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Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Montedison S.p.a.

Polimeri Europa S.r.l.

Giuseppe Paparatto

Giordano De Alberti

Rino D'Aloisio

Anna Forlin

Paolo Tegon

Roberto Buzzoni

Franco Rivetti

Marco Saetti

Pietro Andrigo

Rino D'aloisio

Ugo Romano

Franco Gozzo

Alberto Cesana

Paolo Roffia

Piero Furlan

Guglielmo Gregorio

Vittorio Arca

Giuseppe Caprara

Laura Meda

Giorgio R Tauszik

Lamberto Roberti

Ettore Santoro

A process in continuous is described for the preparation of oxides of olefins by the direct epoxidation of an olefin with hydrogen peroxide, or compounds capable of producing hydrogen peroxide under the reaction conditions, in a solvent medium, in the presence of a catalytic system consisting of a zeolite containing titanium and a nitrogenated organic base having formula (I). The process allows the production of high conversions and selectivities of the olefin into the corresponding oxide with a stable catalytic activity over a period of time.

Process for the preparation of olefin oxides

A process for the continuous production of an olefinic oxide such as propylene oxide by direct catalytic oxidation of an olefin with hydrogen peroxide. The process involves successive reaction, distillation, decomposition, phase, separation, condensation and distillation with recycle of various streams to provide improved catalyst life and reaction selectivity.

Process for the continuous production of an olefinic oxide

A description follows of a bimetallic catalyst, obtained by dispersing in sequence and alternating the precursors of the single metal components of the catalyst on a carrier, and a process for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide by the direct reaction of hydrogen with oxygen, in a solvent medium containing a halogenated promoter and an acid promoter, in the presence of said catalyst.

Catalyst and process for the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide

A process is described for the production of hydrogen peroxide from hydrogen and oxygen in a reaction solvent containing a halogenated promoter and/or an acid promoter, in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst based on one or more metals of the platinum group, wherein the reaction solvent consists of: (1) an alcohol or mixture of alcohols; (2) an aliphatic ether having general formula (I); and (3) optionally water. The solvent mixture may also contain one or more C&#x2013;Chydrocarbons. The process operates under high safety conditions with a high productivity and molar selectivity towards the formation of HO.

Direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide in a multicomponent solvent system

The present invention relates to a catalyst consisting of: (a) one or more metals of the platinum group as active components; (b) one or more polyolefins; and (c) a carrier. The invention also relates to a process for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide (HO) from hydrogen and oxygen which uses said catalyst and the use of the hydrogen peroxide solution in oxidation processes catalyzed by titanium silicalite. The process operates under high safety conditions with a high productivity and molar selectivity towards the formation of HO.

Catalyst and its use in the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide

Process for the production of concentrated aqueous solutions of hydrogen peroxide, comprising the following steps: (a) feeding to a reactor containing a catalyst based on palladium and platinum, heterogeneous and maintained in dispersion in a liquid reaction medium: (i) a liquid stream consisting of an alcohol or a mixture of C1&#x2013;C3 alcohols or a mixture of said alcohols with water containing at least 50% by weight of alcohol, also containing an acid promoter and a halogenated promoter, the alcohol and optionally all or part of the water contained in the stream being recycled from the subsequent phase d); (ii) a gaseous stream containing hydrogen, oxygen and an inert gas, characterized in that the concentration of the hydrogen is less than 4.5% by volume and the concentration of the oxygen is less than 21% by volume, the complement to 100 being an inert gas; (b) removing from the reactor: (iii) a liquid stream consisting of stream (i) and also containing the hydrogen peroxide and water produced by the reaction, characterized in that the concentration of hydrogen peroxide ranges from 2% to 10% by weight; and (iv) a gaseous stream essentially consisting of non-reacted hydrogen and oxygen and the inert gas, (c) optionally adding to (iii) water in such a quantity so that its content is at least equal to that of the final aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide; (d) sending the stream deriving from (c) to a system consisting of one or more evaporators or distillation columns from which the following are removed: (v) one or more streams containing all the alcohol and possibly water, which are recycled to (a); (vi) a concentrated aqueous solution of H2O2 at a concentration ranging from 15 to 60% by weight; (vii) optionally a stream containing the water fed in excess in (c).

Process for the production of hydrogen peroxide

The present invention relates to an integrated process for the preparation in continuous of epoxides which comprises: (a) preparing an alcoholic or hydro-alcoholic solution of hydrogen peroxide in a concentration of over 3% by weight, using a gaseous stream containing hydrogen, oxygen and an inert gas, in the presence of a bimetallic catalyst based on palladium and platinum as active components; (b) putting the alcoholic or hydro-alcoholic solution of hydrogen peroxide obtained in step (a) in contact with an olefin and a buffering agent, in the presence of an epoxidation catalyst suspended in the reaction solvent, in order to obtain a reaction mixture containing the epoxide corresponding to the olefin, water and alcoholic solvent; (c) treating the alcoholic stream leaving step (b), after separation of the epoxide, in order to eliminate the nitrogenated compounds present; (d) feeding the alcoholic solvent obtained in (c) to step (a). The process may comprise a further step (e), wherein the raw hydro-alcoholic mixture of the flash column bottom, is used, when necessary, for diluting the alcoholic or hydro-alcoholic solution of hydrogen peroxide obtained in step (a) to the value required by the epoxidation plant. The process operates under high safety conditions and with a high overall efficiency, in terms of productivity and selectivity.

Integrated process for the preparation of olefin oxides

Process for the continuous production of hydrogen peroxide

A bimetallic catalyst is obtained by dispersing, in sequence and alternating, the precursors of the single metal components of the catalyst on a carrier. A process for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide by the direct reaction of hydrogen with oxygen, in a solvent medium containing a halogenated promoter and an acid promoter, in the presence of the bimetallic catalyst.

Process for the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide

The present invention relates to an integrated process for the preparation in continuous of epoxides which comprises: (a) preparing an alcoholic or hydro-alcoholic solution of hydrogen peroxide in a concentration of over 3% by weight, using a gaseous stream containing hydrogen, oxygen and an inert gas, in the presence of a bimetallic catalyst based on palladium and platinum as active components; (b) putting the alcoholic or hydro-alcoholic solution of hydrogen peroxide obtained in step (a) in contact with an olefin and a buffering agent, in the presence of an epoxidation catalyst suspended in the reaction solvent, in order to obtain a reaction mixture containing the epoxide corresponding to the olefin, water and the alcoholic solvent; (c) treating the alcoholic stream leaving step (b), after separation of the epoxide, in order to eliminate the nitrogenated compounds present; (d) feeding the alcoholic solvent obtained in (c) to step (a). A part of the solvent obtained in (c) can be used, when necessary, for diluting the hydro-alcoholic solution of hydrogen peroxide obtained in step (a) to the value required by the epoxidation plant. The process operates under high safety conditions and with a high overall efficiency, in terms of productivity and selectivity.

Integrated process for the preparation of epoxides

A continuous process is described for the preparation of olefin oxides by direct epoxidation of an olefin with hydrogen peroxide, or compounds capable of producing hydrogen peroxide under the reaction conditions, in a solvent medium, in the presence of a catalytic system consisting of a zeolite containing titanium and a buffer system with a pH controlled within the values of 5.5 to 8.0, consisting of a nitrogenated base and a salt thereof with an organic or inorganic acid. The process allows high conversions and selectivities of the olefin into the corresponding oxide with a catalytic activity stable over a period of time.

Process for the preparation of epoxites

The present invention relates to a catalyst consisting of a metal of the VIII group supported on acid activated carbon functionalized with sulfonic groups, a process for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from hydrogen and oxygen which uses said catalyst and the use of the hydrogen peroxide solution in oxidation processes catalyzed by titanium-silicalite.

Catalyst, process for the production of hydrogen peroxide and its use in oxidation processes

The invention relates to a process of producing ketoximes, characterized in that a secondary alcohol, corresponding to the desired ketoxime, is partially oxidated in the liquid phase with O.sub.2, an oxidated mixture being thereby formed, which contains an excess of unreacted alcohol, the ketone corresponding to said alcohol, and H.sub.2 O.sub.2, and that said oxidated mixture is directly reacted with NH.sub.3 in the liquid phase (without isolating the alcohol, the ketone and H.sub.2 O.sub.2) in the presence of an ammoximation catalyst.

Process of producing ketoximes

A process for the manufacture of iodine, in the presence of a catalyst selected from copper, gold, a transition metal or a compound thereof, characterized in that an aqueous solution of an alkali metal iodide is oxidized--with oxygen, air or other oxygen containing gase--in the presence of carbon dioxide (an alkali metal carbonate and/or bicarbonate being thus formed). Iodine is generally obtained by oxidation of alkali metal iodides comping from a natural source, such as those contained in Chilean nitrates or in other salt deposits (sea-water included), or having an industrial origin; in the latter case the alkali metal iodide is generally the effluent of different processes which contemplate iodine recovery for economic reasons.

Process for the manufacture of iodine

The invention concerns a process for the catalytic trans-halogenation of a poly-iodo-benzene, wherein said poly-iodo-benzene is made to react with benzene and with oxygen, in the presence of a zeolite of the PENTASIL type, exchanged with a metal of the II, III or IV group of the periodical system and anyway present in forms different from the acidic form.

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Cinisello Balsamo, Italy

Giuseppe Paparatto