SG11201908934VA - Acetic acid process - Google Patents

Abstract

Raman Raw Mel n Raman Adj Mel P Lab Mel W O 20 18/ 19 1263 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 18 October 2018 (18.10.2018) W I PO I PCT omit VIII °nolo Oil u VIII VIII 10110111110 oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/191263 Al (51) International Patent Classification: C07C 51/12 (2006.01) CO7C 53/08 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/026887 (22) International Filing Date: 10 April 2018 (10.04.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15/483,681 10 April 2017 (10.04.2017) US (71) Applicant: LYONDELLBASELL ACETYLS, LLC [US/US]; Lyondellbasell Tower, 1221 Mckinney, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77010 (US). (72) Inventors: HALLINAN, Noel, C.; c/o LyondellBasell IP Legal Dept., 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77010 (US). RAMAGE, David, L.; c/o LyondellBasell IP Legal Dept., 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77010 (US). HEAPS, David, A.; c/o LyondellBasell IP Legal Dept., 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77010 (Us). (74) Agent: STONEBROOK, Michael, R. et al.; Lyondell- basell Industries, 1221 Mckinney Street, Houston, TX 77010 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (54) Title: ACETIC ACID PROCESS Figure 1 (57) : The present disclosure provides for a method for measuring the concentration of one or more components in a reactor or a separation unit of an acetic acid process by Raman spectroscopic analyses. In some embodiments, the conditions in the reactor or in any subsequent step of the acetic acid production process are adjusted in response to the measured concentration of one or more components. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/191263 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIREIHOMOMEICEIDINHEV011# EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))