EP3983473A1 - Procédé pour la préparation de polyéthercarbonatepolyols - Google Patents

Procédé pour la préparation de polyéthercarbonatepolyols

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EP3983473A1
EP3983473A1 EP20728786.3A EP20728786A EP3983473A1 EP 3983473 A1 EP3983473 A1 EP 3983473A1 EP 20728786 A EP20728786 A EP 20728786A EP 3983473 A1 EP3983473 A1 EP 3983473A1
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Kai LAEMMERHOLD
Jörg Hofmann
Persefoni HILKEN
Nicole WELSCH
Hartmut Nefzger
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  • the present invention relates to a process for the production of polyether carbonate polyols by catalytic copolymerization of carbon dioxide (CO 2) with alkylene oxide in the presence of one or more H-functional starter substances.
  • EP-A 2 530 101, EP-A 2 730 602 and WO-A 2014/072336 disclose processes for preparing polyether carbonate polyols by adding alkylene oxide and carbon dioxide onto an H-functional starter substance in the presence of a DMC catalyst. To determine the proportion of primary hydroxyl groups, acetic acid is added to the polyether carbonate polyol.
  • EP-A 2 530 101, EP-A 2 730 602 and WO-A 2014/072336 do not disclose how polyether carbonate polyols can be stabilized against thermal stress so that the lowest possible cyclic carbonate content is obtained after thermal stress .
  • EP-A 3 027 673 discloses a process for the preparation of polyether carbonate polyols by adding alkylene oxide and carbon dioxide onto an H-functional starter substance in the presence of a DMC catalyst.
  • a compound which contains a phosphorus-oxygen bond or a compound which can form one or more PO bonds by reaction with OH-functional compounds is added to the polyether carbonate polyol obtained.
  • the addition of such a compound leads to lower formation of dimethyldioxane when the polyether carbonate polyols are exposed to heat.
  • EP-A 3 027 673 gives no information on the reduction of cyclic carbonates.
  • EP-A 3 260 483 discloses a process for the preparation of polyether carbonate polyols in the presence of a DMC catalyst, a postreaction being carried out in a postreactor.
  • phosphoric acid is then added at the post-reaction and the reaction mixture is worked up thermally.
  • WO-A 2017/037441 discloses the addition of propylene oxide and CO2 onto 1,6-hexanediol in the presence of a DMC catalyst. Acetic acid and p-toluenesulfonic acid are added to the product obtained. No information on the thermal stability of the product is disclosed. It was an object of the present invention to provide a process for the production of polyether carbonate polyols, the process leading to a product which, after exposure to heat, has the lowest possible cyclic carbonate content.
  • polyether carbonate polyols which, after thermal exposure, have a lower cyclic carbonate content than the prior art, are obtained by a process for the production of polyether carbonate polyols,
  • component K is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of monocarboxylic acids, polycarboxylic acids, hydroxycarboxylic acids and vinylogous carboxylic acids,
  • the polyether carbonate polyols obtained in this way also have, after thermal work-up, a lower content of cyclic carbonate than in the prior art.
  • the invention thus also relates to a method wherein
  • step (iii) in the reaction mixture from step (ii) at a temperature of 80 ° C. to 200 ° C., the content of volatile constituents is thermally reduced.
  • polyether carbonate polyols produced according to the invention that these also contain ether groups between the carbonate groups.
  • Thermal stress in the process of producing polyether carbonate polyols typically occurs during purification by thermal processes such as thin-film evaporation.
  • a further addition of at least one component K can follow as step (iv) in order to bring the product obtained from step (iii) to a desired content of one or more specific components K.
  • component K is added in step (ii) and optionally in step (iv) in an amount of 5 ppm to 2000 ppm, preferably 10 ppm to 1000 ppm, particularly preferably 30 to 500 ppm.
  • At least one compound selected from the group consisting of monocarboxylic acids, polycarboxylic acids, hydroxycarboxylic acids and vinylogous carboxylic acids is used as component K.
  • the compounds of component K do not contain any phosphorus-oxygen bond or a compound of phosphorus which can form one or more PO bonds through reaction with OH-functional compounds, and also no acetic acid.
  • formic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, benzoic acid or acrylic acid can be used as monocarboxylic acids.
  • Polycarboxylic acids that can be used are, for example, dicarboxylic acids such as adipic acid, azelaic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, isophthalic acid, malonic acid, oxalic acid, sebacic acid or terephthalic acid, or tricarboxylic acids such as citric acid or trimesic acid.
  • the dicarboxylic acid used is preferably succinic acid, adipic acid, glutaric acid, sebacic acid or a mixture of these, particularly preferably succinic acid.
  • Citric acid is preferably used as the tricarboxylic acid.
  • Hydroxycarboxylic acids such as malic acid, citric acid, glycolic acid, salicylic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, 2-hydroxybutanoic acid, 2-
  • Hydroxyglutaric acid mandelic acid, tatronic acid or glycolic acid can be used. It is preferred to use malic acid, salicylic acid and citric acid, particularly preferably malic acid and citric acid. Ascorbic acid, for example, can be used as the vinylogous carboxylic acid.
  • Component K is preferably at least one compound selected from the group consisting of propionic acid, butyric acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, benzoic acid, acrylic acid, adipic acid, azelaic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, isophthalic acid, malonic acid, oxalic acid, sebacic acid, terephthalic acid Acid, citric acid, glycolic acid, salicylic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, 2-hydroxybutanoic acid, 2-
  • Component K is particularly preferably at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, malic acid, succinic acid and salicylic acid, particularly preferably ascorbic acid, malic acid and succinic acid.
  • step (i) is characterized in that
  • the H-functional starter substance or a mixture of at least two H-functional starter substances or a suspending agent are initially introduced and, if necessary, water and / or other highly volatile compounds are removed by increased temperature and / or reduced pressure ("drying"), the The catalyst of the H-functional starter substance or the mixture of at least two H-functional starter substances or the suspending agent is added before or after drying,
  • step (ß) if necessary to activate the DMC catalyst, a partial amount (based on the total amount of the amount of alkylene oxides used in the activation and copolymerization) of alkylene oxide is added to the mixture resulting from step (a), this addition of a partial amount of alkylene oxide optionally can take place in the presence of CO2, and then waiting for the temperature peak ("hotspot") and / or a pressure drop in the reactor that occurs due to the following exothermic chemical reaction, and step (ß) for activation can also take place several times,
  • step (g) alkylene oxide, carbon dioxide and optionally an H-functional starter substance are added to the mixture resulting from step (ß),
  • suspending agents used do not contain any H-functional groups. All polar-aprotic, weakly polar-aprotic and non-polar-aprotic solvents, which in each case do not contain any H-functional groups, are suitable as suspending agents. A mixture of two or more of these suspending agents can also be used as suspending agents.
  • polar-aprotic suspending agents may be mentioned as examples at this point: 4-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane (hereinafter also referred to as cyclic propylene carbonate or cPC), 1,3-dioxolan-2-one (hereinafter also called cyclic ethylene carbonate or cEC), acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, acetonitrile, nitromethane, dimethyl sulfoxide, sulfolane, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide and N-methylpyrrolidone.
  • cyclic propylene carbonate or cPC 1,3-dioxolan-2-one
  • cEC 1,3-dioxolan-2-one
  • acetone methyl ethyl ketone
  • acetonitrile acetone
  • nitromethane dimethyl sulfoxide
  • sulfolane dimethylformamide
  • dimethylacetamide dimethyl
  • the group of non-polar and slightly polar aprotic suspending agents includes, for example, ethers such as dioxane, diethyl ether, methyl tert-butyl ether and tetrahydrofuran, esters such as ethyl acetate and butyl acetate, hydrocarbons such as pentane, n-hexane, benzene and alkylated benzene derivatives (eg toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene) and chlorinated hydrocarbons such as, for example, chloroform, chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene and carbon tetrachloride.
  • ethers such as dioxane, diethyl ether, methyl tert-butyl ether and tetrahydrofuran
  • esters such as ethyl acetate and butyl acetate
  • hydrocarbons such as pentane, n-hex
  • Suspending agents are 4-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane, 1,3-dioxolan-2-one, toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene, chlorobenzene and dichlorobenzene and mixtures of two or more of these suspending agents, 4-methyl being particularly preferred -2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane and 1,3-dioxolan-2-one or a mixture of 4-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane and 1,3-dioxolan-2-one.
  • alkylene oxides (epoxides) having 2-24 carbon atoms can be used for the process according to the invention.
  • the alkylene oxides with 2-24 carbon atoms are, for example, one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, 1-butene oxide, 2,3-butene oxide, 2-methyl-1,2-propene oxide (isobutene oxide), 1-pentene oxide, 2,3-pentene oxide, 2-methyl-1,2-butene oxide, 3-methyl-1,2-butene oxide, 1-hexene oxide, 2,3-hexene oxide, 3,4-hexene oxide, 2-methyl 1,2-pentene oxide, 4-methyl-1,2-pentene oxide, 2-ethyl-1,2-butene oxide, 1-heptene oxide, 1-octene oxide, 1-nonene oxide, 1-decene oxide, 1-undecene oxide, 1-dodecene oxide, 4-methyl-1,2-pentene oxide, butadiene monoxide
  • Suitable H-functional starter substances which can be used are compounds with H atoms active for the alkoxylation, which have a molar mass of 18 to 4500 g / mol, preferably 62 to 500 g / mol and particularly preferably 62 to 182 have g / mol.
  • the ability to use a low molecular weight starter is a distinct advantage over the use of oligomeric starters prepared by prior oxyalkylation. In particular, economics is achieved which is made possible by the omission of a separate oxyalkylation process.
  • Groups with active H atoms which are active for the alkoxylation are, for example, -OH, -NH2 (primary amines), -NH- (secondary amines), -SH and -CO2H, preferred are -OH and -NH2, and -OH is particularly preferred.
  • H-functional starter substance for example, one or more compounds are selected from the group consisting of mono- or polyhydric alcohols, polyhydric amines, polyhydric thiols, amino alcohols, thioalcohols, Hydroxyesters, polyether polyols, polyester polyols, polyester ether polyols,
  • the C1-C24 alkyl fatty acid esters which on average contain at least 2 OH groups per molecule, are commercial products such as Lupranol Balance® (BASF AG), Merginol® types (Hobum Oleochemicals GmbH), Sovermol® types (from Cognis GmbH & Co. KG) and Soyol®TM types (from USSC Co.).
  • BASF AG BASF AG
  • Merginol® types Hobum Oleochemicals GmbH
  • Sovermol® types from Cognis GmbH & Co. KG
  • Soyol®TM types from USSC Co.
  • Alcohols, amines, thiols and carboxylic acids can be used as mono-H-functional starter substances.
  • the following can be used as monofunctional alcohols: methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-butanol, tert-butanol, 3-buten-1-ol, 3-butyn-1-ol, 2-methyl -3-buten-2-ol, 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol, propagyl alcohol, 2-methyl-2-propanol, 1-tert-butoxy-2-propanol, 1-pentanol, 2-pentanol, 3 -Pentanol, 1-hexanol, 2-hexanol, 3-hexanol, 1-heptanol, 2-heptanol, 3-heptanol, 1-octanol, 2-octanol, 3-octanol, 4-octanol, phenol, 2-hydroxybi
  • Possible monofunctional amines are: butylamine, tert-butylamine, pentylamine, hexylamine, aniline, aziridine, pyrrolidine, piperidine, morpholine.
  • Monofunctional carboxylic acids are: formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, fatty acids such as stearic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, benzoic acid, acrylic acid.
  • Polyhydric alcohols suitable as H-functional starter substances are, for example, dihydric alcohols (such as, for example, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,4-butenediol, 1,4-butynediol, neopentyl glycol, 1 , 5-pentanediol, methylpentanediols (such as 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol), 1,6-hexanediol, 1,8-octanediol, 1,10-decanediol, 1,12-dodecanediol, bis (hydroxymethyl) - cyclohexanes (such as, for example, 1,4-bis- (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane), triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, polyethylene glycols, di
  • the H-functional starter substances can also be selected from the class of polyether polyols which have a molecular weight M n in the range from 18 to 4500 g / mol and a functionality of 2 to 3. Preference is given to polyether polyols which are built up from repeating ethylene oxide and propylene oxide units, preferably with a proportion of 35 to 100% propylene oxide units, particularly preferably with a proportion of 50 to 100% propylene oxide units. These can be random copolymers, gradient copolymers, alternating or block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide.
  • the H-functional starter substances can also be selected from the substance class of polyester polyols. At least difunctional polyesters are used as polyester polyols. Polyester polyols preferably consist of alternating acid and alcohol units. As acid components, for. B. succinic acid, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, adipic acid,
  • Phthalic anhydride phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, tetrahydrophthalic acid, tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, hexahydrophthalic anhydride or mixtures of the acids and / or anhydrides mentioned are used.
  • alcohol components for. B.
  • ethanediol 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, neopentyl glycol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,4-bis (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane, diethylene glycol, Dipropylene glycol, trimethylolpropane,
  • glycols glycerin, pentaerythritol or mixtures of the alcohols mentioned are used. If dihydric or polyhydric polyether polyols are used as the alcohol component, polyester ether polyols are obtained which can also serve as starter substances for the production of the polyether carbonate polyols.
  • polycarbonate diols can be used as H-functional starter substances, which are produced, for example, by reacting phosgene, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate or diphenyl carbonate and difunctional alcohols or polyester polyols or polyether polyols.
  • polycarbonates can be found e.g. B. in EP-A 1359177.
  • polyether carbonate polyols can be used as functional starter substances.
  • polyether carbonate polyols which can be obtained by process step (i) according to the invention described here.
  • These polyether carbonate polyols used as H-functional starter substances are prepared beforehand for this purpose in a separate reaction step.
  • the H-functional starter substances generally have a functionality (ie number of H atoms active for the polymerization per molecule) of 1 to 8, preferably 2 or 3.
  • the H-functional starter substances are used either individually or as a mixture of at least two H-functional starter substances.
  • the H-functional starter substances are particularly preferably one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 2-methylpropane-l, 3-diol, neopentyl glycol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,8-octanediol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, glycerol, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, sorbitol and polyether polyols with a molecular weight M n in the range from 150 to 4500 g / mol and a functionality of 2 to 3.
  • the polyether carbonate polyols are produced by the catalytic addition of carbon dioxide and alkylene oxides to H-functional starter substances.
  • H-functional is understood to mean the number of H atoms active for the alkoxylation per molecule of the starter substance.
  • a suspending agent which does not contain any H-functional groups is initially introduced into the reactor, optionally together with the catalyst, and no H-functional starter substance is initially introduced into the reactor.
  • a suspending agent which does not contain any H-functional groups, and additionally a portion of the H-functional starter substance and, if appropriate, a catalyst can be placed in the reactor, or in step (a) a portion of the H- functional starter substance and optionally catalyst are placed in the reactor.
  • the total amount of the H-functional starter substance and, if appropriate, catalyst can also be initially taken in the reactor.
  • the catalyst is preferably used in an amount such that the content of catalyst in the reaction product resulting from step (i) is 10 to 10,000 ppm, particularly preferably 20 to 5000 ppm and most preferably 50 to 500 ppm.
  • the resulting mixture of catalyst with suspending agent and / or H-functional starter substance at a temperature of 90 to 150 ° C, particularly preferably from 100 to 140 ° C inert gas (for example argon or nitrogen), an inert gas carbon dioxide -Mixture or carbon dioxide introduced and at the same time a reduced Pressure (absolute) from 10 mbar to 800 mbar, particularly preferably from 50 mbar to 200 mbar, applied.
  • inert gas for example argon or nitrogen
  • an inert gas carbon dioxide -Mixture or carbon dioxide introduced and at the same time a reduced Pressure (absolute) from 10 mbar to 800 mbar, particularly preferably from 50 mbar to 200 mbar, applied.
  • the resulting mixture of catalyst with suspending agent and / or H-functional starter substance at a temperature of 90 to 150 ° C, particularly preferably from 100 to 140 ° C at least once, preferably three times with 1.5 bar to 10 bar (absolute), particularly preferably 3 bar to 6 bar (absolute) of an inert gas (for example argon or nitrogen), an inert gas-carbon dioxide mixture or carbon dioxide, and the overpressure is then reduced to approx. 1 bar (absolute) in each case.
  • an inert gas for example argon or nitrogen
  • the catalyst can be added, for example, in solid form or as a suspension in a suspending medium or as a suspension in an H-functional starter substance.
  • step (a) in step (a)
  • step (a-II) the temperature of the suspension medium and / or the H-functional starter substance is brought to 50 to 200 ° C., preferably 80 to 160 ° C., particularly preferably 100 to 140 ° C., and / or the pressure in the reactor is less than 500 mbar, preferably 5 mbar to 100 mbar, where appropriate an inert gas stream (for example of argon or nitrogen), an inert gas-carbon dioxide stream or a carbon dioxide stream is passed through the reactor, the catalyst to the suspension medium and / or to H-functional starter substance is added in step (aI) or immediately thereafter in step (a-II), and
  • an inert gas stream for example of argon or nitrogen
  • suspending agent does not contain any H-functional groups.
  • Step (ß) is used to activate the DMC catalyst.
  • This step can optionally be carried out under an inert gas atmosphere, under an atmosphere of an inert gas-carbon dioxide mixture or under a carbon dioxide atmosphere.
  • Activation in the context of this invention is a step in which a partial amount of alkylene oxide is added to the DMC catalyst suspension at temperatures of 90 to 150 ° C and the addition of the alkylene oxide is then interrupted, with the development of heat due to a subsequent exothermic chemical reaction which can lead to a temperature spike (“hotspot”) and a pressure drop in the reactor is observed due to the conversion of alkylene oxide and possibly CO2.
  • hotspot temperature spike
  • the process step of activation is the period of time from the addition of the partial amount of alkylene oxide, optionally in the presence of CO2, to the DMC catalyst until the development of heat occurs.
  • the partial amount of alkylene oxide can be used in several individual steps, optionally in the presence of CO2, are added to the DMC catalyst and then the addition of the alkylene oxide is interrupted in each case.
  • the process step of activation comprises the time from the addition of the first partial amount of alkylene oxide, optionally in the presence of CO 2, to the DMC catalyst until the development of heat occurs after the addition of the last partial amount of alkylene oxide.
  • the activation step can be preceded by a step for drying the DMC catalyst and optionally the H-functional starter substance at elevated temperature and / or reduced pressure, optionally with an inert gas being passed through the reaction mixture.
  • One or more alkylene oxides can in principle be metered in in different ways. Dosing can be started from the vacuum or with a previously selected pre-pressure.
  • the admission pressure is preferably set by introducing an inert gas (such as nitrogen or argon) or carbon dioxide, the pressure (absolute) being 5 mbar to 100 bar, preferably 10 mbar to 50 bar and preferably 20 mbar to 50 bar.
  • the amount of one or more alkylene oxides used in the activation in step ( ⁇ ) is 0.1 to 25.0% by weight, preferably 1.0 to 20.0% by weight, particularly preferably 2, 0 to 16.0% by weight (based on the amount of suspending agent and / or H-functional starter substance used in step (a)).
  • the alkylene oxide can be added in one step or in portions in several partial amounts. After a portion of alkylene oxide has been added, the addition of the alkylene oxide is preferably interrupted until the evolution of heat occurs and only then is the next portion of alkylene oxide added.
  • a two-stage activation (step ⁇ ) is also preferred, with
  • step (g) is advantageously carried out at 50 to 150 ° C, preferably at 60 to 145 ° C, particularly preferably at 70 to 140 ° C and very particularly preferably at 90 to 130 ° C.
  • step (g) is advantageously carried out at 50 to 150 ° C, preferably at 60 to 145 ° C, particularly preferably at 70 to 140 ° C and very particularly preferably at 90 to 130 ° C.
  • the reaction with the formation of a polyether carbonate polyol proceeds only very slowly.
  • temperatures above 150 ° C. the amount of undesired by-products increases sharply.
  • One or more alkylene oxides and the carbon dioxide can be metered in simultaneously, alternately or sequentially, it being possible for the entire amount of carbon dioxide to be added all at once or in doses over the reaction time.
  • the total pressure is preferably kept constant during the reaction by metering in additional carbon dioxide.
  • One or more alkylene oxides are metered in simultaneously, alternately or sequentially with the carbon dioxide metering. It is possible to meter in the alkylene oxide at a constant metering rate or to increase or decrease the metering rate gradually or stepwise or to add the alkylene oxide in portions.
  • the alkylene oxide is preferably added to the reaction mixture at a constant metering rate. If several alkylene oxides are used to synthesize the polyether carbonate polyols, the alkylene oxides can be metered in individually or as a mixture.
  • the metering of the alkylene oxides can take place simultaneously, alternately or sequentially via separate meterings (additions) in each case or via one or more meterings, it being possible for the alkylene oxides to be metered in individually or as a mixture. Via the type and / or sequence in which the alkylene oxides and / or the carbon dioxide are metered in, it is possible to synthesize random, alternating, block-like or gradient-like polyether carbonate polyols.
  • an excess of carbon dioxide based on the calculated amount of built-in carbon dioxide in the polyether carbonate polyol is used, since an excess of carbon dioxide is advantageous due to the inertia of carbon dioxide.
  • the amount of carbon dioxide can be determined via the total pressure under the respective reaction conditions. The range from 0.01 to 120 bar, preferably 0.1 to 110 bar, particularly preferably from 1 to 100 bar, has proven to be advantageous for the total pressure (absolute) for the copolymerization for the preparation of the polyether carbonate polyols. It is possible to supply the carbon dioxide continuously or discontinuously. This depends on how quickly the alkylene oxides and CO2 are consumed and whether the product should contain CCE-free polyether blocks or blocks with different CCE contents.
  • the amount of carbon dioxide can also vary with the addition of the alkylene oxides.
  • pressure can also vary with the addition of the alkylene oxides.
  • CO2 can also be added to the reactor as a solid and then, under the selected reaction conditions, change into the gaseous, dissolved, liquid and / or supercritical state.
  • the H-functional starter substance, the alkylene oxide and optionally also the carbon dioxide can be metered in simultaneously or sequentially (in portions), for example the entire Amount of carbon dioxide, the amount of H-functional starter substance and / or the amount of alkylene oxide dosed in step (g) can be added all at once or continuously.
  • the term "continuously" used here can be defined as the mode of adding a reactant so that a concentration of the reactant effective for the copolymerization is maintained, ie, for example, the metering can be carried out at a constant metering rate, with a varying metering rate or in portions.
  • the total pressure is preferably kept constant during the reaction by metering in additional carbon dioxide.
  • the metering of the alkylene oxide and / or the H-functional starter substance takes place simultaneously or sequentially with the metering of carbon dioxide. It is possible to meter in the alkylene oxide at a constant metering rate or to increase or decrease the metering rate gradually or stepwise or to add the alkylene oxide in portions.
  • the alkylene oxide is preferably added to the reaction mixture at a constant metering rate.
  • the alkylene oxides can be metered in individually or as a mixture.
  • the alkylene oxides or the bi-functional starter substances can be metered in simultaneously or sequentially via separate meterings (additions) in each case or via one or more meterings, with the alkylene oxides or the functional starter substances being metered in individually or as a mixture.
  • the alkylene oxides and / or the carbon dioxide are metered in, it is possible to synthesize random, alternating, block-like or gradient-like polyether carbonate polyols.
  • the metering of the H-functional starter substance in step (g) is ended before the addition of the alkylene oxide.
  • a preferred embodiment of the process according to the invention is characterized, inter alia, in that the total amount of the H-functional starter substance is added in step (g), that is to say a suspending agent is used in step (a). This addition can take place at a constant metering rate, with a varying metering rate or in portions.
  • the polyether carbonate polyols are preferably produced in a continuous process which comprises both continuous copolymerization and continuous addition of the functional starter substance.
  • the invention therefore also relates to a process in which in step (g) H-functional starter substance, alkylene oxide and catalyst in the presence of carbon dioxide (“copolymerization”) are continuously metered into the reactor and wherein the resulting reaction mixture (containing the reaction product) is continuously removed from the reactor.
  • the catalyst which was suspended in functional starter substance, is preferably added continuously in step (g).
  • the alkylene oxide, the H-functional starter substance and the catalyst can be metered in via separate or shared metering points.
  • the alkylene oxide and the H-functional starter substance are fed continuously to the reaction mixture via separate metering points. This addition of the H-functional starter substance can take place as a continuous metering into the reactor or in portions.
  • an activated DMC catalyst suspension medium mixture is produced, then according to step (g)
  • step (g) the catalyst is added, preferably suspended in the H-functional starter substance.
  • Steps (a), ( ⁇ ) and (g) can be carried out in the same reactor or separately in each case in different reactors.
  • Particularly preferred reactor types are: tubular reactors, stirred kettles, loop reactors.
  • Steps (a), ( ⁇ ) and (g) can be carried out in a stirred tank, the stirred tank being cooled, depending on the embodiment and mode of operation, via the reactor jacket, internal cooling surfaces and / or cooling surfaces located in a pumped circuit.
  • the stirred tank being cooled, depending on the embodiment and mode of operation, via the reactor jacket, internal cooling surfaces and / or cooling surfaces located in a pumped circuit.
  • the activated DMC catalyst-containing mixture resulting from steps (a) and ( ⁇ ) is reacted further with alkylene oxide, H-functional starter substance and carbon dioxide in the same reactor.
  • the activated DMC catalyst-containing mixture resulting from steps (a) and ( ⁇ ) is reacted further with alkylene oxide, hydrogen-functional starter substance and carbon dioxide in another reaction vessel (for example a stirred tank, tubular reactor or loop reactor).
  • the activated DMC catalyst-containing mixture, H-functional starter substance, alkylene oxide and carbon dioxide resulting from steps (a) and ( ⁇ ) is continuously pumped through a tube.
  • the molar ratios of the reactants vary depending on the polymer desired.
  • carbon dioxide is metered in in its liquid or supercritical form in order to enable optimal miscibility of the components.
  • mixing elements are installed for better mixing of the reactants, such as those sold by Ehrfeld Mikrotechnik BTS GmbH, for example, or mixer-heat exchanger elements which simultaneously improve mixing and heat dissipation.
  • Loop reactors can also be used to carry out steps (a), ( ⁇ ) and (g).
  • This generally includes reactors with material recycling, such as a jet loop reactor, which can also be operated continuously, or a loop-shaped tubular reactor with suitable devices for circulating the reaction mixture or a loop of several tubular reactors connected in series.
  • the use of a loop reactor is particularly advantageous because backmixing can be implemented here so that the concentration of free alkylene oxides in the reaction mixture is in the optimal range, preferably in the range> 0 to 40% by weight, particularly preferably> 0 to 25 % By weight, most preferably> 0 to 15% by weight (in each case based on the weight of the reaction mixture) can be maintained.
  • Steps (a) and ( ⁇ ) are preferably carried out in a first reactor, and the resulting reaction mixture is then transferred to a second reactor for the copolymerization according to step (g). However, it is also possible to carry out steps (a), ( ⁇ ) and (g) in one reactor.
  • continuous can be defined as the mode of adding a relevant catalyst or reactant such that a substantially continuous effective concentration of the catalyst or reactant is maintained.
  • the catalyst can be fed in really continuously or in relatively closely spaced increments.
  • a continuous addition of starter can be genuinely continuous or take place in increments. It would not deviate from the present process to be a catalyst or to add reactants incrementally in such a way that the concentration of the added materials falls essentially to zero for some time before the next incremental addition. It is preferred, however, that the catalyst concentration be maintained at substantially the same concentration during the major part of the course of the continuous reaction and that initiator be present during the major part of the copolymerization process.
  • the reaction mixture continuously removed in step (g), which generally contains from 0.05% by weight to 10% by weight alkylene oxide, can be transferred to a postreactor, in which a post-reaction, the content of free alkylene oxide is reduced to less than 0.05 wt .-% in the reaction mixture.
  • a tubular reactor, a loop reactor or a stirred tank, for example, can serve as the postreactor.
  • the pressure in this postreactor is preferably at the same pressure as in the reaction apparatus in which reaction step (g) is carried out.
  • the pressure in the downstream reactor can, however, also be chosen to be higher or lower.
  • all or some of the carbon dioxide is released after reaction step (g) and the downstream reactor is operated at normal pressure or a slight excess pressure.
  • the temperature in the downstream reactor is preferably from 50 to 150.degree. C. and particularly preferably from 80 to 140.degree.
  • the polyether carbonate polyols obtained according to the invention have, for example, a functionality of at least 1, preferably from 1 to 8, particularly preferably from 1 to 6 and very particularly preferably from 2 to 4.
  • the molecular weight is preferably 400 to 10,000 g / mol and particularly preferably 500 to 6000 g / mol.
  • the content of highly volatile constituents can be thermally reduced before step (ii) at a temperature of 80 ° C. to 200 ° C. and / or in the reaction mixture from step (ii) can be at a temperature from 80 ° C to 200 ° C the content of volatile components can be reduced thermally.
  • Methods generally known to the person skilled in the art from the prior art can be used for the thermal reduction of the volatile constituents.
  • the thermal reduction of the volatile constituents can be achieved by means of thin-film evaporation, short-path evaporation or falling film evaporation, this preferably taking place under reduced pressure (vacuum).
  • classic distillation processes can also be used, in which the polyether carbonate polyol is heated to a temperature of 80 to 200 ° C., for example in a flask or stirred kettle, and the volatile components are distilled off overhead.
  • an inert stripping gas for example nitrogen
  • an entrainer for example water or inert organic solvent
  • the volatile constituents can also be reduced by vacuum stripping in a packed column, with steam or nitrogen usually being used as the stripping gas.
  • a DMC catalyst is preferably used for the process according to the invention.
  • DMC catalysts for use in the homopolymerization of alkylene oxides are known in principle from the prior art (see, for example, US-A 3 404 109, US-A 3 829 505, US-A 3 941 849 and US-A 5 158 922) .
  • DMC catalysts e.g. in US-A 5 470 813, EP-A 700 949, EP-A 743 093, EP-A 761 708, WO 97/40086, WO 98/16310 and WO 00/47649 have a very high activity and enable the production of polyether carbonate polyols at very low catalyst concentrations, so that the catalyst can generally be separated off from the finished product is no longer required.
  • a typical example are the highly active DMC catalysts described in EP-A 700 949 which, in addition to a double metal cyanide compound (e.g. zinc hexacyanocobaltate (III)) and an organic complex ligand (e.g. tert-butanol), also contain a polyether with a number average molecular weight greater than 500 g / mol included.
  • a double metal cyanide compound e.g. zinc hexacyanocobaltate (III)
  • an organic complex ligand e.g. tert-butanol
  • the DMC catalysts are preferably obtained by
  • Metal cyanide salt in the presence of one or more organic complex ligands, e.g. of an ether or alcohol,
  • one or more organic complexing ligands preferably in excess (based on the double metal cyanide compound) and optionally further complexing components are added.
  • the double metal cyanide compounds contained in the DMC catalysts are the reaction products of water-soluble metal salts and water-soluble metal cyanide salts.
  • an aqueous solution of zinc chloride preferably in excess based on the metal cyanide salt such as potassium hexacyanocobaltate
  • potassium hexacyanocobaltate preferably in excess based on the metal cyanide salt such as potassium hexacyanocobaltate
  • dimethoxyethane glyme
  • butanol preferably in excess based on zinc hexacyanocobaltate
  • Metal salts suitable for preparing the double metal cyanide compounds preferably have the general formula (II),
  • M is selected from the metal cations Zn 2+ , Fe 2+ , Ni 2+ , Mn 2+ , Co 2+ , Sr 2+ , Sn 2+ , Pb 2+ and, Cu 2+ , M is preferably Zn 2+ , Fe 2+ , Co 2+ or Ni 2+ ,
  • X are one or more (ie different) anions, preferably an anion selected from the group of halides (ie fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide), hydroxide, sulfate, carbonate, cyanate, thiocyanate, isocyanate, isothiocyanate, carboxylate, oxalate and nitrate ;
  • M is selected from the metal cations Fe 3+ , Al 3+ , Co 3+ and Cr 3+
  • X are one or more (ie different) anions, preferably an anion selected from the group of halides (ie fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide), hydroxide, sulfate, carbonate, cyanate, thiocyanate, isocyanate, isothiocyanate, carboxylate, oxalate and nitrate ;
  • M is selected from the metal cations Mo 4+ , V 4+ and W 4+
  • X are one or more (ie different) anions, preferably an anion selected from the group of halides (ie fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide), hydroxide, sulfate, carbonate, cyanate, thiocyanate, isocyanate, isothiocyanate, carboxylate, oxalate and nitrate ;
  • M is selected from the metal cations Mo 6+ and W 6+
  • X are one or more (ie different) anions, preferably an anion selected from the group of halides (ie fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide), hydroxide, sulfate, carbonate, cyanate, thiocyanate, isocyanate, isothiocyanate, carboxylate, oxalate and nitrate ;
  • metal salts examples include zinc chloride, zinc bromide, zinc iodide, zinc acetate, zinc acetylacetonate, zinc benzoate, zinc nitrate, iron (II) sulfate, iron (II) bromide, iron (II) chloride, iron (III) chloride, cobalt (II) chloride, Cobalt (II) thiocyanate, nickel (II) chloride and nickel (II) nitrate. Mixtures of different metal salts can also be used.
  • Metal cyanide salts suitable for preparing the double metal cyanide compounds preferably have the general formula (VI)
  • M ' is selected from one or more metal cations from the group consisting of Fe (II), Fe (III), Co (II), Co (III), Cr (II), Cr (III), Mn (II), Mn ( III), Ir (III), Ni (II), Rh (III), Ru (II), V (IV) and V (V), M 'is preferably one or more metal cations from the group consisting of Co (II), Co (III), Fe (II), Fe (III), Cr (III), Ir (III) and Ni (II),
  • Y is selected from one or more metal cations from the group consisting of alkali metal (ie, Li + , Na + , K + , Rb + ) and alkaline earth metal (ie, Be 2+ , Mg 2+ , Ca 2+ , Sr 2+ , Ba 2+ ),
  • A is selected from one or more anions from the group consisting of halides (i.e. fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide), hydroxide, sulfate, carbonate, cyanate, thiocyanate, isocyanate, isothiocyanate, carboxylate, azide, oxalate or nitrate and
  • a, b and c are integer numbers, the values for a, b and c being chosen so that the electrical neutrality of the metal cyanide salt is given; a is preferably 1, 2, 3 or 4; b is preferably 4, 5 or 6; c preferably has the value 0.
  • suitable metal cyanide salts are sodium hexacyanocobaltate (III), potassium hexacyanocobaltate (III), potassium hexacyanoferrate (II), potassium hexacyanoferrate (III), calcium hexacyanocobaltate (III) and lithium hexacyanocobaltate (III).
  • Preferred double metal cyanide compounds which are contained in the DMC catalysts are compounds of the general formula (VII)
  • x, x ’, y and z are integers and are selected in such a way that the double metal cyanide compound is electron neutral.
  • M Zn (II), Fe (II), Co (II) or Ni (II) and
  • M ' Co (III), Fe (III), Cr (III) or Ir (III).
  • suitable double metal cyanide compounds a) are zinc hexacyanocobaltate (III), zinc hexacyanoiridate (III), zinc hexacyanoferrate (III) and cobalt (II) hexacyanocobaltate (III).
  • suitable double metal cyanide compounds can be found, for example, in US Pat. No. 5,158,922 (column 8, lines 29-66). Zinc hexacyanocobaltate (III) is particularly preferably used.
  • organic complex ligands added during the preparation of the DMC catalysts are described, for example, in US Pat. No. 5,158,922 (see in particular column 6, lines 9 to 65), US Pat. No. 3,404,109, US Pat. No. 3,829,505, US Pat. No. 3,941,849, EP-A 700,949 , EP-A 761 708, JP 4 145 123, US 5 470 813, EP-A 743 093 and WO-A 97/40086).
  • water-soluble, organic compounds with heteroatoms, such as oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus or sulfur which can form complexes with the double metal cyanide compound, are used as organic complex ligands.
  • Preferred organic complex ligands are alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, ethers, esters, amides, ureas, nitriles, sulfides and mixtures thereof.
  • Particularly preferred organic complex ligands are aliphatic ethers (such as dimethoxyethane), water-soluble aliphatic alcohols (such as ethanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, iso-butanol, sec-butanol, tert-butanol, 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol and 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol), compounds that contain aliphatic or cycloaliphatic ether groups as well as aliphatic hydroxyl groups (such as, for example, ethylene glycol mono-tert-butyl ether, diethylene glycol mono-tert-butyl ether, tripropylene glycol mono methyl ether and 3-methyl-3-oxetane-methanol).
  • Highly preferred organic complex ligands are selected from one or more compounds from the group consisting of dimethoxyethane, tert-butanol, 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol, 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol, ethylene glycol mono-tert. butyl ether and 3-methyl-3-oxetane-methanol.
  • one or more complex-forming component (s) from the compound classes of polyethers, polyesters, polycarbonates, polyalkylene glycol sorbitan esters, polyalkylene glycol glycidyl ethers, polyacrylamide, poly (acrylamide-co-acrylic acid), polyacrylic acid, poly (acrylic acid) are used in the production of the DMC catalysts -co-maleic acid), polyacrylonitrile, polyalkyl acrylates, polyalkyl methacrylates, polyvinyl methyl ether, polyvinyl ethyl ether, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, poly-N-vinylpyrrolidone, poly (N-vinylpyrrolidone-co-acrylic acid),
  • the metal salt e.g. zinc chloride
  • the metal cyanide salt i.e. at least a molar ratio of metal salt to metal cyanide salt of 2.25 to 1.00
  • the metal cyanide salt e.g. potassium hexacyanocobaltate
  • the organic complex ligand e.g. tert-butanol
  • the organic complex ligand can be present in the aqueous solution of the metal salt and / or the metal cyanide salt, or it is added directly to the suspension obtained after precipitation of the double metal cyanide compound. It has proven advantageous to mix the aqueous solutions of the metal salt and the metal cyanide salt and the organic complex ligand with vigorous stirring.
  • the suspension formed in the first step is then treated with a further complex-forming component.
  • the complex-forming component is preferably used in a mixture with water and organic complex ligands.
  • a preferred method for carrying out the first step i.e. the preparation of the suspension
  • the solid i.e. the precursor of the catalyst according to the invention
  • the solid is isolated from the suspension by known techniques, such as centrifugation or filtration.
  • the isolated solid is then washed in a third process step with an aqueous solution of the organic complex ligand (e.g. by resuspension and subsequent renewed isolation by filtration or centrifugation).
  • an aqueous solution of the organic complex ligand e.g. by resuspension and subsequent renewed isolation by filtration or centrifugation.
  • water-soluble by-products such as potassium chloride can be removed from the catalyst.
  • the amount of the organic complex ligand in the aqueous washing solution is preferably between 40 and 80% by weight, based on the total solution.
  • aqueous solution of the organic complex ligand for example with an aqueous solution of the unsaturated alcohol
  • washed for example by resuspension and subsequent re-isolation by filtration or centrifugation
  • water-soluble by-products such as potassium chloride
  • the amount of the organic complex ligand (for example unsaturated alcohol) in the aqueous washing solution is particularly preferably between 40 and 80% by weight, based on the total solution of the first washing step.
  • the first washing step is repeated once or several times, preferably once to three times, or preferably a non-aqueous solution, such as a mixture or solution of organic complex ligands (for example unsaturated alcohol) and other complex-forming components (preferably in the range between 0.5 and 5% by weight, based on the total amount of the washing solution of step (iii-2)), used as washing solution and the solid is thus washed once or several times, preferably once to three times.
  • a non-aqueous solution such as a mixture or solution of organic complex ligands (for example unsaturated alcohol) and other complex-forming components (preferably in the range between 0.5 and 5% by weight, based on the total amount of the washing solution of step (iii-2)
  • the isolated and optionally washed solid is then, optionally after pulverization, dried at temperatures of generally 20-100 ° C. and at pressures of generally 0.1 mbar to normal pressure (1013 mbar).
  • DMC catalysts based on zinc hexacyanocobaltate (Zn3 [Co (CN) e] 2) other metal complex catalysts known to the person skilled in the art for the copolymerization of epoxides and carbon dioxide based on the metals zinc can also be used for the process according to the invention and / or cobalt can be used.
  • the resulting reaction mixture generally contains the DMC catalyst in the form of finely dispersed solid particles. It may therefore be desirable to remove the DMC catalyst as completely as possible from the resulting reaction mixture.
  • the separation of the DMC catalyst has the advantage, on the one hand, that the resulting polyether carbonate polyol limits values relevant to industry or certification, for example with regard to metal content or otherwise with regard to an activated catalyst in the product resulting emissions and on the other hand it is used to recover the DMC catalyst.
  • the DMC catalyst can be largely or completely removed with the help of various methods:
  • the DMC catalyst can be removed, for example, with the help of membrane filtration (nano-, ultra- or cross-flow filtration), with the help of cake filtration, with the help of pre-coat filtration or by means of Centrifugation are separated from the polyether carbonate polyol.
  • a multistage process consisting of at least two steps is preferably used to separate off the DMC catalyst.
  • the reaction mixture to be filtered is divided in a first filtration step into a larger substream (filtrate), in which a large part of the catalyst or the entire catalyst has been separated off, and a smaller residual flow (retentate), which contains the separated catalyst .
  • the residual flow is then subjected to dead-end filtration.
  • a further filtrate stream, in which a large part of the catalyst or the entire catalyst has been separated off, and a moist to largely dry catalyst residue are obtained from this.
  • the catalyst contained in the polyether carbonate polyol can also be subjected to adsorption, agglomeration / coagulation and / or flocculation in a first step, followed by the separation of the solid phase from the polyether carbonate polyol in a second or more subsequent steps.
  • Suitable adsorbents for mechanical-physical and / or chemical adsorption include, among other things, activated or non-activated clays or bleaching earths (sepiolites, montmorillonites, talc, etc.), synthetic silicates, activated carbon, silica / kieselgure and activated silica / kieselgure in typical amounts of 0, 1% by weight to 2% by weight, preferably 0.8% by weight to 1.2% by weight, based on the polyether carbonate polyol at temperatures of 60 ° C. to 140 ° C., preferably 90 ° C. to 110 ° C. and residence times of 20 min to 100 min , preferably 40 min to 80 min, whereby the adsorption step including the mixing in of the adsorbent can be carried out batchwise or continuously.
  • a preferred method for separating this solid phase (consisting, for example, of adsorbent and DMC catalyst) from the polyether carbonate polyol is pre-coat filtration.
  • the filter surface depends on the filtration behavior, which depends on the particle size distribution of the solid phase to be separated, the average specific resistance of the resulting filter cake and the total resistance of the pre-coat layer and filter cake is determined, coated with a permeable / permeable filtration aid (e.g. inorganic: Celite, Perlite; organic: cellulose) with a layer thickness of 20 mm to 250 mm, preferably 100 mm to 200 mm (“Pre -Coat ").
  • a permeable / permeable filtration aid e.g. inorganic: Celite, Perlite; organic: cellulose
  • the majority of the solid phase (consisting, for example, of adsorbent and DMC catalyst) is separated off on the surface of the pre-coat layer in combination with deep filtration of the smaller particles within the pre-coat layer.
  • the temperature of the crude product to be filtered is in the range from 50.degree. C. to 120.degree. C., preferably from 70.degree. C. to 100.degree.
  • the cake layer and a small part of the pre-coat layer can be removed by means of a scraper or knife and removed from the process.
  • the adjustment of the scraper or knife takes place at minimum feed speeds of approx. 20 pm / min-500 pm / min, preferably in the range 50 pm / min-150 pm / min.
  • the filter aid can be suspended, for example, in cyclic propylene carbonate.
  • This pre-coat filtration is typically carried out in vacuum drum filters.
  • the drum filter can also be used as a pressure drum filter with pressure differences of up to to 6 bar and more between the medium to be filtered and the filtrate side.
  • the DMC catalyst can be separated off from the resulting reaction mixture of the process according to the invention both before the removal of volatile constituents (such as cyclic propylene carbonate) and after the separation of volatile constituents.
  • volatile constituents such as cyclic propylene carbonate
  • the DMC catalyst can be separated off from the resulting reaction mixture of the process according to the invention with or without the further addition of a solvent (in particular cyclic propylene carbonate) in order to lower the viscosity before or during the individual described steps of the catalyst separation.
  • a solvent in particular cyclic propylene carbonate
  • polyether carbonate polyols obtainable by the process according to the invention have a low content of by-products and can be processed without problems, in particular by reaction with di- and / or polyisocyanates to form polyurethanes, in particular flexible polyurethane foams.
  • polyether carbonate polyols obtainable by the process according to the invention can be used in applications such as detergent formulations, drilling fluids, fuel additives, ionic and non-ionic surfactants, lubricants, process chemicals for paper or textile production or cosmetic formulations.
  • the invention relates to a process for producing polyether carbonate polyols by the steps
  • component K is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of monocarboxylic acids, polycarboxylic acids, hydroxycarboxylic acids and vinylogous carboxylic acids,
  • the invention relates to a method according to the first embodiment, characterized in that in the polyether carbonate polyol resulting from step (i) prior to step (ii) at a temperature of 80 ° C to 200 ° C, the content of highly volatile constituents thermally is reduced.
  • the invention relates to a method according to embodiment 1 or 2, characterized in that
  • step (iii) in the reaction mixture from step (ii) at a temperature of 80 ° C. to 200 ° C., the content of volatile constituents is thermally reduced.
  • the invention relates to a method according to the third embodiment, characterized in that
  • step (iv) at least one component K is added to the reaction mixture containing the polyether carbonate polyol from step (iii).
  • the invention relates to a method according to the fourth embodiment, characterized in that component K is added in step (iv) in an amount of 5 ppm to 2000 ppm, preferably 10 ppm to 1000 ppm and particularly preferably 30 to 500 ppm .
  • the invention relates to a method according to one of embodiments 1 to 5, characterized in that component K in step (ii) is added in an amount of 5 ppm to 2000 ppm, preferably 10 ppm to 1000 ppm and particularly preferably 30 to 500 ppm.
  • the invention relates to a method according to one of the
  • Embodiments 1 to 6 characterized in that a dicarboxylic acid or tricarboxylic acid, preferably a dicarboxylic acid, is used as the polycarboxylic acid.
  • the invention relates to a method according to one of the
  • the invention relates to a method according to one of the
  • the invention relates to a method according to one of the
  • component K is selected from at least one compound from the group consisting of propionic acid, butyric acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, benzoic
  • the invention relates to a method according to one of embodiments 1 to 6, characterized in that component K is selected from at least one compound from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, malic acid, succinic acid and salicylic acid.
  • the invention relates to a method according to one of embodiments 1 to 11, characterized in that the polyether carbonate polyol according to formula (Ia) has an e / f ratio of 2: 1 to 1:20.
  • the invention relates to a method according to one of embodiments 1 to 12, characterized in that in step (i)
  • an egg-functional starter substance or a mixture of at least two egg-functional starter substances or a suspending agent and optionally water and / or other highly volatile compounds are removed by increased temperature and / or reduced pressure ("drying"), whereby the The catalyst of the H-functional starter substance or the mixture of at least two H-functional starter substances or the suspending agent is added before or after drying,
  • step (ß) if necessary to activate the DMC catalyst, a partial amount (based on the total amount of the amount of alkylene oxides used in the activation and copolymerization) of alkylene oxide is added to the mixture resulting from step (a), this addition of a partial amount of alkylene oxide optionally can take place in the presence of CO2, and then waiting for the temperature peak ("hotspot") and / or a pressure drop in the reactor that occurs due to the following exothermic chemical reaction, and step (ß) for activation can also take place several times,
  • step (g) alkylene oxide, carbon dioxide and optionally an H-functional starter substance are added to the mixture resulting from step (ß),
  • the invention relates to a method according to the thirteenth embodiment, characterized in that the reaction mixture resulting from step (g) is removed from the reactor.
  • the invention relates to a method according to embodiment 13 or 14, characterized in that in step (g) DMC catalyst is continuously metered into the reactor.
  • OH numbers (hydroxyl numbers) were determined in accordance with the specification of DIN 53240-2 (November 2007).
  • the viscosity was determined on a Physica MCR 501 rheometer from Anton Paar. A cone-plate configuration with a distance of 1 mm was selected (DCP25 measuring system). The polyether carbonate polyol (0.1 g) was applied to the rheometer plate and subjected to a shear of 0.01 to 1000 1 / s at 25 ° C. and the viscosity was measured every 10 s for 10 minutes. The viscosity given is averaged over all measuring points.
  • the number average M n and the weight average M w of the molecular weight and the polydispersity (M w / M n ) of the products were determined by means of gel permeation chromatography (GPC).
  • GPC gel permeation chromatography
  • Cyclic carbonate (which was formed as a by-product) with resonance at 4.5 ppm, carbonate, resulting from carbon dioxide built into the polyether carbonate polyol with resonances at 5.1 to 4.8 ppm, unreacted PO with resonance at 2.4 ppm, polyether polyol ( ie without built-in carbon dioxide) with resonances at 1.2 to 1.0 ppm, the 1.8 octanediol built in as a starter molecule (if present) with a resonance at 1.6 to 1.52 ppm.
  • F (4,5) area of the resonance at 4.5 ppm for cyclic carbonate (corresponds to an H atom)
  • F (5, 1-4.8) area of the resonance at 5, 1-4.8 ppm for polyether carbonate polyol and one H atom for cyclic carbonate.
  • F (1.2-1.0) area of resonance at 1.2-1.0 ppm for polyether polyol
  • the factor 102 results from the sum of the molar masses of CO2 (molar mass 44 g / mol) and that of propylene oxide (molar mass 58 g / mol), the factor 58 results from the molar mass of propylene oxide and the factor 146 results from the molar mass of the starter used 1,8-octanediol (if available).
  • N is calculated according to formula (X).
  • the values of the composition of the reaction mixture In order to use the values of the composition of the reaction mixture to determine the composition based on the polymer content (consisting of polyether polyol, which was built up from starter and propylene oxide during the activation steps taking place under C0 2 -free conditions, and polyether carbonate polyol, built up from starter, propylene oxide and carbon dioxide during In order to calculate the activation steps taking place in the presence of CO2 and during the copolymerization), the non-polymer components of the reaction mixture (ie cyclic propylene carbonate and any unreacted propylene oxide present) were eliminated by calculation.
  • the specification of the C0 2 content in the polyether carbonate polyol is standardized to the proportion of the polyether carbonate polyol molecule that was formed during the copolymerization and, if applicable, the activation steps in the presence of CO2 (ie the proportion of the polyether carbonate polyol molecule that was formed from the starter (1, 8-octanediol, if present) and resulting from the reaction of the starter with epoxide, which was added under CCE-free conditions, was not taken into account).
  • reaction mixture was continuously withdrawn from the pressure reactor via the product discharge pipe, so that the reaction volume (32.9 L) was kept constant, the mean residence time of the reaction mixture in the reactor being 200 min.
  • reaction mixture was transferred to a postreactor (tube reactor with a reaction volume of 2.0 L) heated to 119 ° C.
  • the mean residence time of the reaction mixture in the postreactor was 12 minutes.
  • the product was then relaxed to atmospheric pressure and then treated with 500 ppm of the antioxidant Irganox® 1076.
  • the product was then brought to a temperature of 120 ° C. by means of a heat exchanger and immediately afterwards transferred to a 332 l kettle and kept at a temperature of at least 112 ° C. for a residence time of 4 hours.
  • the product was subjected to a two-stage thermal work-up, namely in a first stage by means of a falling film evaporator followed in a second stage by a stripping column operated in nitrogen countercurrent.
  • the falling film evaporator was operated at a temperature of 169 ° C. and a pressure of 17 mbar (absolute).
  • the falling film evaporator used consisted of glass with an exchange area of 0.5 m 2 .
  • the apparatus had an externally heated tube with a diameter of 115 mm and about 1500 mm in length.
  • the nitrogen stripping column was operated at a temperature of 160 ° C., a pressure of 80 mbar (absolute) and a nitrogen flow rate of 0.6 kg of N2 / kg of product.
  • the stripping column used was a DN80 glass column with a filling height of 8 m for packing (Raschig Super-Rings # 0.3).

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L'invention concerne un procédé pour la préparation de polyéthercarbonatepolyols par les étapes de (i) addition d'un oxyde d'alkylène et de dioxyde de carbone à une substance de départ fonctionnalisée par H en présence d'un catalyseur de type cyanure métallique double ou d'un catalyseur de type complexe métallique à base des métaux zinc et/ou cobalt, un mélange réactionnel contenant le polyéthercarbonatepolyol étant obtenu, (ii) ajout d'au moins un composant K au mélange réactionnel contenant le polyéthercarbonatepolyol, caractérisé en ce que le composant K est au moins un composé choisi dans le groupe constitué par des acides monocarboxyliques, des acides polycarboxyliques, des acides hydroxycarboxyliques et des acides carboxyliques vinylogues, dans lequel les composés qui contiennent une liaison phosphore–oxygène ou les composés du phosphore qui peuvent former une ou plusieurs liaisons P-O par réaction avec des composés fonctionnalisés par OH, et l'acide acétique sont exclus du composant K.
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