US3452064A - Process for the manufacture of light colored surface-active sulfo fatty acid esters - Google Patents
Process for the manufacture of light colored surface-active sulfo fatty acid esters Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US3452064A US3452064A US424857A US3452064DA US3452064A US 3452064 A US3452064 A US 3452064A US 424857 A US424857 A US 424857A US 3452064D A US3452064D A US 3452064DA US 3452064 A US3452064 A US 3452064A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- bleaching
- fatty acid
- stage
- product
- sulfonation
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
- 235000014113 dietary fatty acids Nutrition 0.000 title description 40
- 229930195729 fatty acid Natural products 0.000 title description 40
- 239000000194 fatty acid Substances 0.000 title description 40
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title description 36
- -1 sulfo fatty acid esters Chemical class 0.000 title description 24
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 title description 4
- MHAJPDPJQMAIIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Hydrogen peroxide Chemical compound OO MHAJPDPJQMAIIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 46
- 238000004061 bleaching Methods 0.000 description 44
- 239000007844 bleaching agent Substances 0.000 description 40
- 238000006277 sulfonation reaction Methods 0.000 description 36
- AKEJUJNQAAGONA-UHFFFAOYSA-N sulfur trioxide Chemical compound O=S(=O)=O AKEJUJNQAAGONA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 26
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 description 18
- 230000003472 neutralizing effect Effects 0.000 description 15
- 239000003795 chemical substances by application Substances 0.000 description 14
- 229910052799 carbon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 11
- 125000004432 carbon atom Chemical group C* 0.000 description 9
- 150000003460 sulfonic acids Chemical class 0.000 description 9
- 239000002253 acid Substances 0.000 description 8
- 238000006243 chemical reaction Methods 0.000 description 8
- 150000004665 fatty acids Chemical class 0.000 description 8
- LSNNMFCWUKXFEE-UHFFFAOYSA-M Bisulfite Chemical compound OS([O-])=O LSNNMFCWUKXFEE-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 7
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 7
- HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M Sodium hydroxide Chemical compound [OH-].[Na+] HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 6
- 239000007864 aqueous solution Substances 0.000 description 6
- 150000003839 salts Chemical class 0.000 description 6
- 239000007858 starting material Substances 0.000 description 6
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 description 6
- 239000000243 solution Substances 0.000 description 5
- 239000003760 tallow Substances 0.000 description 5
- QWPPOHNGKGFGJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N hypochlorous acid Chemical compound ClO QWPPOHNGKGFGJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
- 239000011261 inert gas Substances 0.000 description 4
- 238000006386 neutralization reaction Methods 0.000 description 4
- 238000013021 overheating Methods 0.000 description 4
- 239000002904 solvent Substances 0.000 description 4
- BDHFUVZGWQCTTF-UHFFFAOYSA-M sulfonate Chemical compound [O-]S(=O)=O BDHFUVZGWQCTTF-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 4
- 239000000725 suspension Substances 0.000 description 4
- ZCYVEMRRCGMTRW-UHFFFAOYSA-N 7553-56-2 Chemical compound [I] ZCYVEMRRCGMTRW-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
- 150000001412 amines Chemical class 0.000 description 3
- 150000001875 compounds Chemical class 0.000 description 3
- 239000000356 contaminant Substances 0.000 description 3
- 238000009826 distribution Methods 0.000 description 3
- 229910052740 iodine Inorganic materials 0.000 description 3
- 239000011630 iodine Substances 0.000 description 3
- QGZKDVFQNNGYKY-UHFFFAOYSA-O Ammonium Chemical compound [NH4+] QGZKDVFQNNGYKY-UHFFFAOYSA-O 0.000 description 2
- PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Glycerine Chemical compound OCC(O)CO PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- DGAQECJNVWCQMB-PUAWFVPOSA-M Ilexoside XXIX Chemical compound C[C@@H]1CC[C@@]2(CC[C@@]3(C(=CC[C@H]4[C@]3(CC[C@@H]5[C@@]4(CC[C@@H](C5(C)C)OS(=O)(=O)[O-])C)C)[C@@H]2[C@]1(C)O)C)C(=O)O[C@H]6[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O6)CO)O)O)O.[Na+] DGAQECJNVWCQMB-PUAWFVPOSA-M 0.000 description 2
- FYYHWMGAXLPEAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N Magnesium Chemical compound [Mg] FYYHWMGAXLPEAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 229910019093 NaOCl Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- ZLMJMSJWJFRBEC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Potassium Chemical compound [K] ZLMJMSJWJFRBEC-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 239000013543 active substance Substances 0.000 description 2
- 150000008064 anhydrides Chemical class 0.000 description 2
- 150000001768 cations Chemical class 0.000 description 2
- QBWCMBCROVPCKQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N chlorous acid Chemical class OCl=O QBWCMBCROVPCKQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 150000002148 esters Chemical class 0.000 description 2
- 229910052739 hydrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 238000009897 hydrogen peroxide bleaching Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000001788 irregular Effects 0.000 description 2
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229910052749 magnesium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 239000011777 magnesium Substances 0.000 description 2
- 150000004702 methyl esters Chemical class 0.000 description 2
- 229910052700 potassium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 239000011591 potassium Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229910052708 sodium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 239000011734 sodium Substances 0.000 description 2
- 235000011121 sodium hydroxide Nutrition 0.000 description 2
- SUKJFIGYRHOWBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N sodium hypochlorite Chemical compound [Na+].Cl[O-] SUKJFIGYRHOWBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- HZAXFHJVJLSVMW-UHFFFAOYSA-N 2-Aminoethan-1-ol Chemical compound NCCO HZAXFHJVJLSVMW-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- BVKZGUZCCUSVTD-UHFFFAOYSA-M Bicarbonate Chemical class OC([O-])=O BVKZGUZCCUSVTD-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 1
- OYPRJOBELJOOCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Calcium Chemical compound [Ca] OYPRJOBELJOOCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon Chemical compound [C] OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- XTEGARKTQYYJKE-UHFFFAOYSA-M Chlorate Chemical class [O-]Cl(=O)=O XTEGARKTQYYJKE-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 1
- 235000013162 Cocos nucifera Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 244000060011 Cocos nucifera Species 0.000 description 1
- LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Ethanol Chemical compound CCO LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- WHXSMMKQMYFTQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Lithium Chemical compound [Li] WHXSMMKQMYFTQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- NINIDFKCEFEMDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Sulfur Chemical compound [S] NINIDFKCEFEMDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- GSEJCLTVZPLZKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Triethanolamine Chemical compound OCCN(CCO)CCO GSEJCLTVZPLZKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 238000009825 accumulation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 150000007513 acids Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 230000001476 alcoholic effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 150000001298 alcohols Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 239000003513 alkali Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052783 alkali metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 229910052788 barium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- DSAJWYNOEDNPEQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N barium atom Chemical compound [Ba] DSAJWYNOEDNPEQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000002585 base Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000015572 biosynthetic process Effects 0.000 description 1
- 229910052791 calcium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000011575 calcium Substances 0.000 description 1
- 150000001721 carbon Chemical group 0.000 description 1
- 150000004649 carbonic acid derivatives Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 125000002091 cationic group Chemical group 0.000 description 1
- 229940077239 chlorous acid Drugs 0.000 description 1
- 238000010924 continuous production Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000000354 decomposition reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000003599 detergent Substances 0.000 description 1
- ZBCBWPMODOFKDW-UHFFFAOYSA-N diethanolamine Chemical compound OCCNCCO ZBCBWPMODOFKDW-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 1
- 235000019387 fatty acid methyl ester Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000011187 glycerol Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 description 1
- 125000004435 hydrogen atom Chemical group [H]* 0.000 description 1
- 150000002432 hydroperoxides Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 125000002887 hydroxy group Chemical group [H]O* 0.000 description 1
- 238000009776 industrial production Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052744 lithium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000002844 melting Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000008018 melting Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000002156 mixing Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000004048 modification Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000007935 neutral effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000007800 oxidant agent Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000003647 oxidation Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000007254 oxidation reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000001590 oxidative effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- VLTRZXGMWDSKGL-UHFFFAOYSA-N perchloric acid Chemical class OCl(=O)(=O)=O VLTRZXGMWDSKGL-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 230000000704 physical effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000002360 preparation method Methods 0.000 description 1
- QEVHRUUCFGRFIF-MDEJGZGSSA-N reserpine Chemical compound O([C@H]1[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]2C[C@@H]3C4=C(C5=CC=C(OC)C=C5N4)CCN3C[C@H]2C1)C(=O)OC)OC)C(=O)C1=CC(OC)=C(OC)C(OC)=C1 QEVHRUUCFGRFIF-MDEJGZGSSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 229920006395 saturated elastomer Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 150000004671 saturated fatty acids Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 239000007787 solid Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000003860 storage Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052712 strontium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- CIOAGBVUUVVLOB-UHFFFAOYSA-N strontium atom Chemical compound [Sr] CIOAGBVUUVVLOB-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000011593 sulfur Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052717 sulfur Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 229960005349 sulfur Drugs 0.000 description 1
- 235000001508 sulfur Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 238000005406 washing Methods 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
- C07C309/00—Sulfonic acids; Halides, esters, or anhydrides thereof
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C2300/00—Application independent of particular apparatuses
- F16C2300/10—Application independent of particular apparatuses related to size
- F16C2300/14—Large applications, e.g. bearings having an inner diameter exceeding 500 mm
Definitions
- This invention relates to a method of manufacturing light colored surface-active sulfo fatty acid esters and the products produced by such a process. More specifically, this invention relates to a method for bleaching such fatty acids with hydrogen peroxide and the like.
- United States Patent 3,159,657 describes a process for bleaching sulfo fatty acid esters, which consists of hydrogen peroxide bleaching of sulfonic acids obtained by treating fatty acid esters, in the absence of solvents and in absence of substances being able to form adducts With sulfur trioxide, with gaseous sulfur trioxide diluted with inert gas. Furthermore, United States Patent No. 3,142,691 discloses that hydrogen peroxide can be replaced in this process by substances which form hydrogen peroxide, or by a number of other inorganic bleaches. United States application 194,997 filed May 15, 1962, abandoned in favor of United States application 434,683, filed Feb. 23, 1965, now patent No. 3,354,187 describes another improvement of this process, which consists first in partially bleaching the sulfonation product in the acid state, and then, after a thorough neutralization of the sulfonation product, continuing the bleaching process.
- sulfo fatty acid esters with 16 to 22 carbon atoms, and preferably with 16 to 20 carbon atoms amounted to more than 70% and preferably more than 85% of the total fatty acid esters.
- the fatty acid radicals of such esters of sulfo fatty acids or sulfo fatty acid States Patent G 3,452,064 Patented June 24, 1969 mixtures can consist preferably of more than 90% C and C fatty acid radicals, which is the case, for example, with sulfo fatty acid esters made from hydrogenated tallow fatty acid.
- such sulfonic acids when processed in continuous apparatus, have to be kept at temperatures of at least 45 C., and preferably of at least 50 C., in order to remain fluid, because of their high melting or softening point.
- the amount of hydrogen peroxide necessary for bleaching is added, the originally viscous, though substantially homogeneous mass turns lumpy and becomes an inhomogeneous product that is very hard to mix and is practically impossible to pump.
- the irregular distribution of the hydrogen peroxide local overheating is produced by the exothermic bleaching reaction that takes place immediately, and colored contaminants are formed.
- the figure of the accompanying drawing relates to apparatus for continuously bleaching a sulfonic acid.
- the sulfo fatty acid esters to be processed according to the invention are the derivatives of alpha sulfo fatty acids known in the art, comprising esters which may be derived from monovalent aliphatic alcohols with 1 to- 4 carbon atoms or from polyvalent alcohols, especially from glycerine.
- the starting materials to be sulfonated are not to contain, other than the hydrogen atoms on the alpha carbon atom of the fatty acid radical, any additional sulfonatable or sulfatable groups, and especially they are not to contain any double bonds or alcoholic hydroxyl groups.
- the fatty acid radicals are to be highly saturated, i.e., they are to have an iodine number of less than 5 and preferably of less than 2 and especially less than 1.
- the fatty acid esters which are practically undiluted with solvents, are treated with gaseous S0 in a quantity of 1.1 to 1.7, and preferably 1.2 to 1.5 mols per mol of fatty acid radical, the entire amount of S0 required for the sulfonation being made to Work at least for a time at temperatures above 70 C.
- gaseous S0 in a quantity of 1.1 to 1.7, and preferably 1.2 to 1.5 mols per mol of fatty acid radical, the entire amount of S0 required for the sulfonation being made to Work at least for a time at temperatures above 70 C.
- sulfonation products are obtained :with a degree of sulfonation of at least preferably at least 94%, and especially of approximately 96%.
- the minimum temperatures to be maintained in the first bleaching stage to liquefy the sulfonate depend to some extent on the fatty acid composition. If fatty acid radicals are present in quantities of about 30% by weight, which have a maximum of 14 carbon atoms and especially if they have 10 and 12 carbon atoms, the sulfonation product softens at about 45 C. and can be worked in continuous apparatus at this temperature. As the carbon number of the fatty acid radicals increases, the minimum temperatures also increase.
- a sulfonic acid whose fatty acid radicals consist of at least 90% C and/or C fatty acid radicals, such as one made from hydrogenated tallow fatty acid ester, it is advantageous to work at temperatures of at least 50 C., and preferably of at least 55 C.
- the temperature of the sulfonic acid paste before the addition of the bleaching agent is not to exceed 70 C. if possible, and preferably it should not exceed 65 C.
- the bleaching agent is used in the form of a 10 to 70%, and preferably 15 to 60%, solution or suspension. If suspensions of undissolved bleaching agents are used, their concentration ought not to exceed 45 wt. percent and preferably it ought not to exceed 35 wt. percent.
- substances can also be used which form hydrogen peroxide under the conditions of the reaction; these include the salts or hydroperoxides of hydrogen peroxide known in the art, or compounds formed thereof by addition to organic substances.
- Chlorites, chlorates and perchlorates and the corresponding free acids or their anhydrides can also be used as bleaches, in which case their quantity is to be equivalent to the above-stated amount of hydrogen peroxide.
- cationic component there may be present in all these bleaching agents alkali metal cations as sodium, potassium, lithium and others, ammonium, earth alkali cations as magnesium, calcium, barium, strontium as well as amines or alkylol-amines containing l-8, preferably 1-6 C-atoms per molecule.
- All these bleaches are to be used preferably in the presence of so much water that, according to calculations, a mixture forming from the excess S present in the sulfonic acid and the water that is added consists of 30 to 90 wt. percent, and preferably 40 to 85 wt. percent, of sulfur trioxide. These values relate to the amounts of sulfur trioxide and water present before the commencement of the bleaching. If SO -binding components are present in the bleaches (cations of salts), the amounts of 80;, that are consumed (by salt formation) do not enter into the computation.
- Inorganic or orgnaic bases as for example the carbonates or bicarbonates that are derived from ammonium, sodium, potassium, magnesium or low organic amines or alkylolamines with 1 to 6 carbon atoms in the molecule, can be used as neutralizing agents.
- Mono, di or triethanolamine are to be preferred among the amines for such use.
- the neutralizing agents can be used in the form of aqueous solutions in concentrations of 1 to 30 wt. percent and preferably 3 to 20 wt. percent. If the neutralizing agents are liquids themselves (e.g., the abovenamed alkylolamines), they can also be used as they are, i.e., not in the form of aqueous solutions.
- the pH value of about 4 which is to be adjusted prior to beginning the second bleaching stage corresponds to a neutralization of about 75% of the total sulfonic acid. It is possible, however, to neutralize extensively, to a pH value, for example, of at least 5 or at least 6. In the second bleaching stage the bleaching effect depends to a great extent on the pH value, so that pH values of as much as 11, for example, can be adjusted. However, it is preferable to neutralize to a pH in the neutral range, such as from 6 to 8.
- the bleaching agent to be used in the second stage can be added together with the neutralizing agent or following the latter. Not all of the bleaches that can be used in an acid medium can be used equally well in the second bleaching stages; hydrogen peroxide or compounds which form hydrogen peroxide under the bleaching conditions are the most important, and also hypochlorous acid or salts thereof.
- hypochlorous acid or its salts are used, it is recommendable to perform the bleaching at temperatures from 10 to 70 C. and preferably 20 to 60 C. If hydrogen peroxide is used, it is recommended to bleach at elevated temperatures ranging, say, from 50 to 100 C. and preferably 50 to C.
- the amount of the oxidant to be used in the second bleaching stage can be just as great as was used in the first stage; it can also be greater, however, and may range from 2 to 6 wt. percent of H 0 or equivalent amounts of other bleaching agents.
- the bleaching agent used in the first stage has not yet been fully used up at the time of the neurtalization. If a different bleaching agent is used in the second bleaching stage, which reacts with the bleaching agent of the first stage to produce a mutual oxidation or reduction, the bleaching agent of the second stage is to be used in a correspondingly larger amount.
- the duration of the second bleaching stage may vary within wide limits.
- the minimum bleaching time depends, of course, on the sulfonate concentration, the amount and nature of the bleaching agent used, and the bleaching temperature. In general it should be from 5 to 10 minutes. Indeed, the duration of the second bleaching stage may be as long as desired. Practically speaking, the timing of the second bleaching stage is probably of no great importance, because the sulfonic acid with the neutralizing and bleaching agents added is usually transferred into tanks.
- a tank of this sort also serves, particularly in industrial production, as a storage tank in which the material with the bleach added is let stand, so that the bleaching takes :place in the tank Without further ado, in the course, for example, of 12 or 24 hours.
- the above-described bleaching process is especially suited for continuous performance.
- An apparatus such as the one shown in the annexed drawing can be used, for example, for this purpose.
- Supply tanks 1, 2, 3 and 4 con tain the sulfonation product that is to be bleached, the bleaching agent for the first stage, the bleaching agent for the second stage and the neutralizing agent respectively.
- the sulfonation product and the first-stage bleach are fed throgh the proportioning pumps 5 and 6 via conduits 25 and 26 to a mixing apparatus 9.
- the sulfonation product, mixed with bleaching agent, passes through 29 to the heat exchanger 10 and, advantageously, through a temperature-controlled tank 11, to a second mixer 12, into which neutralizing agent and second-stage bleaching agent are fed by the proportioning pumps 7 and 8 through conduits 27 and 28. It is advantageous to feed a portion of the sulfonation product with first-stage bleaching agent added back to the mixer 9, the ratio between the quantity of partially bleached feedback and the quantity of unbleached sulfonate being able to range from 9:1 to 121 and preferably from 5:1 to 2:1.
- the sulfonation product with bleaching agent added can be fed back to the mixer 9 either after it leaves the heat exchanger 10 through valve 32 and conduit 33 or after it leaves the tank 11 and is passed through valve 34, conduit 33 and pump 13.
- the product coming from the second mixer 12 passes through conduit 24 into tank 14 equipped with a stirrer 22, the dimensions of the tank being such as to result in a time of stay that is sufficient for the second-stage bleaching operation.
- Example 1 A sulfonation product made of hardened tallow fatty acid methyl ester (Iodine No. 0.3) was used as the starting material, which had been made according to the teaching in US. patent application Ser. No. 194,840 filed May 15, 1962, issued to US. Patent 3,256,303 on June 14, 1966, by stepwise sulfonation with gaseous sulfur trioxide diluted with inert gas, at increasing temperatures, the product to be sulfonated being finally obtained at temperatures of 75 to 85 C.
- the sulfonation degree of the product amounted to 95% and contained 7% free S Bleaching this sulfonation product required the addition of approximately 3.5% by Weight, of H 0 When this amount is added as a 40% aqueous solution, it stiffens to a solid mass. It is true that this stiffening can be prevented by heating the sulfonation product to 75 to 80 C. before adding the hydrogen peroxide, but the strongly exothermic reaction can then no longer be controlled, and dark colored decomposition products form while the temperature rises to more than 100 C.
- the sulfonation product can nevertheless be bleached continuously in the apparatus described and shown in the figure in the following manner, all quantities relating to the weights put through per hour.
- Most of the heat of reaction was removed in heat exchanger 10, so that the partially bleached product left the heat exchanger at a temperature of 55 C. It then passed into intermediate tank 11, where it was heated within minutes to 60 C., and after leaving the tank it was neutralized with 6.5% caustic soda solution.
- the paste thus obtained was then thinned at a temperature of 45 C.
- the starting material was the sulfonation product of a mixture having an Iodine number of 0.2 comprising 80% of a methyl ester of a hardened tallow fatty acid and of a methyl ester of a hardened coconut fatty acid.
- the sulfonation product which had been made in a manner similar to that described in Example 1, and which contained 7 wt. percent of excess S0 was cooled to 50 C. and bleached in the following manner in the above-described apparatus also shown in the figure, all quantities mentioned referring to the hourly throughput.
- a continuous process for bleaching acid sulfonation products obtained by reacting alpha-sulfonated, substantially saturated fatty acid having 6 to 28 carbon atoms with an alcohol having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and thereafter contacting said fatty acid ester with a gaseous sulfur trioxide inert gas mixture in the absence of any solvent, said sulfur trioxide being employed in an amount of 1.1 to 1.7 mols S0 per fatty acid radical, which comprises contacting said alpha-sulfonated product having a temperature of 45 to 70 C.
- said alpha-sulfonation product of a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, chlorous acid, hypochlorous acid, their salts and anhydrides, in the form of an aqueous preparation having a concentration of from 10 to 70 weight percent, in a first bleaching stage, at a temperature not exceeding 100 C., thereafter adding a neutralizing agent to the partially bleached sulfonation product in an amount wherein a 5% aqueous solution of the resultant product has a pH value of at least 4, and completing the bleaching in a second bleaching stage at a temperature of from 10 to 100 C. by contacting the neutralized product with a bleaching agent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide and hypochlorous acid.
- a bleaching agent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide and hypochlorous acid.
- said fatty acid ester starting material is composed of at least 70% of at least one member selected from the group consisting of C and C carbon atom fatty acid esters.
- said fatty acid ester starting material is composed of at least 90% of at least one member selected from the group consisting of C and C carbon atom fatty acid esters.
- Process according to claim 1 which comprises introducing the bleaching agent for said second stage together with said neutralizing agent.
- Process according to claim 1 which comprises admixing the partially bleached sulfonation product from said first stage together with further quantities of acid sulfonation product to be bleached and bleaching agent, thereafter introducing said neutralizing agent and said second stage bleaching agent.
- Process according to claim 15 which comprises removing from said mixture, prior to introduction of said neutralizing agent and second stage bleaching agent, at least a portion of the reaction heat liberated in said first bleaching stage.
Landscapes
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Detergent Compositions (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
DEH51383A DE1234709B (de) | 1964-01-15 | 1964-01-15 | Kontinuierliches Verfahren zum Bleichen saurer Sulfonierungsprodukte |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US3452064A true US3452064A (en) | 1969-06-24 |
Family
ID=7157677
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US424857A Expired - Lifetime US3452064A (en) | 1964-01-15 | 1965-01-11 | Process for the manufacture of light colored surface-active sulfo fatty acid esters |
Country Status (7)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US3452064A (xx) |
AT (1) | AT257557B (xx) |
BE (1) | BE658224A (xx) |
DE (1) | DE1234709B (xx) |
FR (1) | FR1420898A (xx) |
GB (1) | GB1063431A (xx) |
NL (1) | NL6414745A (xx) |
Cited By (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4080372A (en) * | 1975-12-06 | 1978-03-21 | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien (Henkel Kgaa) | Continuous process for bleaching acid alpha-sulfo-fatty acid esters |
US4547318A (en) * | 1983-05-30 | 1985-10-15 | Henkel Kgaa | Preparation of color-stable, light-colored, aqueous salt pastes of wash-active, α-sulfofatty acid esters |
US4671900A (en) * | 1980-12-19 | 1987-06-09 | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien | Preparation of light-colored, wash active α-sulfofatty acid |
US4695409A (en) * | 1984-09-03 | 1987-09-22 | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien | Control of disalt in α-sulfofatty acid ester surfactants |
US4820451A (en) * | 1985-11-02 | 1989-04-11 | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien | Process for the production of mobile pastes of washing-active α-sulfofatty acid ester salts of high solids content |
WO1992007926A1 (en) * | 1990-10-30 | 1992-05-14 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Improving the color of surfactant agglomerates by admixing a solid bleaching agent |
WO1993013113A1 (de) * | 1991-12-21 | 1993-07-08 | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien | Verfahren zur bleiche oberflächenaktiver verbindungen |
US5397494A (en) * | 1990-10-30 | 1995-03-14 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Improving the color of surfactant agglomerates by admixing a solid bleaching agent |
US5429773A (en) * | 1993-02-05 | 1995-07-04 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Process to improve alkyl ester sulfonate surfactant compositions |
US5756694A (en) * | 1993-05-18 | 1998-05-26 | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien | Process for the production of light-colored alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycosides |
WO2001094509A2 (en) * | 2000-06-08 | 2001-12-13 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Aqueous solution of an alpha olefin sulfonate surfactant |
US20090306418A1 (en) * | 2006-04-27 | 2009-12-10 | Hongcai Li | Process for Preparing Alpha-Sulfo-Fatty Acid Ester Salt Surfactants |
Families Citing this family (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE3834393A1 (de) * | 1988-10-10 | 1990-04-26 | Henkel Kgaa | Verfahren zur herstellung hellfarbiger alpha-sulfofettsaeurealkylestersalze |
EP3409265A1 (de) | 2017-05-29 | 2018-12-05 | Basf Se | Verfahren zur herstellung von hellfarbigem disalz |
CN114605293B (zh) * | 2022-03-17 | 2024-08-02 | 广州市日用化学工业研究所有限公司 | 一种脂肪酸甲酯磺酸盐的制备工艺 |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2846457A (en) * | 1953-09-28 | 1958-08-05 | Rayette Inc | Decolorized detergents and method of manufacture |
US3354187A (en) * | 1962-03-09 | 1967-11-21 | Henkel & Cie Gmbh | Bleaching dark-colored sulfonation products |
Family Cites Families (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB360002A (en) * | 1930-07-21 | 1931-10-21 | Ig Farbenindustrie Ag | Improvements in the manufacture and production of wetting, washing, emulsifying and dispersing agents |
GB745189A (en) * | 1952-10-31 | 1956-02-22 | Colgate Palmolive Co | Manufacture of sulphate and sulphonate synthetic detergents |
US2804466A (en) * | 1954-10-14 | 1957-08-27 | Colgate Palmolive Co | Process of bleaching sulfated and sulfonated anionic synthetic detergent compositions and the resulting products |
-
1964
- 1964-01-15 DE DEH51383A patent/DE1234709B/de active Pending
- 1964-12-17 NL NL6414745A patent/NL6414745A/xx unknown
-
1965
- 1965-01-11 US US424857A patent/US3452064A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1965-01-13 BE BE658224D patent/BE658224A/xx unknown
- 1965-01-14 GB GB1612/65A patent/GB1063431A/en not_active Expired
- 1965-01-14 FR FR1922A patent/FR1420898A/fr not_active Expired
- 1965-01-14 AT AT26465A patent/AT257557B/de active
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2846457A (en) * | 1953-09-28 | 1958-08-05 | Rayette Inc | Decolorized detergents and method of manufacture |
US3354187A (en) * | 1962-03-09 | 1967-11-21 | Henkel & Cie Gmbh | Bleaching dark-colored sulfonation products |
Cited By (14)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4080372A (en) * | 1975-12-06 | 1978-03-21 | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien (Henkel Kgaa) | Continuous process for bleaching acid alpha-sulfo-fatty acid esters |
US4671900A (en) * | 1980-12-19 | 1987-06-09 | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien | Preparation of light-colored, wash active α-sulfofatty acid |
US4547318A (en) * | 1983-05-30 | 1985-10-15 | Henkel Kgaa | Preparation of color-stable, light-colored, aqueous salt pastes of wash-active, α-sulfofatty acid esters |
US4695409A (en) * | 1984-09-03 | 1987-09-22 | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien | Control of disalt in α-sulfofatty acid ester surfactants |
US4820451A (en) * | 1985-11-02 | 1989-04-11 | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien | Process for the production of mobile pastes of washing-active α-sulfofatty acid ester salts of high solids content |
US5397494A (en) * | 1990-10-30 | 1995-03-14 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Improving the color of surfactant agglomerates by admixing a solid bleaching agent |
WO1992007926A1 (en) * | 1990-10-30 | 1992-05-14 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Improving the color of surfactant agglomerates by admixing a solid bleaching agent |
WO1993013113A1 (de) * | 1991-12-21 | 1993-07-08 | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien | Verfahren zur bleiche oberflächenaktiver verbindungen |
US5429773A (en) * | 1993-02-05 | 1995-07-04 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Process to improve alkyl ester sulfonate surfactant compositions |
US5756694A (en) * | 1993-05-18 | 1998-05-26 | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien | Process for the production of light-colored alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycosides |
WO2001094509A2 (en) * | 2000-06-08 | 2001-12-13 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Aqueous solution of an alpha olefin sulfonate surfactant |
WO2001094509A3 (en) * | 2000-06-08 | 2002-08-08 | Colgate Palmolive Co | Aqueous solution of an alpha olefin sulfonate surfactant |
US20090306418A1 (en) * | 2006-04-27 | 2009-12-10 | Hongcai Li | Process for Preparing Alpha-Sulfo-Fatty Acid Ester Salt Surfactants |
US8604226B2 (en) * | 2006-04-27 | 2013-12-10 | Hongcai Li | Process for preparing alpha-sulfo-fatty acid ester salt surfactants |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
DE1234709B (de) | 1967-02-23 |
AT257557B (de) | 1967-10-10 |
GB1063431A (en) | 1967-03-30 |
FR1420898A (fr) | 1965-12-10 |
NL6414745A (xx) | 1965-07-16 |
BE658224A (xx) | 1965-07-13 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US3452064A (en) | Process for the manufacture of light colored surface-active sulfo fatty acid esters | |
Stein et al. | α-Sulfonated fatty acids and esters: Manufacturing process, properties, and applications | |
KR930000001B1 (ko) | 고점도의 산업용 계면활성제 농축물의 점도를 조절하기 위한 방법 | |
NO144437B (no) | Anordning ved en skjoetekonstruksjon for dannelse av vinkelskjoeter mellom profilseksjoner av metall | |
EP0024340B1 (de) | Waschverfahren | |
CA1039611A (en) | Viscosity reduction of aqueous alpha-olefin sulfonate detergent composition | |
US3354187A (en) | Bleaching dark-colored sulfonation products | |
US3485856A (en) | Process for the production of light colored surface active esters of sulfo-fatty acids and salts thereof | |
GB2141706A (en) | Process for the production of color-stable, light-colored, aqueous salt pastes of wash-active -sulfofatty acid esters | |
US4080372A (en) | Continuous process for bleaching acid alpha-sulfo-fatty acid esters | |
US3151136A (en) | Process of preparing fatty acid esters of hydroxyalkane sulfonic acids | |
US3159657A (en) | Preparation of light-colored sulfonated fatty acids and fatty acid derivatives | |
US1926442A (en) | Production of sulfonic acids of aliphatic and hydroaromatic carboxylic acids | |
US2092913A (en) | Detergent composition | |
US3142691A (en) | Production of light-colored sulfonated fatty acids and fatty acid derivatives | |
US2093927A (en) | Soap builder of reduced alkalinity | |
EP0011715B1 (de) | Flüssiges, kältestabiles Zwei-Komponenten-Waschmittel und Waschverfahren | |
US4299740A (en) | Concentrated organic sulphonate solutions | |
US2738365A (en) | Process of producing a synthetic detergent of good color | |
US2119523A (en) | Pyrophosphate ester bleaching agent | |
US2324302A (en) | Stable-colored crystalline alkali metal hypochlorite-containing composition | |
US3661945A (en) | Reaction products of certain cationic compounds with anionic compounds,compositions containing same and methods for preparing same | |
US2827484A (en) | Sulfonic acid bleaching process | |
US628503A (en) | Fatty aromatic sulfo compound and process of making same. | |
US2880235A (en) | Color stabilization of alkylarenesulfonic acids |