Basf Se Corporation

Stefanie Werland

Johann-Peter Melder

Manfred Julius

Oliver Bey

Norbert Asprion

Frank Stein

Wolfgang Mägerlein

Matthias Kummer

Peter Raatz

Kevin Huyghe

Joachim Simon

Maarten Moors

Henry Szafranski

A process for preparing ethylamines and monoisopropylamine (MIPA), in which bioethanol is reacted with ammonia in the presence of hydrogen and of a heterogeneous catalyst to give ethylamines, said bioethanol having a content of sulfur and/or sulfur compounds of &#x2267;0.1 ppm by weight (calculated S), and then isopropanol is reacted with ammonia in the presence of the same catalyst and in the presence of hydrogen to give MIPA.

Process for preparing ethylamines and monoisopropylamine (MIPA)

The present invention relates to a process for preparing ethylene urea in solid form, in which a water-comprising product melt of ethylene urea is cooled on a breaking-up apparatus and the water content of the solid obtained is from 5 to 15% by weight. Furthermore, the invention relates to ethylene urea as solid prepared by a process according to the invention, wherein the water content of the solid is from 5 to 15% by weight and the solid displays lasting powder flow.

Ethylene urea displaying lasting powder flow

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Mannheim, Germany

Stefanie Werland