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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2009
Veli-matti Purola, Hamari, FI;
Anja Mannerla, Espoo, FI;
Veli-Matti Purola, Hamari, FI;
Anja Mannerla, Espoo, FI;
Borealis AG, Vienna, AT;
Abstract
A process for oxidizing cumene to cumene hydroperoxide using an oxygen containing gas, which process composes—conducting a cumene feed and an oxygen containing gas feed to at least the first oxidation reactor in a series of 3-8 reactors, thereby forming an oxidation mixture, and—conducting the oxidation mixture from one oxidation reactor to at least one subsequent reactor, wherein—the reactors are operated with reducing liquid levels; —the oxidation is operated as a dry oxidation, whereby the only gaseous feeds conducted to the oxidation reactors are the cumene feed and the oxygen containing gas feed; —the oxygen containing gas feed is washed with caustic and then with water to remove all acidic or caustic traces before conducting it into an oxidation reactor; —the pressure within each oxidation reactor is in the range of 0-10 barg; —the off-gases from the top section of each oxidation reactor are separated and cooled, whereby a condensate containing unreacted cumene is formed, and—washing the condensate and recycling at least a part of it to at least the first oxidation reactor; —the non-condensed off-gases are treated in a thermal oxidizer; and—the first reactor in the series of oxidation reactors has a liquid inventory of 30-300% larger than in the remaining reactors, preferably 50-100%, or the first two reactors in the series of oxidation reactors have a liquid inventory of 30-300% larger than in the remaining reactors, preferably 50-100%.