Evonik Degussa Gmbh

Evonik Operations Gmbh

Chiu Kee Cheung

Martin Koerfer

Caspar-Heinrich Finkeldei

Stefan Wenner

Ralf Maassen

Benjamin Fonfe

Harald Jakob

Martin Körfer

Thorsten Merker

Nadine Duerr

Caspar Heinrich Finkeldei

Ali Hartwig

Sebastian Fuss

Andreas Doerflein

Michael Eicker

Haohao Zhu

Bruno Krudewig

Geert Van Eester

Andreas DÖRFLEIN

Benjamin FonfÉ

Nadine DÜRR

Caspar Heinrich Finkeldel

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of an alkanesulfonic acid by oxidation of a sulfur containing starting compound with an oxygen containing fluid, wherein the sulfur containing starting compound is provided in a reaction system, comprising a reaction vessel () with an expansion vessel () on its top, wherein the reaction vessel and the expansion vessel are connected to allow a flow of a fluid stream from the reaction vessel into the expansion vessel.

Process for the preparation of an alkanesulfonic acid

The present invention relates to a process for operating a plant for preparing an alkanesulfonic acid, wherein said alkanesulfonic acid is prepared by oxidation of an alkylmercaptan, dialkydisulfide and/or dialkylpolysulfide and the one or more alkyl radicals of the alkylmercaptan, dialkydisulfide and/or dialkylpolysulfide are identical with the alkyl radical of the alkylsulfonic acid to be prepared, characterized in that the oxidation is performed in the presence of an at least stoichiometric amount of an oxoacid of nitrogen, e.g. nitric acid, relative to the amount of said alkylmercaptan, dialkyldisulfide and/or dialkylpolysulfide during the start-up phase of the plant of the plant, wherein the start up phase comprises the steps adding an oxoacid of nitrogen to the reactor, adding sulfur-containing reactant progressively so that it is converted to alkanesulfonic acid, filling up the compile volume of the reactor by adding progressively sulfur-containing reactant and if needed oxoacid of nitrogen to make sure that it is in excess, once the reactor is full, transitioning out of the start-up phase by adding an oxygen containing fluid, and during the running phase, keeping the reaction volume full by balancing the volume of product withdrawn with the volume of sulfur-containing reactant added.

Process for operating a plant for preparing an alkanesulfonic acid

The present invention relates to a process for preparing alkanesulphonic acid by oxidizing an alkyl mercaptan, a dialkyl disulphide and/or a dialkyl polysulphide having three to nine sulphur atoms with an oxidizing agent, wherein additional oxidizing agent is fed into the oxidation if as yet unoxidized alkyl mercaptan and/or unoxidized dialkyl disulphide and/or at least one intermediate from the oxidation of the dialkyl disulphide and/or of the dialkyl polysulphide is present in the reaction output, and a corresponding apparatus for performance of oxidation reactions.

Process for preparing an alkanesulphonic acid

The present invention relates to a reactor and to a process for synthesis of hydrogen sulphide from elemental sulphur and hydrogen at elevated pressure and elevated temperature. The invention further relates to the use of the reactor for preparation of hydrogen sulphide in high yield and with a low HScontent.

Reactor and process for preparing hydrogen sulphide

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Alzenau, Germany

Chiu Kee Cheung