Olin Corporation

Arco Chemical Technology, L.p.

Michael C Fullington

James L Meyer

Buford T Pennington

B Timothy Pennington

Allen B Quakenbush

Louis C Hirdler

Wayne H Hammond

Majid N Keyvani

Kurt H Moller

Ruford T Pennington

Reduction of dinitrotoluene impurity in water is achieved by distillation in the presence of nitric acid. A suitable process for such reduction comprises (a) contacting said composition with nitric acid to provide a nitric acid-containing composition, (b) distilling at least a portion of said water in said nitric acid-containing composition to provide vaporized water containing a reduced concentration of said dinitrotoluene, and (c) separating said vaporized water from said nitric acid-containing composition.

Removal of dinitrotoluene from process water

A non-catalytic, gas-phase oxidation process for the production of an alkylene oxide or mixture of alkylene oxides in the presence of an aldehyde which may be an aldehyde produced in the oxidation process. Preferably, a gaseous mixture of propylene, oxygen and acetaldehyde is reacted at a temperature in the range of from about 200 to about 350.degree. C. and at a superatmospheric pressure up to about 1000 psig.

Non-catalytic oxidation of alkylene to alkylene oxide in the presence of

Described herein is a process for the direct oxidation of propylene to propylene oxide in conditions such that propylene is above its critical temperature and pressure.

Process for the direct oxidation of propylene to propylene oxide

There is provided a process for the non-catalytic oxidation of gaseous hydrocarbons, preferably propylene. A mixture of propylene, oxygen and a inert diluent are provided to a rector vessel capable of maintaining an isothermal reaction. Maintaining a temperature in the range of about 200.degree. C. to about 350.degree. C. and a propylene partial pressure of about 80 psia to about 300 psia provides the highest propylene oxide selectivity.

Non-catalytic oxidation of propylene to propylene oxide

A process for the vapor phase oxidation of olefins in molten salt catalyst to produce alkylene oxides in increased molar selectivity and per-pass yields while reducing the molar selectivity of aldehyde by-products. The process involves the use of molten nitrate salt catalyst compositions which comprise lithium nitrate and which are heated and operated at a low temperature within the range of about 180.degree. C. up to about 250.degree. C., more preferably 200.degree. C. to 250.degree. C.

Molten salt catalyzed oxidation of alkanes or olefins using lower

A process is described for concentrating a dilute slurry of s-triazine compounds in a liquid phase which comprises:

Process for concentrating dilute slurries of cyanuric acid compounds

A process for recovering chlorine values from an aqueous solution of a chloroisocyanuric acid compound is disclosed. After reacting a mineral acid with the aqueous solution to form an acidified reaction mixture containing dissolved chlorine, the reaction mixture is fed to a stripping column which employs an inert gas to remove the dissolved chlorine. The stripping column is maintained to provide a continuous liquid phase and a non-continuous gas phase. Chlorine gas is readily recovered in a vessel such as a scrubber. Cyanuric acid may be subsequently recovered from the chlorine-depleted solution.

Recovery of chlorine and cyanuric acid values from polychloroisocyanuric

A device for dispensing solid into a liquid medium. The device utilizes a funnel with a vortical stream therein for feeding solids into a reaction zone. A portion of the contents of the reaction zone are recycled to supply the fluid for the vortical stream. The device finds particular use in dispersing dry particulate blends of isocyanuric acid and trichloroisocyanuric acid into a reaction slurry.

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Lake Charles, LA, United States of America

Michael C Fullington