EP1644317A1 - Verfahren zur reduzierung der formaldehyd- und cyanid-gehalte in lösungen von sarkosinsalzen - Google Patents
Verfahren zur reduzierung der formaldehyd- und cyanid-gehalte in lösungen von sarkosinsalzenInfo
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- EP1644317A1 EP1644317A1 EP04740710A EP04740710A EP1644317A1 EP 1644317 A1 EP1644317 A1 EP 1644317A1 EP 04740710 A EP04740710 A EP 04740710A EP 04740710 A EP04740710 A EP 04740710A EP 1644317 A1 EP1644317 A1 EP 1644317A1
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- Prior art keywords
- formaldehyde
- cyanide
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- sarcosinate
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
- C07C227/00—Preparation of compounds containing amino and carboxyl groups bound to the same carbon skeleton
- C07C227/38—Separation; Purification; Stabilisation; Use of additives
- C07C227/40—Separation; Purification
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a process for reducing the formaldehyde and cyanide contents in industrially produced solutions of salts of sarcosine (sarcosinates).
- Sarcosinates are currently mainly produced by the so-called Strecker synthesis from the starting compounds formaldehyde, hydrocyanic acid and methylamine, with the intermediate sarcosinitrile being subjected to hydrolysis with the aid of alkali metal hydroxide solution in a final process step (see e.g. DE-PS 25 03 582).
- cyanide and formaldehyde have also proven to be very stable in a strongly alkaline sodium sarcosinate solution, although they do not decompose sufficiently even under boiling conditions that are maintained for several hours. Due to its toxicity, cyanide is often used in such deficiency in amounts that formaldehyde remains in the resulting sodium sarcosinate solution and a residual content is accepted, which in technical samples can sometimes be well over 1,000 ppm. With small fluctuations in the metered quantities, batches with high residual cyanide contents can also be obtained.
- the product sodium sarcosinate is mainly used for the production of detergents in the detergent sector. However, it is currently of great and increasing importance as a raw material for the production of creatine, which in turn is used as a food supplement (cf. for example EP-A 751 122).
- the cyanide content should also be in the range ⁇ 10 ppm.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a simple process for reducing the formaldehyde and / or cyanide contents in industrially produced sarcosinate-containing solutions.
- the qualities of the sarcosinate solutions obtained in this way are intended to be suitable for creatine production.
- the method should also enable the preparation of other commercial sarcosinate solutions.
- This problem was solved with a method in which a sarcosinate starting solution is subjected to a thermal treatment, whereby it a1) at an approximately equimolar ratio of the formaldehyde and cyanide components from 1: 0.9 to 1.1 to temperatures between 20 and 120 ° C., or a2) at a non-equimolar ratio of the formaldehyde and cyanide components Components is heated to temperatures between 120 and 200 ° C, and b) finally cooled.
- the method according to the invention is mainly aimed at the purification of solutions containing sodium sarcosinate.
- sarcosinate solutions can also be purified, e.g. other alkali metal sarcosinate solutions or alkaline earth metal sarcosinate solutions.
- the duration of the thermal treatment is preferably 1 to 300 minutes and particularly preferably 40 to 60 minutes.
- the starting solution is adjusted to an approximately equimolar ratio of these two compounds by adding calculated amounts of formaldehyde or cyanide. After this approximately aquimolar ratio has been set, the impurities are largely and rapidly broken down.
- temperatures of the starting solution which are between 60 and 110 ° C. and particularly preferably between 90 and 105 ° C. have been found to be particularly suitable for process step a1).
- a temperature range between 140 and 170 ° C. is to be regarded as particularly preferred, the present method preferably under pressure conditions Ratios ⁇ 10 bar can be carried out.
- the present invention aims to provide sarcosinate solutions that are suitable for creatine production.
- the present invention also includes a process variant in which the formaldehyde content is reduced to values ⁇ 50 ppm and the cyanide content to values ⁇ 10 ppm.
- the process is particularly successfully carried out in a 40% by weight sarcosinate solution.
- the starting solutions can also contain other educts or by-products in addition to formaldehyde and cyanide, educts such as e.g. Methylamine, and / or by-products such as e.g. Ammonia, are separated from the starting solution by distillation.
- educts such as e.g. Methylamine
- by-products such as e.g. Ammonia
- a commercially available sodium sarcosinate solution obtained with the aid of the Strecker synthesis and containing residues of formaldehyde or cyanide is heated to a temperature of 120 to 200 ° C. under pressure conditions, which can be carried out batchwise in a reactor or continuously in a residence time container. both of which should be made of alkali-resistant materials. After a residence time of ideally 40 to 60 minutes, the mixture is cooled.
- the other of the two compounds can be added in such an amount that an almost equimolar ratio of 1: 0.9-1.1 results.
- the mixture is then heated to 60 to 110 ° C. and ideally cooled to 40 to 60 minutes after a dwell time. Even if starting concentrations of> 500 ppm were present with regard to formaldehyde or cyanide, residual contents of ⁇ 50 ppm of formaldehyde and ⁇ 10 ppm of cyanide are obtained.
- the thermal treatment step for the sarcosinate solution can also be carried out with concentration.
- the claimed process economically reduces formaldehyde and cyanide contents in industrially produced sarcosinate-containing solutions to an extent that make the products obtained particularly suitable as a raw material for the production of creatine.
- a 40% by weight sodium sarcosinate solution with an analytically determined residual cyanide content of 930 ppm was heated to a temperature of 160 ° C. under pressure conditions (approx. 2.0 bar). Samples were taken at certain intervals and the residual cyanide content was analyzed. Table 1 shows the cyanide values obtained. The sodium sarcosinate content remained unchanged.
- This solution was heated to reflux (108 ° C.) at normal pressure and analyzed analytically as a function of time.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| DE2003131481 DE10331481A1 (de) | 2003-07-11 | 2003-07-11 | Verfahren zur Reduzierung der Formaldehyd- und Cyanid-Gehalte in Lösungen von Sarkosinsalzen |
| PCT/EP2004/007390 WO2005007617A1 (de) | 2003-07-11 | 2004-07-06 | Verfahren zur reduzierung der formaldehyd- und cyanid-gehalte in lösungen von sarkosinsalzen |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP1644317A1 true EP1644317A1 (de) | 2006-04-12 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP04740710A Withdrawn EP1644317A1 (de) | 2003-07-11 | 2004-07-06 | Verfahren zur reduzierung der formaldehyd- und cyanid-gehalte in lösungen von sarkosinsalzen |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP1644317A1 (de) |
| CN (1) | CN1823035A (de) |
| DE (1) | DE10331481A1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2005007617A1 (de) |
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| DE2503582C3 (de) * | 1975-01-29 | 1979-10-04 | Basf Ag, 6700 Ludwigshafen | Verfahren zur Herstellung von N-Alkylglycinnitrilen |
| DE19526236A1 (de) * | 1995-07-18 | 1997-01-23 | Sueddeutsche Kalkstickstoff | Verfahren zur Herstellung von Kreatin bzw. Kreatin-monohydrat |
| DE19920962A1 (de) * | 1999-05-06 | 2000-11-16 | Basf Ag | Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Sarkosin enthaltenden Lösung mit definiertem pH-Wert |
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- 2003-07-11 DE DE2003131481 patent/DE10331481A1/de not_active Withdrawn
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- 2004-07-06 CN CN 200480019906 patent/CN1823035A/zh active Pending
- 2004-07-06 EP EP04740710A patent/EP1644317A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 2004-07-06 WO PCT/EP2004/007390 patent/WO2005007617A1/de not_active Ceased
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| WO2005007617A1 (de) | 2005-01-27 |
| CN1823035A (zh) | 2006-08-23 |
| DE10331481A1 (de) | 2005-02-24 |
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