Enichem Synthesis S.p.a

Versalis S.p.a.

Polimeri Europa S.p.a.

Eni S.p.a.

Daniele Delledonne

Franco Rivetti

Ugo Romano

Daniele Bianchi

Roberto Buzzoni

Alberto Cesana

Monica Vittoria Pastori

Marco Mattachini

Daniele Dreoni

A Method for the synthesis of ω-amino acids or derivatives thereof, includes the following steps synthesis of an ω-oxoester/linear acid by hydroformylation by CO/Hmixture of at least one monounsaturated acid/ester, the monounsaturated acid/ester preferably resulting from a reaction of metathesis of oils/fats from renewable sources; synthesis of a linear ω-amino acid/ester and/or ω-aminoamide, subjecting the aforementioned ω-oxoester/linear acid to reductive amination; and possible synthesis of a linear ω-amino acid, subjecting the aforementioned linear ω-aminoester and/or ω-aminoamide to hydrolysis.

Method for the preparation of omega-amino-carboxylic acids and derivatives thereof

The present invention relates to a process for producing a diene, preferably a conjugated diene, more preferably 1,3-butadiene, comprising the dehydration of at least one alkenol having a number of carbon atoms greater than or equal to 4, in the presence of a catalytic material comprising at least one crystalline metalosilicate in acid form, preferably a macroporous zeolite, more preferably a zeolite with a FAU, BEA or MTW structure. Preferably, said alkenol having a number of carbon atoms greater than or equal to 4 may be obbtained directly through biosynthetic processes, or through catalytic dehydration processes of at least one diol. When said alkenol is a butenol, said diol is preferably a butanediol, more preferably 1,3-butanediol, even more preferably bio-1,3-butanediol, i.e. 1,3-butanediol deriving from biosynthetic processes. When said alkenol is 1,3-butanediol, or bio-1,3-butanediol, the diene obtained with the process according to the present invention is, respectively, 1,3-butadiene, or bio-1,3-butadiene.

Process for producing dienes

A process for the conversion of lignin to liquid hydrocarbons comprising:

Process for the conversion of lignin to liquid hydrocarbons

A method is described for the preparation of 1-octene starting from butadiene, wherein in a first step (a) the bis-hydrodimerization of butadiene to 1,7-octadiene is effected in the presence of a catalyst based on palladium containing one or more tri-substituted monodentate phosphines, in an aprotic polar solvent, in a second step (b) the partial catalytic hydrogenation of 1,7-octadiene to 1-octene is effected in the presence of a titanium compound activated with one or more metal alkyls of group 13 (selected from boron, aluminum, gallium, indium).

Process for producing 1-octene from butadiene in the presence of titanium catalysts

Process in two steps for the preparation of 1-octene starting from butadiene which comprises: a first step (a) in which the bis-hydrodimerization of butadiene to 1,7-octadiene is effected in the presence of a catalyst based on a palladium complex containing one or more tri-substituted monodentate phosphines, in an aprotic polar solvent optionally containing an organic base; a second step (b) in which the partial catalytic hydrogenation of 1,7-octadiene to 1-octene is effected, the above process being characterized in that: (i) in the first step the aprotic polar solvent is selected from disubstituted cyclic ureas; (ii) in the second step the catalyst is selected from non supported ruthenium complexes having general formula (II): RuXL(II).

Process for the preparation of 1-octene

Acidic and salt impurities are removed from a condensed phase obtained from dimethyl carbonate synthesis by obtaining the condensed phase from the effluent of a reactor in which carbon monoxide, oxygen and methanol are reacted to form dimethyl carbonate, the condensed phase containing acid and salt impurities, and partially evaporating the condensed phase in an evaporator thereby preparing an evaporated stream substantially free of impurities and a residual bottom stream.

Method for removing acidic and salt impurities from an aqueous condensed

Method for removing the acidic impurities contained in a vaporized stream consisting of an alkanol, an alkyl carbonate, water and still other organic species in minor amounts, which method consists in sending said stream to a solid adsorption reactor comprising alumina or activated charcoal.

Method for removing the acidic impurities contained in a vapourized

Catalytic procedure for the preparation of an organic carbonate having general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl radical, linear or branched, or a C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl radical; or of a cyclic organic carbonate having general formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R' represents a C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkylene radical, linear or branched; including the reacting of an aliphatic or cyclo-aliphatic alcohol having general formula (III):

Catalytic procedure for the preparation of organic carbonates

Organic carbonates and cyclic organic carbonates are prepared by reacting an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alcohol, or, respectively, an aliphatic diol, with carbon monoxide and oxygen, by operating in the presence of a complex catalyst of cobalt with organic ligands bearing one or more oxygen functional groups, as electron donors.

Process and catalyst for preparing organic carbonates

Catalytic procedure in gas phase for the preparation of a symmetrical or asymmetrical organic carbonate having the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R and R', the same or different, represent a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radical, linear or branched, which includes reacting at least one alcohol having the general formula (II):

Organic carbonates: ##STR1## and cyclic organic carbonates: ##STR2## are prepared by reacting an alcohol (R--OH), or respectively a diol (HO--R'--OH), with carbon monoxide, in the presence of:

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