Celanese International Corporation

Nutrinova Nutrition Specialties & Food Ingredients Gmbh

Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft

Celanese Sales Germany Gmbh

Nutrinova Nutrition Specialists & Food Ingredients Gmbh

Stephan Brietzke

Peter Groer

Michael J Bayer

Carl Christoph Mollenkopf

Christoph Mollenkopf

Hans Millauer

In one embodiment, the invention relates to processes for producing acesulfame potassium. In one embodiment, the process comprises the step of reacting a first reaction mixture to form an amidosulfamic acid salt such as a trialkyl ammonium amidosulfamic acid salt. The first reaction mixture comprises sulfamic acid, an amine, and smaller amounts, if any, acetic acid, e.g., less than 1 wt % (10000 wppm). In terms of ranges, the first reaction mixture may comprise from 1 wppm to 1 wt % acetic acid. The process further comprises the step of reacting the amidosulfamic acid salt with diketene to form an acetoacetamide salt. In preferred embodiments, the amidosulfamic acid salt formation reaction is conducted at pH levels from 5.5 to 7.0. The process further comprises the step of deriving the acesulfame-K from the acetoacetamide salt.

Process for producing acesulfame potassium

In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for purifying a by-product stream. The process comprises the step of providing a by-product stream comprising an ammonium salt, dimerized amide, and optionally water. The process further comprises the step of precipitating at least a portion of the dimerized amide in the by-product stream to form solid dimerized amide. The process further comprises the step of separating the solid dimerized amide from the by-product stream to form a treated by-product stream comprising less than 1 wt. % solid dimerized amide.

Process for producing ammonium salts

The present invention describes a method to recover organic tertiary amines from waste sulfuric acid comprising the following steps:

Method to recover organic tertiary amines from waste sulfuric acid

The present invention describes a method manufacture of an ammonium sulfate composition having a total organic carbon (TOC) content of 1% by weight or less than 1% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, comprising the following steps:

Method for the manufacture of an ammonium sulfate composition

The invention relates to a process for producing an ammonium salt composition. The process comprises the step of providing a process stream comprising sulfuric acid, methylene dichloride, and a tertiary amine or a precursor thereof. The process further comprises the step of contacting the process stream with ammonia to form a product stream and a waste stream. The product stream comprises the ammonium salt and the waste stream comprises water, methylene dichloride, ammonia, and the tertiary amine. The process further comprises the step of deriving from the waste stream an off gas stream comprising ammonia and a first amount of methylene dichloride. The process also comprises the step of contacting at least a portion of the off gas stream or a derivative thereof with an adsorbent to separate at least a portion of the off gas into a methylene dichloride stream comprising methylene dichloride.

The invention relates to a process of producing an ammonium salt composition. The process comprises the step of providing a process stream comprising sulfuric acid and at least one tertiary amine. The process further comprises the step of contacting the process stream with ammonia to form a waste stream and a product stream. The waste stream comprises water, tertiary amine, and ammonia and the product stream comprises a first amount of ammonium salt. The process further comprises the step of deriving from the waste stream an off gas stream comprising a preliminary amount of ammonia. The process also comprises the step of contacting the off gas stream with an acid to form an ammonium salt stream and a purge stream. The ammonium salt stream comprises a second amount of ammonium salt and the purge stream comprises a reduced amount of ammonia, which is less than the preliminary amount.

The invention relates to a process for preparing 4,4'-dimethyl-1,1'-binaphthyl, by electrochemically oxidatively dimerizing 1-methylnaphthalene in the presence of acetonitrile/water/conducting salt mixtures which additionally contain at least one further component which is immiscible or only partially miscible with water.

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Stephan Brietzke