EP4543838A1 - Procede de valorisation de sous-produits lourds issus de la fabrication d'acide acrylique - Google Patents
Procede de valorisation de sous-produits lourds issus de la fabrication d'acide acryliqueInfo
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- EP4543838A1 EP4543838A1 EP23744525.9A EP23744525A EP4543838A1 EP 4543838 A1 EP4543838 A1 EP 4543838A1 EP 23744525 A EP23744525 A EP 23744525A EP 4543838 A1 EP4543838 A1 EP 4543838A1
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- acrylic acid
- cracking
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
- C07C51/00—Preparation of carboxylic acids or their salts, halides or anhydrides
- C07C51/09—Preparation of carboxylic acids or their salts, halides or anhydrides from carboxylic acid esters or lactones
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
- C07C51/00—Preparation of carboxylic acids or their salts, halides or anhydrides
- C07C51/42—Separation; Purification; Stabilisation; Use of additives
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
- C07C51/00—Preparation of carboxylic acids or their salts, halides or anhydrides
- C07C51/42—Separation; Purification; Stabilisation; Use of additives
- C07C51/50—Use of additives, e.g. for stabilisation
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
- C07C57/00—Unsaturated compounds having carboxyl groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms
- C07C57/02—Unsaturated compounds having carboxyl groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms with only carbon-to-carbon double bonds as unsaturation
- C07C57/03—Monocarboxylic acids
- C07C57/04—Acrylic acid; Methacrylic acid
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a process for the regeneration, by thermal cracking, of acrylic acid (AA), from heavy by-products (residues called LAA) resulting from an AA production unit, with a view to their recycling in the acrylic acid production workshop.
- This process consists of two stages: hydrolysis carried out in batches, and cracking carried out continuously, and improves the current performance of cracking installations.
- 3-acryloxypropionic acid also called "dimeric acrylic acid” or "AA dimer”;
- the cracking and vaporization of the light compounds generated are carried out in a reactor, then the generated gas flow is sent to a distillation column and finally the bottom flow of the distillation column is recycled into the reactor.
- the light fraction obtained by cracking mainly consists of AA and ester acrylic monomers, which are particularly sensitive to polymerization
- the distillation step must necessarily be carried out under reduced pressure, so as to reduce the temperature, to avoid the formation of polymer in the column.
- the AA heavies are thermally cracked discontinuously without adding ester heavies and generate an extremely viscous residue, which limits the performance of this cracking and causes problems in terms of storage and processing. transfer of residues.
- the invention relates to a process for regenerating a mixture of heavy by-products from an acrylic acid (LAA) production unit, said process comprising the following steps: i. introducing said heavy by-products with water into a hydrolyzer and subjecting them to batch hydrolysis, the water:LAA mass ratio ranging from 0.1 to 1.3 (limits inclusive) for a period of 1 to 10 h , preferably from 1 to 5 hours, leading to obtaining a mixture of hydrolyzed products, ii. injecting said mixture of hydrolyzed products into a reactor and subjecting it to continuous thermal cracking producing a gaseous overhead stream containing acrylic acid and water and a bottom stream (residue) concentrated in heavy products, iii . recover a lighter fraction rich in AA and water that can be recycled at different points in the process, iv. recover said residue for disposal treatment.
- LAA acrylic acid
- said method comprises the following characters, where appropriate combined.
- the pressure in the hydrolyzer varies between 0.1 and 2 MPa, preferably between 0.5 and 1.5 MPa.
- the temperature in the hydrolyzer varies between 80 and 200°C, preferably between 150 and 200°C.
- the cracking temperature is between 140 and 260°C, preferably between 160 and 210°C.
- the residence time of the reaction mixture in the cracking reactor is between 0.5h and 1Oh, preferably between 1h and 2h.
- the thermal cracking reaction takes place at atmospheric pressure or under light pressure (maximum 0.2 MPa).
- said gaseous overhead stream containing acrylic acid and water is injected into a condenser.
- the reactor bottom flow (residue) obtained at the end of the thermal cracking operation has a dynamic viscosity less than 1 Pa.s, measured at a temperature of 100°C for example at using a Brookfield “CAP 1000+” cone-plane type viscometer.
- the thermal cracking reaction takes place in the absence of catalyst.
- the present invention makes it possible to overcome the disadvantages of the state of the art. It makes it possible to recover the maximum amount of AA per cracking operation, while managing the viscosity of the residue formed without being dependent on another production unit. This is accomplished through the combination of a hydrolysis step of heavy by-products coming from an acrylic acid production unit, and a thermal cracking step of the hydrolyzed products.
- Figure 1 schematically represents an embodiment of an installation according to the invention.
- hydrolyzer refers to a reactor in which the hydrolysis reaction of the mixture of water and heavy AA can take place. This reactor can be heated and hold pressure. This can be a conventional stirred type reactor, or in a heat exchanger.
- the invention is based on a continuous thermal cracking process, coupled with a batch hydrolysis operation carried out beforehand on heavy by-products from an AA production unit.
- Hydrolysis in batch mode is carried out under a pressure ranging from 0.1 to 2 MPa.
- the efficiency of the regeneration (expressed in the form of the cracking yield) essentially depends on: a/ the parameters for the hydrolysis: the temperature and pressure, the hydrolysis residence time and the Water/Heavy AA ratio, And
- TRU AA mass recovered / Heavy AA cracker feed the cracking rate or yield: this is the quantity of acrylic acid recovered after cracking reduced to the sum of the recoverable compounds in the cracker feed (acrylic acid (AA) , acrylic acid dimers (AA2) and hydroxypropionic acid (AHP)).
- the flow containing the said heavy by-products coming from the acrylic acid production workshop (LAA) and water are introduced together or separately into the RI reactor.
- the LAA stream is rich in heavy Michael addition compounds generated during the acrylic acid synthesis and purification steps, and also contains other heavy compounds accumulated during the synthesis and purification processes, particularly inhibitors. polymerization.
- the mixture (1) containing the heavy acrylic acid compounds and water is heated to the temperature required to carry out the hydrolysis of the Michael addition derivatives into lighter compounds.
- Stream (2) is recovered after the hydrolysis step is completed. It is then introduced continuously into a second reactor R2 where it is heated to the temperature required to carry out the cracking of the Michael addition derivatives into lighter compounds which are extracted in the form of a gaseous mixture (3) at the top of the reactor. reactor.
- This stream of vapor rich in acrylic acid and containing some heavy compounds, including inhibitors in low concentrations, is advantageously recycled in the process for producing acrylic acid, either directly in vapor form, or after total condensation in an El flux condenser. (4).
- At least one polymerization inhibitor is introduced at the level of the EL condenser.
- These inhibitors are chosen from polymerization inhibitors known to those skilled in the art: phenolic derivatives such as hydroquinone and its derivatives such as hydroquinone.
- salts manganese such as manganese acetate
- salts of thiocarbamic or dithiocarbamic acid such as metallic thi
- the residue flow recovered at the bottom of the reactor (5) is cooled, then eliminated in the form of a liquid of moderate viscosity, so that it can be transported without difficulty by pump, for example to a storage or processing unit. incineration.
- the exhaustion rate is defined by the ratio of distillate mass/heavy mass. In the case of adding water, this rate becomes the “corrected exhaustion rate” by subtracting this mass of water from the quantity of distillate.
- Example 1 Batch hydrolysis and continuous cracking (according to the invention)
- the assembly used for the hydrolysis operation consists of an HC 276 laboratory autoclave reactor capable of holding a maximum pressure of 80 bar @ 250°C from AmAr brand equipped with an internal stirrer, a pressure gauge, a nitrogen inlet, a plunging temperature probe and a regulated external electric heating mantle. Its useful volume is 450 ml.
- the mixture to be hydrolyzed is introduced into the reactor then the reactor is closed using a jaw system to make it watertight.
- a nitrogen pipe connecting the reactor allows it to be placed under a pressure of 6 bars before the temperature rises.
- the mixture is then heated to a temperature of 150°C for 1 hour.
- the pressure read on the pressure gauge increases to 12 bars.
- the assembly used for the cracking operation consists of a 500 ml double-jacketed glass reactor equipped with a stirrer, a temperature probe immersed in the liquid phase, a vertical pipe in the upper part, to the extraction of vapors, a side tapping to obtain a constant level and the evacuation of the cracked residue and a condenser.
- the previously hydrolyzed mixture is introduced continuously into the reactor then heated to the desired temperature.
- the liquid (distillate) is collected in a receiving flask and analyzed.
- the residue evacuated by overflow is collected in a receiving bottle. Duration of the trial: 61 hours
- Viscosity 2.361 Pa.s.
- Example 2 Comparison of Example 1 with the comparative example (Example 2) demonstrates that cracking can be done at a lower temperature in the case where the stream to be cracked has been previously hydrolyzed. In addition, the viscosity of the residue is lower.
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| FR2206333A FR3137089B1 (fr) | 2022-06-24 | 2022-06-24 | Procede de valorisation de sous-produits lourds issus de la fabrication d’acide acrylique |
| PCT/FR2023/050914 WO2023247886A1 (fr) | 2022-06-24 | 2023-06-20 | Procede de valorisation de sous-produits lourds issus de la fabrication d'acide acrylique |
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| EP4543838A1 true EP4543838A1 (fr) | 2025-04-30 |
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| EP23744525.9A Pending EP4543838A1 (fr) | 2022-06-24 | 2023-06-20 | Procede de valorisation de sous-produits lourds issus de la fabrication d'acide acrylique |
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| US (1) | US20250388527A1 (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP4543838A1 (fr) |
| JP (1) | JP2025519957A (fr) |
| KR (1) | KR20250027520A (fr) |
| CN (1) | CN119451933A (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR3137089B1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2023247886A1 (fr) |
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| US4317926A (en) * | 1978-01-19 | 1982-03-02 | Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. | Process for preparing and recovering acrylic acid |
| FR2727964B1 (fr) | 1994-12-12 | 1997-01-24 | Atochem Elf Sa | Procede de recuperation des produits nobles legers contenus dans les residus de distillation des procedes de fabrication de l'acide acrylique et de ses esters |
| SG81213A1 (en) * | 1995-12-15 | 2001-06-19 | Rohm & Haas | Process for producing butyle acrylate |
| JP4260976B2 (ja) | 1999-04-05 | 2009-04-30 | 株式会社日本触媒 | 廃油の取扱い方法 |
| JP6290460B2 (ja) | 2015-02-05 | 2018-03-07 | 株式会社日本触媒 | アクリル酸の製造方法 |
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- 2023-06-20 CN CN202380049559.0A patent/CN119451933A/zh active Pending
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| JP2025519957A (ja) | 2025-06-26 |
| WO2023247886A1 (fr) | 2023-12-28 |
| CN119451933A (zh) | 2025-02-14 |
| KR20250027520A (ko) | 2025-02-26 |
| FR3137089B1 (fr) | 2024-05-10 |
| FR3137089A1 (fr) | 2023-12-29 |
| US20250388527A1 (en) | 2025-12-25 |
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