WO1998047851A1 - Verfahren zur herstellung von essigsäure in einer reaktorkaskade - Google Patents
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- C07C51/00—Preparation of carboxylic acids or their salts, halides or anhydrides
- C07C51/16—Preparation of carboxylic acids or their salts, halides or anhydrides by oxidation
- C07C51/21—Preparation of carboxylic acids or their salts, halides or anhydrides by oxidation with molecular oxygen
- C07C51/215—Preparation of carboxylic acids or their salts, halides or anhydrides by oxidation with molecular oxygen of saturated hydrocarbyl groups
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- the present invention relates to an improved process for the production of acetic acid by oxidation of ethane by carrying out the reaction in a reactor cascade.
- a process for the conversion of ethane to acetic acid is essentially determined by the reaction conditions which are necessary for a maximum yield of acetic acid based on the starting material ethane.
- the reaction in the gas phase is carried out at temperatures between 200 and 500 ° C. and under an increased pressure of up to 30 bar.
- excess ethane is fed into the reactor based on the amount of oxygen.
- the ethane conversion and the amount of acetic acid that can be achieved per reactor run is limited by the oxygen concentration in the reactor inlet gas.
- steam is fed to the reactor inlet gas, which has the advantage that the formation of acetic acid is favored at the expense of ethylene formation.
- a method for oxidizing ethane to acetic acid is disclosed in US 5,300,684. This process comprises feeding ethane and a recycle gas into a fluidized bed reaction zone containing swirled particulate solid oxidation catalyst and feeding a molecular oxygen containing gas separately from the ethane feed. The process produces ethylene, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide as gaseous by-products. Therefore, the process continues to close the stages
- the fluidized bed reactor has the following disadvantages: 1.
- the backmixing of the reaction gas in the fluidized bed reactor leads to the further oxidation of the desired products (in this case acetic acid) leading to carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide Yield is reduced.
- the desired products in this case acetic acid
- carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide Yield is reduced.
- the strong mechanical catalyst abrasion there are high costs for the catalyst.
- the object was therefore to provide a process which allows acetic acid to be obtained economically by catalytic oxidation of ethane.
- the invention relates to a process for the production of acetic acid from ethane and oxygen or oxygen-containing gases over a fixed bed catalyst, characterized in that
- step b) the reactor exhaust gas obtained in step a) is mixed with oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas without first separating off water or acetic acid,
- step b) the gas mixture obtained in step b) is fed into a further reactor which contains a fixed bed catalyst
- step d) the reactor exhaust gas obtained in step c) is cooled
- step d) the gas stream obtained from step d) completely or partially removes the carbon dioxide contained therein, and
- step f) the gas stream obtained in step e) is used as recycle gas after step a).
- Figure 1 shows a process flow diagram as an example.
- the individual method steps of the method according to the invention are described in detail below.
- the reactor input gas is obtained by mixing a recycle gas consisting predominantly of unreacted ethane and carbon dioxide with fresh ethane and oxygen or a gas containing molecular oxygen and feeding it into a fixed bed reactor.
- the oxygen-containing gas can be air or an oxygen-rich or poorer gas than air.
- the use of pure oxygen is advantageous since the cryogenic separation of nitrogen from the reaction gas is not required.
- the input gas can contain water vapor in concentrations of 1 to 50 vol%. A water vapor concentration of 5 to 30 vol% is preferred. The addition of water vapor enables a higher selectivity in the formation of acetic acid.
- the molar ratio of total ethane to oxygen which is fed to the reaction zone is preferably in the range between 2: 1 and 10: 1, in particular between 3: 1 and 8: 1.
- the input gas is passed through a reactor in which the catalyst is arranged as a fixed bed.
- Ethane is oxidized to acetic acid by catalytic oxidation, with only suitable carbon dioxide being predominantly formed as a by-product due to the suitable choice of the catalyst and the reaction conditions and the formation of other gaseous products such as ethylene and carbon monoxide is avoided.
- the reaction is carried out at temperatures between 150 and 500 ° C., preferably 200 to 400 ° C.
- the pressure can be atmospheric or superatmospheric and is preferably in the range between 1 and 50 bar, in particular 2 to 30 bar.
- the residence time in the reactor is set so that a further oxygen conversion is achieved.
- the catalyst used is preferably a catalyst such as that described in German patent applications 19630832.1 or 19620542.5, to which reference is hereby made.
- DE-19620542.5 discloses a catalyst which contains the elements Mo, Pd, Re, X and Y in the gram atom ratios a: b: c: d: e in combination with oxygen
- X Cr, Mn, Nb, B, Ta, Ti, V and / or W
- Y Bi, Ce, Co, Te, Fe, Li, K, Na, Rb, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ni, P, Pb, Sb, Si, Sn, Tl and / or U.
- DE-19630832.1 discloses a catalyst which contains the elements Mo, Pd, X and Y in gram atom ratios a: b: c: d in combination with oxygen
- X one or more elements selected from the group Pd, Pt, Ag and / or Au
- Y one or more elements selected from the group V, Nb, Cr, Mn, Fe, Sn, Sb, Cu, Zn, U, Ni and / or Bi,
- Z one or more elements selected from the group Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, La, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir , B, AI, Ga, In, Tl, Si Ge, Pb, P, As and / or Te, a 1, b a number greater than 0, c a number greater than 0, and d is a number from 0 to 2 .
- the selectivity of the oxidation of ethane to acetic acid is> _60 mol%, preferably> 75 mol%, in particular> 80 mol%, with an ethane conversion per reactor stage of> 4%, preferably> 5%, in particular> 6%.
- Another advantage of the process is that almost exclusively carbon dioxide is formed as a by-product, while the formation of ethylene or carbon monoxide is negligible.
- the sum of the selectivities for the formation of ethylene and carbon monoxide is ⁇ 5 mol%, preferably ⁇ 4 mol%, in particular ⁇ 3 mol%.
- the reactor offgas leaving the first reactor stage is mixed with oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas and, without previously condensing out water and acetic acid, introduced into a second reactor.
- the use of several reactor stages arranged in series with the feeding of oxygen-containing gas between the reactor stages without separating off the acetic acid enables a high ethane conversion and reduces the cycle guided gas volume.
- an aqueous acetic acid which has a higher concentration is obtained after the last reactor stage. This considerably simplifies working up to concentrated acetic acid.
- the number of reactor stages depends on the ethane and oxygen conversions achieved in the individual stages. It is preferably> 2 stages. With an increasing number of reactor stages, an increase in ethane conversions and a decrease in the amount of gas circulated are achieved.
- the concentration of aqueous acetic acid increases after the last reactor stage. On the other hand, however, the cost of the reactors increases. An optimization from an economic point of view with regard to the number of reactor stages depending on the ethane and oxygen conversions achieved in the reactor stages is therefore necessary.
- the acetic acid formed in the first reactor stage is not further oxidized in the subsequent reactor stages. It is therefore not necessary to remove the acetic acid from the gas stream by condensation after the individual stages.
- the reactor waste gas is cooled, water and the acetic acid formed condensing out.
- the gas stream obtained after the condensation mainly consists of ethane and carbon dioxide in addition to very small amounts of ethylene and carbon monoxide.
- the carbon dioxide formed during the reaction is removed from the gas stream by scrubbers or membranes in order to avoid its accumulation in the cycle gas. Carbon dioxide is preferably removed by washing. Then only ethane and the rest of the carbon dioxide remain in the cycle gas in addition to small amounts of ethylene and carbon monoxide.
- the cycle gas is returned to the first reactor inlet, mixed with fresh ethane, oxygen and water vapor and fed back into the first reactor stage.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| EP98922690A EP0979223B1 (de) | 1997-04-23 | 1998-04-11 | Verfahren zur herstellung von essigsäure in einer reaktorkaskade |
| US09/403,517 US6670504B1 (en) | 1997-04-23 | 1998-04-11 | Method and producing acetic acid in a reactor cascade |
| DE59804250T DE59804250D1 (de) | 1997-04-23 | 1998-04-11 | Verfahren zur herstellung von essigsäure in einer reaktorkaskade |
| JP54494498A JP4040694B2 (ja) | 1997-04-23 | 1998-04-11 | 反応器カスケードにおいて酢酸を製造する方法 |
| CA002288293A CA2288293C (en) | 1997-04-23 | 1998-04-11 | Method for producing acetic acid in a reactor cascade |
| NO19995086A NO324894B1 (no) | 1997-04-23 | 1999-10-18 | Fremgangsmate for fremstilling av eddiksyre i en reaktorkaskade |
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| DE19717075A DE19717075A1 (de) | 1997-04-23 | 1997-04-23 | Verfahren zur Herstellung von Essigsäure in einer Reaktorkaskade |
| DE19717075.7 | 1997-04-23 |
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| WO1998047851A1 true WO1998047851A1 (de) | 1998-10-29 |
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| US (1) | US6670504B1 (de) |
| EP (1) | EP0979223B1 (de) |
| JP (2) | JP4040694B2 (de) |
| CN (1) | CN1090604C (de) |
| CA (1) | CA2288293C (de) |
| DE (2) | DE19717075A1 (de) |
| ES (1) | ES2177011T3 (de) |
| MY (1) | MY116735A (de) |
| NO (1) | NO324894B1 (de) |
| SA (1) | SA98190415B1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO1998047851A1 (de) |
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| US6333444B1 (en) | 1999-04-01 | 2001-12-25 | Bp Chemicals Limited | Oxidation catalyst and process utilizing the catalyst |
| EP1180510A1 (de) * | 2000-08-18 | 2002-02-20 | BP Chemicals Limited | Verfahren zur Reinigung von Kohlendioxid-enthaltenden Gasströmen |
| USRE43859E1 (en) | 1999-05-14 | 2012-12-11 | Saudi Basic Industries Corporation | Method for producing vinyl acetate monomer from ethane or ethylene oxidation |
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| US5300684A (en) * | 1991-12-09 | 1994-04-05 | The Standard Oil Company | Process for the fluidized bed oxidation of ethane to acetic acid |
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| US5300684A (en) * | 1991-12-09 | 1994-04-05 | The Standard Oil Company | Process for the fluidized bed oxidation of ethane to acetic acid |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6333444B1 (en) | 1999-04-01 | 2001-12-25 | Bp Chemicals Limited | Oxidation catalyst and process utilizing the catalyst |
| USRE43859E1 (en) | 1999-05-14 | 2012-12-11 | Saudi Basic Industries Corporation | Method for producing vinyl acetate monomer from ethane or ethylene oxidation |
| EP1180510A1 (de) * | 2000-08-18 | 2002-02-20 | BP Chemicals Limited | Verfahren zur Reinigung von Kohlendioxid-enthaltenden Gasströmen |
| US6663692B2 (en) | 2000-08-18 | 2003-12-16 | Bp Chemicals Limited | Process for purifying carbon dioxide-containing gas streams |
| SG101994A1 (en) * | 2000-08-18 | 2004-02-27 | Bp Chem Int Ltd | Process for purifying carbon dioxide-containing gas streams |
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| JP4836895B2 (ja) | 2011-12-14 |
| EP0979223B1 (de) | 2002-05-29 |
| JP2001523237A (ja) | 2001-11-20 |
| CA2288293C (en) | 2007-04-03 |
| JP2007308512A (ja) | 2007-11-29 |
| NO324894B1 (no) | 2007-12-27 |
| CN1090604C (zh) | 2002-09-11 |
| DE19717075A1 (de) | 1998-10-29 |
| CN1253541A (zh) | 2000-05-17 |
| JP4040694B2 (ja) | 2008-01-30 |
| NO995086D0 (no) | 1999-10-18 |
| DE59804250D1 (de) | 2002-07-04 |
| US6670504B1 (en) | 2003-12-30 |
| CA2288293A1 (en) | 1998-10-29 |
| ES2177011T3 (es) | 2002-12-01 |
| EP0979223A1 (de) | 2000-02-16 |
| MY116735A (en) | 2004-03-31 |
| SA98190415B1 (ar) | 2006-05-13 |
| NO995086L (no) | 1999-10-18 |
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