neuerliche Verunreinigungen hervor  rufen. Der Nachteil bei der Umkristallisation liegt  darin, dass grosse Mengen Mutterlauge anfallen, deren  Aufarbeitung umständlich ist und erhebliche Verluste  nach sich zieht.

   Man hat bereits vorgeschlagen, die  Destillation von     Dimethylterephthalat    in einem konti  nuierlichen Prozess durchzuführen, wobei drei     Destilla-          tionszonen    durchlaufen werden. Auch diese Art der  Reinigung ist wegen der umfangreichen Apparaturen  umständlich und lässt keine extreme Reinigung zu,  wie sie für die Weiterverarbeitung von     Dimethyl-          terephthalat    zu entsprechenden Polykondensaten un  bedingt notwendig ist.  



  Es wurde gefunden, dass man das rohe     Dimethyl-          terephthalat    einer weitgehenden Reinigung unter  ziehen kann, wenn man es     in'Gegenwart    von     Alkylen-          glykolen,    insbesondere     Äthylenglykol,    unter Vakuum  einer Destillation unterwirft. Dieser Befund ist deshalb  überraschend, weil durch eine Destillation z. B. mit  Methanol keine Reinigung in gewünschtem Sinne  möglich ist. Beim vorliegenden Verfahren wird er  reicht, dass der rohe     Dimethylester,    welcher z.

   B. durch       Depolymerisation    von     Polyäthylenterephthalat    oder    durch     Veresterung    von     Terephthalsäure    gewonnen  wurde, in einem Arbeitsgang     destillativ    gereinigt wird.  Das zur Destillation verwendete Glykol kann sofort  wieder zur weiteren Destillation verwendet werden,  ohne dass es vorher     redestilliert    wird.

   Der geringe       Glykolgehalt    des durch     Abnutschen    vom über  schüssigen Glykol befreiten     Dimethylterephthalats     macht jede Zwischentrocknung     überflüssig    und be  deutet eine wesentliche Beschleunigung des gesamten  Arbeitsvorganges. Das     Dimethylterephthalat    ist sofort  zur     Ümesterung    bzw. anschliessenden Polykonden  sation zu     Polyäthylenterephthalat    geeignet. Man er  hält Polykondensate hoher     Viskositätsgrade    mit     K-          Werten    von 50 bis 57.  



  <I>Beispiel</I>  30 g rohes     Dimethylterephthalat    werden mit 270 g       Äthylenglykol    in einem Kolben gemischt und unter  Einleiten von trockenem Stickstoff in einer Kolonne  von 30 cm bei etwa 44     Torr    destilliert. Das     Azeotrop,     welches aus etwa 97%     Dimethylterephthalat    besteht,  geht bei etwa 120  in eine gekühlte Vorlage über. Das  durch Absaugen von Glykol abgetrennte     Dimethyl-          terephthalat    kann sofort zur     Umesterung    bzw. zur  Polykondensation verwendet werden.



  Process for purifying dimethyl terephthalate The purification of dimethyl terephthalate can be carried out either by distillation or by recrystallization, e.g. B. made of methanol or carbon tetrachloride. In the case of distillation under atmospheric pressure, extreme purification is not achieved because, at the relatively high temperatures, decomposition phenomena are inevitable, which cause renewed impurities. The disadvantage of recrystallization is that large amounts of mother liquor are produced, which are laborious to work up and result in considerable losses.

   It has already been proposed to carry out the distillation of dimethyl terephthalate in a continuous process, with three distillation zones being passed through. This type of cleaning is also cumbersome because of the extensive equipment and does not permit extreme cleaning, as is absolutely necessary for the further processing of dimethyl terephthalate to corresponding polycondensates.



  It has been found that the crude dimethyl terephthalate can be subjected to extensive purification if it is subjected to distillation in vacuo in the presence of alkylene glycols, in particular ethylene glycol. This finding is surprising because a distillation z. B. with methanol no cleaning in the desired sense is possible. In the present process, it is sufficient that the crude dimethyl ester, which z.

   B. was obtained by depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate or by esterification of terephthalic acid, is purified by distillation in one operation. The glycol used for the distillation can be used again immediately for further distillation without being redistilled beforehand.

   The low glycol content of the dimethyl terephthalate freed from excess glycol by suction filtration makes any intermediate drying unnecessary and signifies a significant acceleration of the entire work process. The dimethyl terephthalate is immediately suitable for transesterification or subsequent polycondensation to polyethylene terephthalate. He holds polycondensates of high viscosity with K values of 50 to 57.



  <I> Example </I> 30 g of crude dimethyl terephthalate are mixed with 270 g of ethylene glycol in a flask and distilled while introducing dry nitrogen in a column of 30 cm at about 44 torr. The azeotrope, which consists of about 97% dimethyl terephthalate, passes over into a cooled receiver at about 120. The dimethyl terephthalate separated by sucking off glycol can be used immediately for transesterification or for polycondensation.

 

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PATENTANSPRUCH Verfahren zum Reinigen von Dimethylterephtha- lat, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass man das Dimethyl- terephthalat in Gegenwart von Alkylenglykolen unter Vakuum einer Destillation unterwirft. PATENT CLAIM Process for cleaning dimethyl terephthalate, characterized in that the dimethyl terephthalate is subjected to a distillation in the presence of alkylene glycols under vacuum.
CH346535D 1955-11-18 1956-09-27 Process for purifying dimethyl terephthalate CH346535A (en)

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DEV9752A DE1004162B (en) 1955-11-18 1955-11-18 Process for purifying dimethyl terephthalate

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US3468763A (en) * 1966-06-21 1969-09-23 Halcon International Inc Purification of terephthalonitrile by azeotropic distillation with ethylene glycol

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