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7/2004 Saayman et 31.
3/2010 Hahn et al.
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ABSTRACT
(2006.01)
(2006.01)
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US. Patent
Sheet 2 of3
HYDROGEN
FEED
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815x v
RECYCLED
HYDROGEN
S17
RECYCLED
ACETONE
Figure 2
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8TM@20m52w
Sheet 3 of3
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1
chromite
20
(nano-Pd/nano
nano-palladium
BACKGROUND
supported
35
hydrogen and acetone are passed over metal solid base cata
45
50
the reactor.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
55
plant.
60
SUMMARY
This disclosure describes an apparatus, a method and a
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and sent for heating in heat-exchanger E-1 00. Trace Water can
25
(S14).
40
45
55
Water).
(C-101) for separation of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and Water
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5
S2
100
5808
70
s3
127.2
7305.3
74.2
127.2
7305.3
324.1
S4
127.2
7305.3
350
S6
S8
340.7
8180.3
350
340.7
8180.3
221.5
Pressure atm
1.8
1.8
1.4
1.2
6.5
0.203
Component mole %
Hydrogen
Acetone
MIBK
Water
0.02
0.02
0.02
60.96
60.96
100
0
0
98.39
0
1.6
98.39
0
1.6
98.39
0
1.6
8.6
10.77
15.52
8.6
10.77
15.52
0.6
0.33
0.27
1.64
1.32
0.6
0.33
0.27
1.64
1.32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
alcohol (IPA) as distillate Which is cooled further in heatexchanger E-110. Bottoms stream S26 is fed to distillation 35
column C-102 for separating MIBK from other products
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TABLE 2
swam NO_
$9
S10
S11
S13
S14
S15
340-7
265-2
265-2
340-7
214-7
50-5
875.7
875.7
8180.3
773.7
101.8
210
350
35
35
25
knml/h
Mass Flow kg/h
EXAMPLES
Temp C.
Pressure atm
corlmlinent
mo 6 0
underlymg pnnclples'
50 Hydrogen
Example 1
8180.3
155
6.1
5.5
5.2
5.9
5.9
5.9
M301
60.96
97.36
97.36
60.96
96.74
100
8.6
1.47
1.47
8.6
1.81
MIBK
10.77
0.27
0.27
10.77
0.34
wat?r
15'52
15'52
Acetone
Diacitolne
0'8
0'8
0'99
0'6
0'6
0'33
0'33
0'01
0'27
1-64
0'01
0-08
0'01
0-08
0'27
1-64
0'01
0-1
0
0
1-32
0-01
0-01
1-32
0-01
cess. The process Was carried out as shoWn in FIG. 1. The 55 A00. 0 (D8)
stream numbers correspond to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. The catalyst
Mesltyl Oxide
(M9)
ZnCr2O4. The mole ratio of hydrogen to acetone before entering the reactor (R-100) is 2. The reaction is carried out in
Mesltylmw (M)
ISOPTOPaHOl
Diisobutyl
Keton?
(DIBK)
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8
TABLE 3
Stream No
S18
S20
S23
126.1
7406.6
35.1
1.8
0
98.9
5909.3
108.1
2.3
0
55
5119.3
70
1.7
0
S24
10.8
459.2
94.9
1.7
1
S26
S27
S29
44.2
4660.1
151.8
2.2
0
35.3
3534.3
146.2
2.2
0
8.9
1125.9
192.7
2.7
Component mole %
Hydrogen
Acetone
MIBK
Water
Diacetone Alcohol
Mesityl Oxide
Mesitylene
Isopropanol
Diisobutyl Ketone
0
20.15
28.53
40.26
1.62
0.87
0.71
4.27
3.56
0
0.26
36.38
49.29
2.07
1.11
0.91
5.45
4.54
0
0.46
65.38
8.86
3.72
1.99
1.63
9.79
8.16
0
2.35
3.32
45.01
0
0
0.02
49.29
0
0
0
80.57
0.01
4.63
2.48
2.03
0.12
10.16
0
0
99.81
0.01
0
0.03
0
0.15
0
0
0
4.01
0
23.05
12.24
10.1
0
50.6
25
stream.
30
TABLE 6
Heat Exchanger
TABLE 4
Heat Exchanger
E-100
E-101
E-102
E-103
TOM, C. (1 stream)
To, C. (2"d stream)
80 (S7)
324 (S3)
350 (S4)
Steam
148 (S9)
210 (S10)
350
Steam
5867
404
1418
1161
35
E-100
E-101
E-102
E-103
198 (S7)
340 (S3)
350 (S4)
Steam
148 (S9)
210 (S10)
350
Steam
3498
158.4
1418
1161
40
Example 3
produced in liquid phase. The re?ux ratio is 1.3 for all col
umns where cooling water is used for condensation.
TABLE 5
Distillation Column
C-100
C-101
C-102
Condenser type
Partial
Total
Total
lURmin
Number of stages
1.3
54
8573
10521
11.77
0.5
1.3
22
1.3
67
1505
2437
2.8
0.5
5300
5371
4.3
0.5
50
55
Molar flow
kmol/h
Mass ?ow
S1
S2
S3
S4
S6
S8
100
145.8
145.8
145.8
403.4
403.4
5808
8390.7
8390.3
8390.3
9545.4
9545.4
70
74.2
270
300
kg/h
Example 2
The calculation of example 1 was repeated for an acetone
60
300
224.1
Pressure atm
Temp C.
1.8
1.8
1.4
1.2
6.5
Vapor mole
fraction
0.3034
Component
mole %
65 Hydrogen
Acetone
0.02
0.02
0.02
61.35
61.35
100
98.66
98.66
98.66
12.71
12.71
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TABLE 7-continued
Example 4
Stream No.
$1
0
$2
MIBK
Wat?r
1-33
Diacetone
Mesityl
0
0
0
Alcohol<DA>
Oxide (MO)
Mesityl?n?
$3
0
$4
0
$6
873
$8
873
1-33
1-33
12-53
12-53
0.28
0.28
0.26
0.26
022
022
0
0
0
0
0
0
2'88
L02
2'88
L02
(M)
?ggopanol
Diisobutyl
536$};
Stream No.
Molal ?ow
$9
$10
$11
$13
$14
$15
403-4
312-1
312-1
403-4
257.9
53.9
kmol/h
10:2
132-7
Pressum am
61
55
52
5_9
5_9
5_9
lyapolr H1016
0-6392
ract1on
compomnt
mole %
30
Hydrogen
A0610
61.35
12-71
9666
2'24
MIBK
8.73
0.22
0.22
8.73
0.27
Wam
1253
0_71
071
1253
036
0-28
0-28
026
026
3?;
8 15
8 15
3?;
8 18
Diacitolnf )
A co
96,66
2'24
61,35
12-71
95,97 100
2'71
0
DA
Mesityl Oxide
(MO)
zlzggiz?zlm)
(IFA)
Diisobutyl
..
1-02
0-01
Ketone
(DIBK)
TABLE 9
Stream No
S18
S20
S23
S24
S27
S29
145.5
8499.4
35.1
99.7
5916.7
107.2
57.9
5164.3
70
16.5
807.4
92.8
34
3399.1
145.9
7.5
957.8
193
Pressure atm
1.8
2.3
1.7
1.7
2.2
2.7
0.000148
Component mole %
Hydrogen
Acetone
MIBK
Water
0.02
30.44
23.74
33.22
0.44
34.64
46.54
0.76
59.62
8.01
2.69
2.1
28.18
0
99.64
0
0
4.56
0
0.79
0.72
0.59
7.66
2.83
1.15
1.05
0.87
11.18
4.13
1.98
1.8
1.49
19.24
7.1
0
0
0
67.03
0
0
0.03
0
0.33
0
15.27
13.79
11.51
0
54.87
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6. The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure is to at least
one of atmospheric pressure and low pressure.
TABLE 10
Selectivity %
Temp
(O C.)
200
250
300
350
Acetone
Conv. %
MIBK
20.1
40.7
66
77.3
40.6
53.9
69.4
72.1
DIBK
10.2
12.3
12.4
13.5
MO
6.1
4.4
2.1
2.2
M
2.1
2.5
2.6
2.7
DA &
others
0.3
1.1
2.3
4.1
1. A method, comprising;
prising;
preheating the mixture of a recycled hydrogen and a fresh
hydrogen in a heat exchanger;
and regulating the pressure to at least one of atmospheric
pressure and low pres sure of the mixed hydrogen before
entering the reactor.
9. The one-step gas-phase process of claim 8, further com
prising;
25
Pd/nano-ZnCr2O4).
nano-ZnO catalyst;
recovering the heat of a reactor ef?uent to raise a tempera
ture of a recycled acetone stream and a fresh feed
acetone stream;
30
exchanger; and
enabling the e?icient separation of hydrogen in the drum
by compressing and cooling the reactor effluent.
10. The one-step gas-phase process of claim 7, wherein the
catalyst is nano-crystalline Zinc chromite supported nano
palladium (nano-Pd/nano-ZnCr2O4).
11. The one-step gas-phase process of claim 7, wherein the
products are at least one of methyl isobutyl ketone, diisobutyl