Acetic acid production, extractive

Acetic acid production, extractive fermentation in aqueous two-phase systems, 80... 

Derivation Product of the reaction between tolu-ene-p-sulfonamide and calcium hypochlorite solution is acidified with acetic acid and extracted with chloroform. The chloroform solution is dried chemically, filtered, and evaporated. 

The deactivation of zeolite in the acylation of anisole has recently been studied [38,39], Both teams agree that the main deactivation is reversible and attributable to non-desorption of the product, acetylanisole, from the catalyst. This problem can be circumvented by modifying the ratio of reagents. Another deactivation which is not reversible is consecutive reaction of the product with the reagents or the product to form a heavy product that remains on the catalyst. Those products will also block the accessibility of the reactants to the micropores of the catalyst. This problem which is second order to the first deactivation causes slow deactivation of the zeolite. The zeolite can be regenerated by calcination with air at high temperature. A third potential deactivation that has been identified is dealu-mination of the catalyst. It has been shown that when the reaction is performed under harsh conditions (for a long time) acetic acid can extract small quantities of aluminum from the zeolite. 

Reduction of 3-Nitro-2-cholestene. - Zinc dust (dOOmg) was added in portions during 1 hr to a stirred warm (4(fC) suspension of 250 mg of 3-nitro-2-cholestene in 15mL of acetic acid and 0.5 ml of water. After 4 hr reflux, the mixture was Altered hot and the zinc washed well with hot HOAc. Addition of water and extraction with ether gave 116mg of product."... 

A solution of 2,3-dimethylindole (145 g, 1 mol) in dry dioxan containing hydroquinone (100 mg) was treated with JV,JV,JV-trimethylbenzylammonium ethoxide (5 ml of a 40% solution in MeOH) and warmed to 35 C. Freshly distilled acrylonitrile (150 ml, 2.5 mol) was added at a rate such that the temperature did not rise above 40°C. The solution was then stirred overnight and diluted with 10% aq. acetic acid (11). The solution was extracted with CH Clj and the extract was washed with water and dried (MgS04). extract was then mixed with silica gel (800 g) and the solvent removed in vacuo. The silica was placed in a Soxhlet extractor and extracted with cyclohexane. The extract deposited the product as colourless needles (125 g, 63% yield). 

Acrylic Acid Recovery. The process flow sheet (Fig. 3) shows equipment and conditions for the separations step. The acryUc acid is extracted from the absorber effluent with a solvent, such as butyl acetate, xylene, diisobutyl ketone, or mixtures, chosen for high selectivity for acryUc acid and low solubihty for water and by-products. The extraction is performed using 5—10 theoretical stages in a tower or centrifiigal extractor (46,61—65). 

The latest of three ethylene recovery plants was started in 1991. Sasol sold almost 300,000 t of ethylene in 1992. Sasol also produces polypropylene at Secunda from propylene produced at Sasol Two. In 1992 Sasol started constmction of a linear alpha olefin plant at Secunda to be completed in 1994 (40). Initial production is expected to be 100,000 t/yr pentene and hexene. Sasol also has a project under constmction to extract and purify krypton and xenon from the air separation plants at Sasol Two. Other potential new products under consideration at Sasol are acrylonitrile, acetic acid, acetates, and alkylamines. 

Production of maleic anhydride by oxidation of / -butane represents one of butane s largest markets. Butane and LPG are also used as feedstocks for ethylene production by thermal cracking. A relatively new use for butane of growing importance is isomerization to isobutane, followed by dehydrogenation to isobutylene for use in MTBE synthesis. Smaller chemical uses include production of acetic acid and by-products. Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is the principal by-product, though small amounts of formic, propionic, and butyric acid are also produced. / -Butane is also used as a solvent in Hquid—Hquid extraction of heavy oils in a deasphalting process. 

Many methods for the conversion of acid copolymers to ionomers have been described by Du Pont (27,28). The chemistry involved is simple when cations such as sodium or potassium are involved, but conditions must be controlled to obtain uniform products. Solutions of sodium hydroxide or methoxide can be fed to the acid copolymer melt, using a high shear device such as a two-roU mill to achieve uniformity. AH volatile by-products are easily removed during the conversion, which is mn at about 150°C. A continuous process has been described, using two extmders, the first designed to plasticate the feed polymer and mix it rapidly with the metal compound, eg, zinc oxide, at 160°C (28). Acetic acid is pumped into the melt to function as an activator. Volatiles are removed in an extraction-extmder which follows the reactor-extmder, and the anhydrous melt emerges through a die-plate as strands which are cut into pellets. 

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