WO1997035830A1 - Verfahren zur herstellung alkoxylierter fettsäurealkylester - Google Patents
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- WO1997035830A1 WO1997035830A1 PCT/EP1997/001326 EP9701326W WO9735830A1 WO 1997035830 A1 WO1997035830 A1 WO 1997035830A1 EP 9701326 W EP9701326 W EP 9701326W WO 9735830 A1 WO9735830 A1 WO 9735830A1
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- C07C67/00—Preparation of carboxylic acid esters
- C07C67/24—Preparation of carboxylic acid esters by reacting carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof with a carbon-to-oxygen ether bond, e.g. acetal, tetrahydrofuran
- C07C67/26—Preparation of carboxylic acid esters by reacting carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof with a carbon-to-oxygen ether bond, e.g. acetal, tetrahydrofuran with an oxirane ring
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- the invention relates to a process for the alkoxylation of fatty acid alkyl esters in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst / co-catalyst system.
- Alkoxylated alkyl esters preferably so-called methyl ester ethoxylates
- methyl ester ethoxylates are known nonionic surfactants which have recently gained considerable interest owing to their excellent washing performance. Overviews can be found, for example, in J.Am.Oil.Chem.Soc. 56, 873 (1979) and J.Am.Oil.Chem.Soc. 72, 781 (1995).
- alkylene oxides to compounds with acidic hydrogen atoms, preferably to primary alcohols, succeeds in the presence of various, generally alkaline, catalysts.
- Typical examples are potassium hydroxide or sodium methylate, which are added in the form of alcoholic solutions, or heterogeneous layered compounds of the hydrotalcite type, which are metered into the reaction mixture as solids.
- the insertion of alkylene oxides into the carbonyl ester bond is much more difficult and can only be achieved using special catalysts.
- the object of the invention was therefore to provide new catalysts for the alkoxylation of fatty acid alkyl esters which are free from the disadvantages described and dissolve in the reaction product on the one hand and on the other hand provide products with an improved hydroxyl number and a lower cloud point.
- the invention relates to a process for the preparation of alkoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters of the formula (I),
- R 1 CO is a linear or branched acyl radical having 6 to 22 carbon atoms and 0 and / or 1, 2 or 3 double bonds
- R 2 is hydrogen or a methyl group
- R 3 is a linear or branched alkyl radical having 1 to 22 carbon atoms and n stands for numbers from 1 to 20 on average, in which mixtures of
- the fatty acid alkyl esters which are suitable as starting materials are derived from saturated and / or unsaturated fatty acids having 6 to 22, preferably 12 to 18 carbon atoms and alcohols having 1 to 22, preferably 1 to 4, carbon atoms.
- Typical examples are methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl and / or stearyl esters of caproic acid, caprylic acid, 2-ethylhexanoic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, isotridecanoic acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmoleic acid, stearic acid, isostearic acid, oleic acid, elaidic acid, petroselinic acid, petroselinic acid, petroselinic acid, petroselinic acid , Linoleic acid, linolenic acid, elaeostearic acid, arachic acid, gadoleic acid, behenic acid and erucic acid and their technical mixtures, which
- Alkali metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkali metal alcoholates and / or alkaline earth metal alcoholates come into consideration as catalyst component (a).
- Typical examples are sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, barium hydroxide, sodium methylate, potassium tert-butoxide, calcium ethylate and / or magnesium ethylate. Potassium hydroxide and / or sodium methylate are preferably used.
- the amount of catalysts (a) used is usually 0.1 to 1.5 and in particular 0.4 to 1% by weight, based on the end products.
- catalyst component (b) - that is, as a cocatalyst - alkylene glycols with 2 to 6 carbon atoms are suitable, such as, for example, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol and / or dipropylene glycol.
- the amount of the cocatalysts is usually 0.5 to 5 and preferably 1 to 4% by weight, likewise based on the end products.
- the alkoxylation can be carried out in a manner known per se.
- the alkyl ester is usually placed in a pressure reactor with a stirrer and the homogeneous catalyst is added, for example, as a solution in water, but preferably in methanol. It has proven advantageous to flush the autoclave thoroughly with nitrogen before the reaction in order to remove all traces of atmospheric oxygen and to remove methanol, for example as solvent, by evacuation.
- the pressure vessel is then heated, the alkoxylation preferably being carried out at temperatures in the range from 140 to 180 and in particular from 160 to 170 ° C.
- the alkylene oxide which can be ethylene oxide, propylene oxide or mixtures of the two, is pressed into the reactor via a lifter, and the autogenous pressure can rise to about 5 bar.
- the addition of the alkylene oxide takes place statistically, i.e. the insertion is not a highly selective reaction in which 1 mol of fatty acid alkyl ester reacts with exactly n mol of alkylene oxide. Rather, a complex mixture of differently highly alkoxylated esters is obtained. The end of the reaction can be recognized from the fact that the pressure in the reactor drops to about 0.5 bar.
- the alkaline catalyst can be neutralized by adding acids, for example phosphoric acid, acetic acid, lactic acid or the like.
- alkoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters obtainable by the process according to the invention have hydroxyl numbers close to the theory and are distinguished by comparatively low cloud points. Compared to comparable products of the prior art, which have been produced using other catalysts, the optimal washing ability is thus achieved at lower temperatures. Examples
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US09/155,372 US6008391A (en) | 1997-03-17 | 1997-03-17 | Process for preparing alkoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters |
EP97915375A EP0889872B1 (de) | 1996-03-25 | 1997-03-17 | Verfahren zur herstellung alkoxylierter fettsäurealkylester |
DE59702819T DE59702819D1 (de) | 1996-03-25 | 1997-03-17 | Verfahren zur herstellung alkoxylierter fettsäurealkylester |
DK97915375T DK0889872T3 (da) | 1996-03-25 | 1997-03-17 | Fremgangsmåde til fremstilling af alkoxylerede fedtsyrealkylestere |
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DE19611508A DE19611508C1 (de) | 1996-03-25 | 1996-03-25 | Verfahren zur Herstellung alkoxylierter Fettsäurealkylester |
DE19611508.6 | 1996-03-25 |
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EP (1) | EP0889872B1 (de) |
DE (2) | DE19611508C1 (de) |
DK (1) | DK0889872T3 (de) |
ES (1) | ES2154036T3 (de) |
WO (1) | WO1997035830A1 (de) |
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DE19832427A1 (de) * | 1998-07-18 | 2000-01-20 | Henkel Kgaa | Verfahren zur Herstellung alkoxylierter Carbonsäureester |
DE10161351A1 (de) * | 2001-12-13 | 2003-06-26 | Cognis Deutschland Gmbh | Verfahren zur Herstellung alkoxylierter nichtionischer Tenside |
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EP0619291A1 (de) * | 1993-04-05 | 1994-10-12 | Arco Chemical Technology, Inc. | Verfahren zur Herstellung von Kompositionen von hochveresterten alkoxylierten Polyolen |
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