WO2003027086A1 - Method for producing propylene oxide - Google Patents
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- C07D301/03—Synthesis of the oxirane ring by oxidation of unsaturated compounds, or of mixtures of unsaturated and saturated compounds
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- the present invention relates to a method for producing propylene oxide. More specifically, the present invention comprises reacting cumene hydroperoxide with propylene in the presence of heat of reaction or / and an epoxidation catalyst generated in the step of obtaining cumene hydroperoxide by oxidizing cumene.
- the present invention relates to a method for producing purified propylene oxide, which is characterized in that the heat of reaction generated in the process of obtaining propylene oxide and cumyl alcohol is effectively used, and the heat utilization efficiency of the entire system is excellent.
- a method for obtaining propylene oxide by oxidizing cumene to obtain a peroxide at the mouth of a cumene hydride and reacting the cumene hydroperoxide with propylene is known.
- the obtained propylene oxide is subjected to a purification step and purified. Disclosure of the invention
- An object of the present invention is to obtain propylene oxide and cumyl alcohol by reacting cumene hydroperoxide with propylene in the presence of heat of reaction generated in the step of oxidizing cumene and Z or an epoxidation catalyst.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing purified propylene oxide, which makes effective use of generated reaction heat and is excellent in heat utilization efficiency of the entire system.
- the present invention relates to a method for producing propylene oxide comprising the following first to sixth steps, wherein the heat of reaction generated in the first step and / or the second step is a heat source for the rectification in the fifth step. And / or a method for producing propylene oxide used as a heat source for rectification in the sixth step.
- First step Step of obtaining cumene hydroperoxide by oxidizing cumene
- Step 2 A step of reacting the cumene hydroperoxide obtained in Step 1 with propylene in the presence of an epoxidation catalyst to obtain propylene oxide and cumyl alcohol.
- Third step A step of subjecting the outlet liquid (1) of the second step to purification and separating it into a section (2) containing crude propylene oxide and a section (3) containing crude propylene.
- Step 4 Step of subjecting section (2) to rectification to obtain section (4) containing crude propylene oxide and section (6) containing cumyl alcohol
- Step 5 Step of subjecting section (4) to rectification to obtain section (7) containing purified propylene oxide
- Division (3) is subjected to rectification to obtain Division (5) containing purified propylene.
- Reference numerals 01-10 are flow charts each showing an example of the present invention. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- the first step is to obtain cumene hydrooxide by oxidizing cumene.
- the oxidation of cumene is usually performed by auto-oxidation with oxygenated gas such as air or oxygen-enriched air.
- oxygenated gas such as air or oxygen-enriched air.
- the emulsification oxidation method in a water / alkali emulsion is preferred from the viewpoint of improving the yield of cumene hydroperoxide.
- Typical reaction temperatures are 50-20 Ot: and reaction pressures are between atmospheric pressure and 5 MPa.
- the alkaline reagent may be an alkali metal compound such as Na ⁇ H or KOH, an alkaline earth metal compound or an alkaline metal carbonate such as Na 2 CO 3 or NaHC ⁇ 3 or an ammonium carbonate.
- NH 4 C 0 3 aluminum metal carbonate and the like.
- the second step is a step of reacting the cumene hydroperoxide obtained in the first step with propylene in the presence of an epoxidation catalyst to obtain propylene oxide and cumyl alcohol.
- the epoxidation catalyst is preferably a catalyst composed of a titanium-containing silicon oxide from the viewpoint of obtaining the target product with high yield and high selectivity.
- These catalysts are preferably so-called Ti-silica catalysts containing Ti chemically bonded to silicon oxide. Examples thereof include a compound in which a Ti compound is supported on a silica carrier, a compound in which silicon oxide or the like is compounded by a coprecipitation method or a sol-gel method, or a zeolite compound containing Ti.
- the epoxidation reaction is carried out by bringing propylene and cumene hydroperoxide into contact with a catalyst.
- the reaction can be carried out in a liquid phase using a solvent.
- the solvent must be liquid at the temperature and pressure of the reaction and must be substantially inert to the reactants and products.
- the solvent may consist of the substances present in the hydroperoxide solution used. For example, when cumene hydroperoxide is a mixture of its raw material, cumene, it can be used as a substitute for the solvent without adding a solvent.
- aromatic monocyclic compounds eg, benzene, toluene, benzene, orthodichlorobenzene
- alkenes eg, octane, decane, dodecane
- the epoxidation reaction temperature is generally from 0 to 200 ° C, but a temperature of from 25 to 200 ° C is preferred.
- the pressure may be sufficient to keep the reaction mixture in a liquid state. In general, it is advantageous for the pressure to be between 100 and 1000 kPa.
- the epoxidation reaction can be advantageously carried out using a catalyst in the form of a slurry or fixed bed.
- a catalyst in the form of a slurry or fixed bed.
- fixed beds In the case of large-scale industrial operations, it is preferred to use fixed beds. It can be carried out by a batch method, a semi-continuous method, a continuous method, or the like.
- the liquid containing the reactants is passed through the fixed bed, the liquid mixture exiting the reaction zone contains no or substantially no catalyst.
- the third step is a step of subjecting the outlet liquid (1) of the second step to purification and separating it into a section (2) containing crude propylene oxide and a section (3) containing crude propylene.
- the outlet liquid (1) of the second step is subjected to distillation, and crude propylene (3) containing unreacted propylene and propylene oxide cumyl alcohol are supplied from the top of the distillation column.
- a method for recovering the section (2) containing crude propylene oxide containing from the bottom of the column can be mentioned.
- the fourth step is a step of subjecting the section (2) containing crude propylene oxide to rectification to obtain a section (4) containing crude propylene oxide and a section (6) containing cumyl alcohol.
- the section (2) containing crude propylene oxide in the third step is subjected to distillation, and the section (4) containing crude propylene oxide is removed from the top of the distillation column and It is possible to improve the method of recovering the section (6) containing from the bottom of the tower.
- the fifth step is a step of subjecting section (4) containing crude propylene oxide to rectification to obtain section (7) containing purified propylene oxide.
- the section (4) containing crude propylene oxide in the fourth step is subjected to distillation, and the section (7) containing purified propylene oxide after removing light boiling components and heavy components is removed. obtain.
- the distillation method include a method using a plurality of distillation columns and a method using extractive distillation.
- the sixth step is a step of subjecting section (3) containing crude propylene to rectification to obtain section (5) containing purified propylene.
- the category (3) containing crude propylene in the third step is subjected to distillation to separate impurities such as propane, ethane, ethylene, and methane contained in industrially available propylene.
- impurities such as propane, ethane, ethylene, and methane contained in industrially available propylene.
- the category (5) containing purified propylene is obtained.
- the greatest feature of the present invention resides in that the heat of reaction generated in the first or second step and the second step is used as a heat source for rectification in the fifth step and / or a heat source for rectification in the sixth step.
- the following method can be used as a method for using the reaction heat as a heat source for rectification.
- As a method for recovering the heat of reaction generated in the first step a direct method of directly exchanging heat between the reaction solution and the process solution at the heat utilization destination, or heating the reaction solution and the heat utilization destination through a heat medium different from the process solution There is an indirect way to make them swap.
- the former does not involve a heat medium
- heat exchange can be performed with simpler equipment by using a highly stable heat medium.
- the reaction temperature fluctuates depending on operating conditions such as load, so that the temperature level at which heat can be used will be different. Therefore, it is possible to provide a method for producing purified propylene oxide, which is characterized by being superior in heat utilization efficiency as a whole system by incorporating heat utilization that is not affected by fluctuations in operating conditions.
- the heat consumption should be larger than the reaction heat, and the temperature difference between the usable temperature and the reaction temperature should be 1 o ° c or more. Is important to be 2 O t: or more. That is, a distillation column that consumes a large amount of heat and has a low boiling point of the process fluid is most suitable.
- the boiling point of propylene oxide is 34 ° C and the boiling point of propylene is as low as ⁇ 48, so the use of heat in the fifth and sixth steps for purifying both is an overall system. This is effective for improving the heat utilization efficiency of the heat.
- the reaction solution of the first step and / or the second step is divided into the fifth step and the sixth step.
- a method of circulating and utilizing heat, a method of circulating the process liquid of the fifth step or the sixth step to the first step and / or the second step to utilize heat, the first and Z or the second step and the fifth step A method of circulating between the process and the 6th process with a heating medium such as hot water, a method of generating steam by the reaction heat of the 1st process and Z or the 2nd process, and using it in the 5th and 6th processes, etc. is there.
- the warm oxidation reaction solution 2 from the first-step oxidation reactor 1 is passed through the fifth-step heat exchanger 3 and the sixth-step heat exchanger 4 to perform heat exchange.
- the cold oxidation reaction solution 5 that has passed through the heat exchanger is supplied to the epoxy reactor 6 in the second step, and a part returns to the oxidation reactor 1.
- the oxidation reactor 1 may be a single reactor or a multi-stage reactor, and can be appropriately selected.
- the cold fifth process liquid 9 and the cold sixth process liquid 12 are heated through the heat exchanger 7 of the oxidation reactor, respectively.
- 6th process liquid 13 It is supplied to the five-stage distillation column 8 and the sixth-stage distillation column 11.
- FIG. 1 the warm oxidation reaction solution 2 from the first-step oxidation reactor 1 is passed through the fifth-step heat exchanger 3 and the sixth-step heat exchanger 4 to perform heat exchange.
- the cold oxidation reaction solution 5 that has passed through the heat exchanger is supplied to the epoxy reactor 6 in the second step, and a
- the heating medium 14 heated through the heat exchanger 7 of the oxidation reactor in the first step passes through the heat exchanger 3 in the fifth step and the heat exchanger 4 in the sixth step.
- the cooling mediums 15 and 16 that have passed through each heat exchanger are heated again as the cooling medium 17 in the heat exchanger 7 of the oxidation reactor, but a heating medium storage tank 18 is provided before that as shown in the figure. Is also good.
- part or all of the heat medium 15 may be supplied to the heat exchanger 4 in the sixth step depending on the temperature.
- the heating medium 14 can be passed through only one of the heat exchanger 3 in the fifth step and the heat exchanger 4 in the sixth step.
- the boiler feed water 19 is heated by the heat exchanger 7 of the oxidation reactor in the first step to become steam 20 and is used as a heat medium to the heat exchanger 3 in the fifth step and the heat exchanger 4 in the sixth step. Supplied.
- the hot epoxy reaction liquid 21 from the epoxy reactor 6 in the second step is passed through the heat exchanger 3 in the fifth step and the heat exchanger 4 in the sixth step to perform heat exchange.
- the cold epoxy reaction solution 22 passed through the heat exchanger is supplied to the third separation step 23.
- a part may be returned to the epoxy reactor 6.
- the epoxy reactor 6 may be a single reactor or a multi-stage reactor, and can be appropriately selected.
- the cold fifth process liquid 25 and the cold sixth process liquid 27, respectively are heated through the heat exchanger 24 of the epoxy reactor, and are heated respectively in the fifth fifth process liquid 26 and the cold fifth process liquid 26.
- the solution is supplied to the fifth-stage distillation column 8 and the sixth-stage distillation column 11 as a warm sixth-stage process liquid 28, respectively.
- the heating medium 29 heated through the heat exchanger 28 of the epoxy reactor in the second step passes through the heat exchanger 3 in the fifth step and the heat exchanger 4 in the sixth step.
- Heat mediums 30 and 31 that have passed through each heat exchanger are heated again as heat medium 32 in heat exchanger 28 of the epoxy reactor.
- a heat medium storage tank 33 may be provided before that.
- part or all of the heat medium 30 may be supplied to the heat exchanger 4 in the sixth step depending on the temperature.
- the heating medium 29 can be passed through only the heat exchanger 3 in the fifth step or the heat exchanger 4 in the sixth step.
- the feed water 34 is heated by the heat exchanger 28 of the epoxy reactor in the second step, and The team becomes 3 and is supplied to the heat exchanger 3 in the fifth step and the heat exchanger 4 in the sixth step as a heat medium.
- the reaction heat generated in the first step or the reaction heat generated in the second step is separately used as a heat source for the rectification in the fifth and sixth steps.
- Use the heat from both of the two steps as a heat source for rectification in both the fifth and sixth steps i.e., for example, separate the reaction heat generated in the first step and the reaction heat generated in the second step
- It can also be used as a heat source for rectification and a heat source for rectification in six processes.
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KR10-2004-7002576A KR20040044467A (ko) | 2001-08-22 | 2002-08-13 | 프로필렌 옥시드의 제조 방법 |
EP02755917A EP1420014A4 (en) | 2001-08-22 | 2002-08-13 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PROPYLENE OXIDE |
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US10/487,100 US7030254B2 (en) | 2001-08-22 | 2002-08-13 | Method for producing propylene oxide |
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