WO2013092399A1 - Procédé de préparation d'un mélange d'alcools - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a process for preparing a mixture of alcohols.
- alcohols are ethanol, 1-propanol, n-butanol, alcohols for plasticizers having a (C6-C1 1) alkyl chain and fatty alcohols having a (C12-C18) alkyl chain. ) used as detergents.
- These different alcohols are prepared from fossil resources either by the oxo olefins route or by the Ziegler process (trialkylaluminum oxidation) (Ziegler, K. et al., Justus Liebigs Ann.Chem 629 (1960) 1).
- Alcohols are also used as solvents, paint thinners (mainly light alcohols having (C1-C6) alkyl chain), as intermediates leading to esters, but also as organic compounds, as lubricants or as fuels.
- alcohols having a C6 alkyl chain are synthesized by co-dimerization of butene and propene and then converted to a mixture of aldehydes by hydroformylation, before being hydrogenated, to finally lead to a mixture of alcohols having a C6 alkyl chain.
- butanol has so far been produced largely by the process of hydroformylation of propylene a petroleum derivative (Wilkinson et al., Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry, The synthesis, Reactions and Structures of Organometallic Compounds, Pergamon Press 1981, 8).
- Butanol can also be obtained by fermentary processes that are up-to-date with the rise in petroleum raw materials.
- Acetobutyl fermentation better known as ABE fermentation, co-produces a mixture of ethanol, acetone and butanol in a weight ratio of about 1/3/6.
- the source bacterium of fermentation belongs to the family of Clostridium acetobutylicum.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a process for obtaining a mixture of alcohols devoid of aromatic compounds, such as xylene or benzene, and having a limited number of species selected from unsaturated alcohols such as crotyl alcohols (c / 's and trans), the buten-1-ol, and the hexènols alcohologens such as butanal, hexanal or crotonaldéhydes (c /' s and trans).
- the object of the invention is also to provide a process which allows a significant economic gain, in particular because of the absence of use of hydrogen for the implementation of the method for preparing alcohols according to the invention.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a process for the preparation of alcohols, in particular butanol, which is easy to implement.
- one of the aims of the invention is to provide a method allowing space saving dedicated to equipment, and a saving time and ease.
- the subject of the present invention is therefore a process for preparing a mixture (M) comprising at least one alcohol (Aj), said process comprising a gas phase oligomerization reaction of at least one alcohol (Ai), carried out in presence of a solid catalyst doped with one or more metals, at a temperature greater than or equal to 50 ° C and strictly less than 200 ° C, said oligomerization reaction being carried out in the absence of hydrogen.
- the reaction is carried out at a temperature of from 80 ° C to 195 ° C, in particular from 100 ° C to 195 ° C, preferably from 150 ° C to 195 ° C, very preferably from 170 ° C to 195 ° C C and even more preferably from 170 ° C to 190 ° C.
- alcohols (Ai) means alcohols whose linear or branched alkyl chain comprises n carbon atoms, with n representing an integer of from 1 to 10. According to the invention, the term “alcohols (Ai)” also includes the term “starting alcohols”.
- the “alcohols (Al)” according to the invention can be for example: methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, heptanol, octanol, nonanol or decanol.
- Alcohols (Al) denote the starting alcohols before the oligomerization step.
- the term “alcohols (Aj)” means alcohols whose linear or branched alkyl chain comprises m carbon atoms, with m representing an integer from 2 to 20 According to the invention, the term “alcohols (Aj)” also includes the term “alcohols formed” or "alcohols valued”.
- the “alcohols (Aj)” according to the invention can be, for example, ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, heptanol, octanol, decanol or ethyl-2-butanol. and ethyl-2-hexanol.
- the mixture (M) advantageously comprises butanol.
- the alcohols (Aj) are obtained by oligomerization of one or more alcohols (Ai).
- oligomerization of an alcohol a process for converting a monomeric alcohol into an oligomeric alcohol.
- the oligomerization may for example be a dimerization.
- x to y mean that the terminals x and y are included.
- an integer from 2 to 20 means that the integer is greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 20.
- the alcohol (Al) is ethanol.
- the oligomerization is a dimerization, preferably a dimerization of ethanol.
- the mixture (M) obtained comprises butanol.
- the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a mixture (M) comprising at least one alcohol (Aj), said process comprising a gas phase ethanol dimerization reaction carried out in the presence of a solid catalyst doped with one or more metals, at a temperature greater than or equal to 50 ° C and strictly less than 200 ° C, said dimerization reaction being carried out in the absence of hydrogen.
- the alcohol (s) (Ai) used may be anhydrous or aqueous. If the alcohol (s) (Ai) used is (are) aqueous, it (they) may (s) comprise from 0.005 to 20% by weight of water relative to the total weight of alcohol (s) (Ai).
- solid carrier means a mineral compound advantageously having acid-base properties.
- doped solid catalyst means a solid support which has been modified, and more particularly doped, by a doping agent, such as one or more metals.
- a doping agent such as one or more metals.
- said solid support present in the doped solid catalyst is free, in itself, of said doping agent.
- a doped solid catalyst corresponds to a solid support as defined above, which has been doped with one or more metals.
- the solid support is an acid-base solid support.
- the doped solid catalyst used for carrying out the process according to the invention is advantageously a doped acid-base solid catalyst.
- the doped solid catalyst is obtained by doping a solid support with one or more metals, said solid support being chosen from the group consisting of:
- alkaline earth phosphates especially calcium phosphates such as tricalcium phosphates, hydrogen phosphates or hydroxyapatites; - hydrotalcites;
- the doped solid catalyst can be chosen from the group consisting of doped alkaline earth phosphates, doped hydrotalcites, doped zeolites and doped metal oxide mixtures.
- the solid support can be chosen from the group consisting of:
- alkaline earth phosphates especially calcium phosphates such as tricalcium phosphates, hydrogen phosphates or hydroxyapatites;
- the solid support advantageously having acid-base properties is an alkaline earth phosphate, chosen in particular from calcium phosphates such as tricalcium phosphates, hydrogen phosphates or hydroxyapatites.
- calcium phosphates such as tricalcium phosphates, hydrogen phosphates or hydroxyapatites.
- these salts it is possible to use these salts with the stoichiometry Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2 , CaHPO 4 , or Ca 2 O (PO 4 ) 6 (OH) 2 or these same non-stoichiometric salts, c that is to say with different Ca / P molar ratios of their crude formula, so as to modulate the acid-baseicity of these.
- these salts may be in crystalline or amorphous form. Some or all of the calcium atoms may be substituted by other alkaline earth atoms without affecting the performance of the final catalyst.
- the solid support advantageously having acid-base properties is chosen from hydrotalcites.
- the metal divalent is magnesium and the trivalent metal of aluminum
- the crude formula can be Mg 6 Al 2 (C0 3 ) (OH) 16 4H 2 0.
- the solid support advantageously having acid-base properties is chosen from zeolites.
- the zeolites are not in their acid form but in their sodium form, where some or all of the sodium ions can be exchanged with other alkaline or alkaline earth metals (LiX, LiNaX, KX, X being an anion for example a halide anion such as chlorine).
- These supports can be prepared by cation exchange from zeolites in sodium form and a solution containing the cations to be introduced in the form of a salt soluble in water, such as chlorides or nitrates.
- the solid support advantageously having acid-base properties is chosen from metal oxides, especially metal oxides such as Al 2 0 3 in alpha or gamma form, SiO 2 prepared by precipitation or pyrogenation, TiO 2 in anatase or rutile form, preferably anatase, MgO, BaO or CaO.
- metal oxides especially metal oxides such as Al 2 0 3 in alpha or gamma form, SiO 2 prepared by precipitation or pyrogenation, TiO 2 in anatase or rutile form, preferably anatase, MgO, BaO or CaO.
- These oxides can be additive with alkaline elements so as to modulate their acid-base.
- the solid support advantageously having acid-base properties is chosen from mixtures of metal oxides, especially binary mixtures of metal oxides such as ZnO and Al 2 O 3 , SnO and Al 2 O 3. , Ta 2 0 5 and Si0 2 , Sb 2 0 5 and Si0 2 , MgO and Si0 2 , Cs 2 0 and Si0 2 , so as to obtain a support having bifunctional properties.
- binary mixtures of metal oxides may also be used, such as MgO / SiO 2 / Al 2 O 3 .
- the ratio of the two oxides present in a binary mixture can be modified according to the specific surfaces and the strength of the acidic and basic sites.
- all of the solid supports mentioned above are advantageously in the form of balls, extrusions, tablets or any other form allowing it to be used in a fixed bed.
- said support present in the doped solid catalyst is shaped, for example in the form of beads, extrudates or tablets.
- the solid support is of the alkaline earth phosphate type, in particular calcium phosphate.
- the solid support is chosen from calcium hydroxyapatites.
- the doped solid catalyst is chosen from doped calcium hydroxyapatites.
- the molar ratio (Ca + M) / P of the calcium hydroxyapatite before doping is from 1.5 to 2, preferably from 1, 5 to 1, 8, preferably from 1.6 to 1.8, and even more preferably from 1.7 to 1.75.
- M may represent a metal, an oxide of metal, or a mixture of one of them, ranging from 0.1 to 50 mol% of calcium substitution, preferably from 0.2 to 20 mol%, M being preferably chosen from Li, Na, K .
- the solid support advantageously having acid-base properties is doped with one or more transition metals, more preferentially with transition metals chosen from Ni, Co, Cu, Pd, Pt, Rh and Ru metals.
- the metals can be used alone or as a mixture.
- the doping can be carried out by methods known to those skilled in the art, such as by co-precipitation during the synthesis of the doped catalyst or by impregnation, on the solid support already prepared, of at least one precursor said doping agent, preferably said transition metal.
- the content of doping agent, preferably of transition metal may be adapted by those skilled in the art, but it is generally from 0.5 to 20% by weight, preferably from 1 to 10% by weight, and preferably from 1 to 10% by weight. at 5% by weight relative to the weight of the doped solid catalyst.
- the solid support is doped with nickel.
- the doped solid catalyst can be calcined and at least partially reduced, to obtain, at least in part at the surface of the doped solid catalyst, the transition metal at an oxidation state of zero.
- the nickel when the catalyst is doped with nickel, calcined and at least partially reduced, it has at least partly at its surface, the nickel has a degree of oxidation of zero.
- one or more alcohols (Ai), in particular ethanol, can (be) fed continuously in the vapor phase.
- the flow rate of alcohol (s) (Ai) of said reaction may be from 1 to 8 g of alcohol (Ai), per hour and per g of doped solid catalyst, preferably from 1 to 6, preferably from 1 to 5.
- the oligomerization reaction in particular dimerization, can be carried out in the presence of an inert gas, such as nitrogen.
- an inert gas such as nitrogen
- the molar ratio between the inert gas, such as nitrogen, and the alcohol (s) (Ai) may be from 0.5 to 10, preferably from 1 to 8, and preferably from 2 to 6.
- the term "productivity" means measuring the efficiency of the process.
- the productivity according to the invention corresponds to the amount of an alcohol (Aj), in particular butanol, produced per hour, for one gram of catalyst used in the process.
- yield means the ratio expressed as a percentage, between the quantity of product obtained and the desired theoretical amount.
- the term “selectivity” means the number of moles of alcohol (Ai), and especially of ethanol, converted into the desired product relative to the number of moles of alcohol. (Ai), transformed.
- the oligomerization reaction in particular gas phase dimerization, can be carried out using any reactor, generally known to those skilled in the art.
- the reaction is advantageously carried out in a tubular or multitubular fixed bed reactor operating in isothermal or adiabatic mode. It can also be carried out in a catalyst-coated exchanger reactor.
- the doped solid catalyst is preferably immobilized in a reactor in the form of grains, extrusions or supported on a metal foam.
- the method according to the invention directly allows the formation of a mixture of alcohols, by the implementation of a single oligomerization reaction, especially dimerization, without subsequent hydrogenation step.
- the process according to the invention advantageously allows the use of a single equipment, namely a single reactor and a single catalyst, to allow obtaining a mixture of alcohols in a single step consisting of a reaction of oligomerization.
- the process according to the invention is also characterized by an implementation in the absence of hydrogen. By the economy of the use of hydrogen, the method according to the invention allows a significant economic gain compared to existing processes.
- a mixture ( ⁇ ') is obtained comprising at least one alcohol (Aj).
- the process comprises a step of condensing the mixture ( ⁇ '), at the end of the oligomerization reaction, in order to obtain the mixture (M), said mixture (M) comprising at least an alcohol (Aj).
- mixture ( ⁇ ') means a mixture resulting from the oligomerization reaction of at least one alcohol (Ai) in the gas phase.
- the mixture ( ⁇ ') therefore represents a gaseous mixture at the reaction temperature.
- mixture (M) means a mixture ( ⁇ ') which has undergone a condensation step at the end of the reaction.
- the mixture (M) therefore represents a liquid mixture.
- the mixture ( ⁇ ') obtained at the end of the gas phase oligomerization reaction can be cooled to a temperature of from 0 ° C. to 100 ° C., in order to condense the mixture ( ⁇ ') gaseous in a mixture (M) liquid.
- the mixture (M) may comprise the remainder of unconverted alcohol (s) (Ai), and in particular ethanol, water resulting from the reaction and / or derived from alcohol.
- the mixture (M) obtained according to the process may comprise at least 5% (by weight relative to the total weight of the mixture (M)) of butanol, preferably at least 8%, and preferably at least 10% butanol.
- alcohol (Ai) nine the alcohol (Ai) used as a starting reagent in the oligomerization reaction.
- the remainder of unconverted alcohol (s) (Ai) can be recycled.
- alcohol (Ai) recycle the remaining alcohol (Ai) not converted in the oligomerization reaction.
- the alcohol (Ai) new differs from the alcohol (Ai) recycling.
- said mixture (M) preferably comprises several alcohols (Aj) whose linear or branched alkyl chain comprises m carbon atoms, with m representing an integer from 2 to 20.
- the mixture (M) comprises, in addition to butanol, other alcohols (Aj), the linear or branched alkyl chain of which comprises m carbon atoms, with m representing an integer inclusive from 2 to 20.
- the mixture (M) may comprise, besides butanol, linear alcohols, such as hexanol, pentanol, heptanol, octanol or decanol, or branched alcohols such as ethyl-2-butanol or ethyl-2-hexanol.
- linear alcohols such as hexanol, pentanol, heptanol, octanol or decanol
- branched alcohols such as ethyl-2-butanol or ethyl-2-hexanol.
- the process may comprise, after the oligomerization reaction, in particular dimerization, and the condensation step, successive distillation steps to separate the different valued alcohols (Aj). mixture (M), as well as recycle stages of alcohol (s) (Ai), in particular ethanol.
- the mixture (M) containing the residue of unconverted alcohol (s) (Ai), especially ethanol, the water resulting from the reaction and / or from alcohol (s) (Ai) nine (s), and the valued alcohols can be separated in a set of distillation columns intended to recover the valued alcohols, to eliminate the water resulting from the reaction and water from alcohol (s) (Ai) nine (in the case where the alcohol (s) (Ai) used for the oligomerization is (are) aqueous) and optionally recycling the unconverted alcohol (s) (Ai) of the reaction, generally in their azeotropic form.
- the oligomerization reaction, and in particular dimerization, in the absence of hydrogen can be carried out at atmospheric pressure or under pressure.
- the mixture (M) resulting from the reaction can be expanded to a pressure permitting separation of the azeotrope water / alcohol (s) (Al ) and alcohol are valued.
- mixture (M) expanded a mixture (M) which has been expanded at the end of the oligomerization reaction, when the reaction is carried out under pressure.
- the mixture (M), optionally expanded, resulting from the process can be directed to a set of two distillation columns designated C1 and C2, nested to obtain three streams:
- F1 the azeotrope water / alcohol (s) (Al), and especially the water / ethanol azeotrope, which is recycled;
- the columns C1 and C2 may be tray columns or packed columns.
- the supply can be performed in column C1, the floor to optimize the performance of the whole.
- a decanter can be installed in the lower part of the column C1, below the supply tray which separates these two liquid phases, or the settling tank can be installed inside or outside the column.
- the organic phase, rich in alcohol (s) (Aj) can be recycled as internal reflux of the column C1 and provides the mixture of alcohols (Aj) at the bottom of this column C1.
- the aqueous phase can exit column C1 and be sent to a column C2 which can be a reflux separation column or a simple stripper.
- This column C2 can be reboiled and can make it possible to obtain at the bottom a flow of water free of alcohols (Al) and (Aj), and in particular free of ethanol and butanol.
- the distillate of the column C2 may be preferably in vapor form, this column operating at the same pressure as the column C1.
- the vapor phase of this column C2 can be returned to the column C1, preferably to the stage above the stage of the liquid / liquid settler.
- the head of column C1 is conventional and may include a condenser to obtain the reflux required for separation.
- the azeotrope water / alcohol (s) (Al) (F1), and in particular the water / ethanol azeotrope, can then be obtained at the top. It can be obtained in the vapor phase or in the liquid phase. If it is obtained in the vapor phase, it avoids having to vaporize it before feeding the synthesis reaction, which advantageously makes it possible to reduce the energy consumption required.
- the alcohols (Aj) (F3) are obtained at the bottom of the column C1. They can be separated by simple distillation in an additional C3 column to obtain the pure butanol at the head and the other alcohols (Aj) different from butanol at the bottom.
- the different alcohols (Aj) can then be separated by successive distillations to obtain these different alcohols in the order of their boiling points.
- the alcohol (Ai) new, and in particular new ethanol, pure or containing water and optionally the alcohol (Ai) recycling, including ethanol recycling, s' It is liquid can be vaporized and then superheated to the reaction temperature before entering a reactor where oligomerization takes place (oligomerization reactor). If the recycling alcohol (Ai), in particular the recycle ethanol, is in vapor form, the alcohol (Ai) new, and especially the fresh ethanol, may be vaporized and then superheated to the reaction temperature before to enter the oligomerization reactor.
- the method according to the invention advantageously allows the formation of desired alcohols in a single step, unlike the conventional route using undoped hydroxyapatites, and comprising a dimerization reaction followed by a hydrogenation such as in EP2206763.
- the process according to the invention allows the use of a single catalyst and a single reactor, and makes it possible not to use hydrogen.
- the method according to the invention advantageously allows a saving of space dedicated to the equipment, as well as a saving of time and of consequent ease.
- the method according to the invention advantageously allows a significant economic gain, insofar as it leads to obtaining a mixture of alcohols without using hydrogen.
- the method according to the invention is a more secure method than the existing processes in view of the reduction in the industrial risk associated with the suppression of hydrogen.
- the process according to the invention advantageously makes it possible to work at much lower temperatures than in a conventional dimerization carried out with undoped hydroxyapatites, or at a temperature between strictly less than 200 ° C., for example at about 180 ° C. instead of About 400 ° C for the implementation of existing processes.
- the energy gain for an industrial process is consequent.
- This also makes it possible to limit the parasitic reactions, which reduce the yields, which can occur in the gas phase at 400 ° C.
- the process according to the invention advantageously makes it possible to prevent the formation of aromatics such as xylene or benzene which form in the gas phase at temperatures of 400.degree.
- these products are difficult to separate from ethanol and butanol. Avoiding their formation facilitates post-reaction separations which is an advantage from an industrial point of view.
- the process according to the invention advantageously allows a better selectivity.
- doping with metals allows a reduction in the number of species including intermediate species chosen from unsaturated alcohols such as crotyl alcohol (c / 's and trans), the buten-1-ol, and the hexènols the alcohologens such as butanal, hexanal or crotonaldéhydes (c / 's and trans).
- PAH commercial hydroxyapatite
- PAH commercial hydroxyapatite
- Anhydrous ethanol (99.8%) is then poured, using a syringe pump, into the reactor at 180 ° C., at a flow rate of 11.7 ml / h.
- a liquid phase was recovered at the outlet of the reactor by cooling the collection flask with dry ice.
- the resulting mixture was injected into gas chromatography (Agilent HP6890N GC, HP-innowax (PEG) 30mxO column, 25mmxO, 25m, FID detector, cyclohexanol internal standard) for analysis.
- Crotyl alcohol 0%
- Crotyl alcohol 0%
- Example 5 Reaction carried out at 220 ° C. with a hydroxylapatite doped with 1% by weight of nickel
- Crotyl alcohol 0.02%
- Example 6 Reaction carried out at 150 ° C. with a PAH doped with 1% by weight of nickel, without circulation of gas
- Crotyl alcohol 0%
- PAH commercial hydroxyapatite
- the catalyst thus obtained contains 0.05% by weight of nickel.
- Example 8 Reaction carried out at 180 ° C. with a PAH doped with 0.05% by weight of nickel, without circulation of gas
- Example 8 6 g of catalyst of Example 8 were placed in a glass reactor (diameter 22 mm and 20 cm high) between 7.5 ml (below) and 17 ml (above) of glass powder (300-600 ⁇ m). A stream of nitrogen and hydrogen was circulated in the reactor at room temperature for 30 minutes, the reactor was then heated at 400 ° C. for 2 hours, gas flow was stopped and The reactor was placed at 180 ° C.
- Crotyl alcohol 0%
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