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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2009
Jay F. Miller, Chester Springs, PA (US);
John H. Speidel, Jr., Media, PA (US);
Jay F. Miller, Chester Springs, PA (US);
John H. Speidel, Jr., Media, PA (US);
Lyondell Chemical Technology, LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
This invention is a process for producing propylene oxide. The process comprises first contacting a titanium zeolite with a reaction feed comprising propylene, hydrogen peroxide, tertiary butyl alcohol, and water to produce a product stream comprising propylene, propylene oxide, propylene glycol, tertiary butyl alcohol, and water. The product stream is distilled to produce a first overhead stream comprising propylene and a first bottoms stream comprising propylene oxide, propylene glycol, tertiary butyl alcohol, and water. The first bottoms stream is distilled to produce a second overhead stream comprising propylene oxide and a second bottoms product stream comprising propylene glycol, tertiary butyl alcohol, and water. The second bottoms stream is distilled to produce a third overhead stream comprising an azeotrope of tertiary butyl alcohol and water and a third bottoms stream comprising propylene glycol and water.