Sd Lizenzverwertungsgesellschaft Mbh & Co Kg

Scientific Design Company, Inc.

William Crudge

Xiankuan Zhang

Jaap Willem Van Hal

Andrew D Schmitz

A method for the epoxidation of an olefin comprising reacting a feed gas composition containing an olefin, oxygen, and a halocarbon moderator having a first moderator concentration Min the presence of an epoxidation catalyst at a first temperature T; increasing the first temperature to a second temperature T; and increasing the first moderator concentration to a second moderator concentration M, wherein the second moderator concentration is defined by:(1+)wherein the temperature has the units of degrees Celsius, and r is a constant factor which is in the range of from 0.001% to 100%.

Epoxidation process

A solid (i.e., heterogeneous) catalyst useful for preparing an alkylene glycol from the corresponding alkylene oxide as well as a process for the catalytic hydration of an alkylene oxide to an alkylene glycol utilizing such a catalyst are provided. The catalyst of the present invention is based on an ion exchange resin including polystyrene crosslinked with from about 2 to about 10 weight (wt.) % divinyl benzene. The ion exchange resin further includes quaternary ammonium groups or quaternary phosphonium groups. The process includes reacting water and an alkylene oxide in at least one reactor under conditions to form an alkylene glycol, wherein the at least one reactor includes a catalyst based on an ion exchange resin that includes polystyrene crosslinked with from about 2 to about 10 weight (wt.) % divinyl benzene.

Solid catalyst useful for converting an alkylene oxide to an alkylene glycol

A catalytic process for preparing a monoalkylene glycol from a corresponding alkylene oxide utilizing an ion exchange resin and a reactor in which an upflow process is used is provided. In particular, the process includes reacting water and an alkylene oxide in at least one reactor under conditions to form an alkylene glycol, wherein the at least one reactor includes an ion exchange resin and the reactor is operating in an upflow direction.

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