WO1999005199A1 - Purification of propylene oxide - Google Patents
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- WO1999005199A1 WO1999005199A1 PCT/EP1998/003854 EP9803854W WO9905199A1 WO 1999005199 A1 WO1999005199 A1 WO 1999005199A1 EP 9803854 W EP9803854 W EP 9803854W WO 9905199 A1 WO9905199 A1 WO 9905199A1
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- C08G65/2603—Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming an ether link in the main chain of the macromolecule from cyclic ethers by opening of the heterocyclic ring from cyclic ethers and other compounds the other compounds containing oxygen
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- the present invention is concerned with a process for purifying propylene oxide.
- US 3578568 discloses a method of separating water, methanol, acetone, and acetaldehyde from propylene oxide by extractive distillation using ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol monomethylether or diethylene glycol monomethylether as the extractive solvent.
- US 4692535 discloses a process for purifying propylene oxide by contacting the propylene oxide (PO) with an activated carbon or attapulgite adsorbent. The amount of poly (propylene oxide) is reduced.
- US 3580819 discloses a process for recovering propylene oxide from a crude propylene oxide comprising propylene, water and higher boiling oxygen-containing impurities by subjecting it to a two-stage distillation process followed by contacting with a liquid aqueous selective solvent for propylene oxide (PO) and distilling PO from the solvent.
- the starting material has a PO content of 8.1% w only.
- FR 1469339 and US 3398062 discloses the purification of crude propylene oxide comprising propylene chloride, water, dissolved gas, acetaldehyde and propionaldehyde by distillation and leading the top stream through a separator.
- the starting material contains a relatively low amount of propylene oxide (88%) and the distillation is conducted at relatively extreme conditions using steam.
- GB 1040783 discloses a process for making poiyethers wherein the PO is introduced trough a reflux column into a reaction vessel. Most of the PO in the reaction vessel evaporates and is returned to the reflux column where it is condensed and the liquid mixture at the bottom of the reflux column is fed back into the reaction vessel. Apart from removal of inert gas no purification of PO takes place.
- US 5160587 and US 5133839 are other examples of disclosures of extractive distillation of PO.
- the invention is concerned with a process for purifying propylene oxide by distillation characterized in that the distillation is conducted shortly before the propylene oxide will be used and with the use of PO which PO has been subjected to distillation shortly before its use and to a process for preparing a material from PO wherein the PO has been subjected to distillation shortly before its use. Further the invention is concerned with a process for purifying PO by distillation wherein the PO starting material preferably has less than 0.2% by weight, more preferably less than 0.1% weight and most preferably less than 0.05% by weight of impurities and wherein 1-10 actual trays are used.
- the distillation preferably is carried out less than 1 week before the PO is used, more preferably less than 4 days before it is used and most preferably less than 2 days before it is used.
- the PO may be used immediately after the distillation.
- the PO used for the distillation may be any PO containing low amounts of impurities, in particular any commercially available PO may be used.
- the PO comprises less than 0.2% by weight, more preferably less than 0.1% weight and most preferably less than 0.05% by weight of impurities.
- the distillation may be conducted by simply evaporating the PO and collecting the evaporated PO and preferably is conducted in a conventional distillation column supplied with a heater at the bottom or mounted with a heating jacket and coil and a condenser at or near the top of the column together with a vent for releasing inert gas which is supplied together with the PO.
- the column may contain 1-10 actual trays and preferably 2-8 actual trays.
- the PO is supplied from a main storage tank for PO under an inert gas blanket at the bottom of the distillation column, heated and allowed to condens in the condensor. From the condensor it is stored as a liquid in an intermediate storage tank until the purified PO is used for making a material or it is fed directly into the process using it.
- the inert gas preferably is N 2 .
- the distillation process may be conducted at atmospheric pressure or slightly increased pressure (1-3 bar abs) and at 35-60°C or at a pressure of 0.99 to 0.5 bar abs and ambient temperature ( a heater is not needed then). The first alternative is preferred.
- the distillation process may be conducted batchwise, semi-continuously and, preferably, continuously. No chemicals other than the inert gas are added to the PO.
- the devices used for the storage and distillation are preferably designed in such a way that all contact of PO with metal surfaces are with stainless steel surfaces.
- the condensor may be supplied with water at ambient temperature as the means to cool.
- no additional purification of the PO takes place between the distillation according to the present invention and the use of the thus purified PO.
- This bottom fraction may be removed continuously or discontinuously.
- the bottom fraction may be incinerated, purified separately, fed back to the main storage tank or used for applications wherein the presence of such impurities have no or less effect, like for the making of lycols and glycol ethers and for making polyols used for making rigid polyurethane foams.
- the purified PO may be used for any application for PO known, especially for the preparation of polymers and more in particular for polyether polyols, especially those having an equivalent weight of 500 or more, preferably of 1000 or more and containing at least 10% by weight, preferably at least 25% by weight and most preferably at least 50% by weight of oxypropylene units.
- Such polyether polyols are known in the art as well as the processes to make them.
- the PO is fed as a liquid from the intermediate storage tank or the condensor of the distillation column to the reactor to make the polyether polyols.
- They may be homopolymers of PO and copolymers of PO with other alkylene oxides, like ethylene oxide and butylene oxides.
- the copolymers may be block copolymers, random copolymers or combinations thereof.
- the present invention is also concerned with such materials, especially such polyether polyols made from PO purified according to the present invention.
- Such polyether polyols may be used in the preparation of polyurethanes, in particular polyurethane foams, especially flexible foams and elastomers.
- the present invention is further related to such polyurethanes.
- Example 1 a) Commercial propylene oxide which was transported via a carbon steel pipeline of about 300 meters and which had an amount of impurities of less than 0.2% by weight was used. Half the amount of this PO was distilled at 50°C and atmospheric pressure, condensed and collected (using N 2 as inert gas and a reactor with 1 actual tray mounted with a jacket and coil, a condenser near the top and venting means at the top).
- Step b) was repeated with fresh Arcol 1374 and PO distilled in step a), which was used within 1 day after distillation.
- Step 1 b), 1 c) and the flexible foam preparation were conducted within 3 days after distillation of the PO in step a).
- Polyol composition (in parts by weight):
- the ingredients were poured, mixed and allowed to react in an open container.
- the height/weight ratio (H/W) of the foams was determined.
- Propylene oxide which was shipped in a stainless steel cylinder and which had a level of impurities of less than 0.2% by weight was used.
- the PO 15 contain a fractionation column; hence the number of actual trays was one) and the PO was heated from ambient temperature to 40-45°C and kept at that temperature for 5 hours (the reactor was mounted with a heating jacket with a coil; water was used as the heating fluid in the coil). A small nitrogen bleed was applied at the end of the distillation.
- the PO was collected at the bottom of the condensor in a glass flask. The amount of distilled PO collected was about 14.9 kg (the distillation was conducted in 2 batches).
- Examples 1 b and 1 c were repeated using undistilled PO from the above cylinder and distilled PO made as described above and which had been stored for 2 days in said glass flasks. Flexible foams were made as described in example 1.
- the H/W ratio for TAD was 18% higher than the ratio for TAU.
- the flexible polyurethane foam wherein undistilled PO was used had a coarse cell structure, a recession of 11.4% and a H/W ratio of 176 while the foam wherein distilled
- PO was used had a nice, fine cell structure, a H/W ratio of 188 and a recession of 7%.
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HU0004080A HUP0004080A3 (en) | 1997-07-23 | 1998-06-24 | Purification of propylene oxide |
AU85408/98A AU8540898A (en) | 1997-07-23 | 1998-06-24 | Purification of propylene oxide |
BR9810792-5A BR9810792A (en) | 1997-07-23 | 1998-06-24 | Process to purify propylene oxide by distillation, use of a propylene oxide, polymer produced using purified propylene oxide, and, polyurethane |
JP2000504186A JP2001510852A (en) | 1997-07-23 | 1998-06-24 | Purification of propylene oxide |
EP98936386A EP0998515A1 (en) | 1997-07-23 | 1998-06-24 | Purification of propylene oxide |
CA002297669A CA2297669A1 (en) | 1997-07-23 | 1998-06-24 | Purification of propylene oxide |
NO20000305A NO20000305D0 (en) | 1997-07-23 | 2000-01-21 | Purification of propylene oxide |
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EP97112589 | 1997-07-23 |
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JP (1) | JP2001510852A (en) |
CN (1) | CN1265121A (en) |
AR (1) | AR016532A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU8540898A (en) |
BA (1) | BA98330A (en) |
BR (1) | BR9810792A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2297669A1 (en) |
CO (1) | CO5040127A1 (en) |
HR (1) | HRP980405A2 (en) |
HU (1) | HUP0004080A3 (en) |
ID (1) | ID24344A (en) |
NO (1) | NO20000305D0 (en) |
PL (1) | PL338190A1 (en) |
TR (1) | TR200000176T2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1999005199A1 (en) |
YU (1) | YU30198A (en) |
ZA (1) | ZA986546B (en) |
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US6962967B2 (en) | 2004-03-31 | 2005-11-08 | Basf Corporation | Method of purifying polyether polyols of non-volatile impurities |
CN102002155A (en) * | 2010-10-21 | 2011-04-06 | 句容宁武高新技术发展有限公司 | Device for removing low boiling point matters in polyether polyol |
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GB1040783A (en) * | 1963-04-20 | 1966-09-01 | Bayer Ag | Polyethers |
US3578568A (en) * | 1968-11-29 | 1971-05-11 | Atlantic Richfield Co | Purification of low molecular weight epoxides by extractive distillation with a glycol or glycol ether |
US3881996A (en) * | 1973-11-21 | 1975-05-06 | Oxirane Corp | Recovery of propylene oxide by plural stage distillation |
US4692535A (en) * | 1986-12-22 | 1987-09-08 | Atlantic Richfield Company | Purification of propylene oxide |
US5160587A (en) * | 1991-11-01 | 1992-11-03 | Texaco Chemical Company | Extractive distillation of propylene oxide |
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GB1040783A (en) * | 1963-04-20 | 1966-09-01 | Bayer Ag | Polyethers |
US3578568A (en) * | 1968-11-29 | 1971-05-11 | Atlantic Richfield Co | Purification of low molecular weight epoxides by extractive distillation with a glycol or glycol ether |
US3881996A (en) * | 1973-11-21 | 1975-05-06 | Oxirane Corp | Recovery of propylene oxide by plural stage distillation |
US4692535A (en) * | 1986-12-22 | 1987-09-08 | Atlantic Richfield Company | Purification of propylene oxide |
US5160587A (en) * | 1991-11-01 | 1992-11-03 | Texaco Chemical Company | Extractive distillation of propylene oxide |
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US6962967B2 (en) | 2004-03-31 | 2005-11-08 | Basf Corporation | Method of purifying polyether polyols of non-volatile impurities |
CN102002155A (en) * | 2010-10-21 | 2011-04-06 | 句容宁武高新技术发展有限公司 | Device for removing low boiling point matters in polyether polyol |
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