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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
May. 02, 2012
Wayne Errol Evans, Richmond, TX (US);
Marek Matusz, Houston, TX (US);
Eugene Marie Godfried Andre Van Kruchten, Amsterdam, NL;
Martin Lysle Hess, Fulshear, TX (US);
Wayne Errol Evans, Richmond, TX (US);
Marek Matusz, Houston, TX (US);
Eugene Marie Godfried Andre Van Kruchten, Amsterdam, NL;
Martin Lysle Hess, Fulshear, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a reaction system for the production of an alkylene carbonate and/or an alkylene glycol comprising: an epoxidation zone containing an epoxidation catalyst located within an epoxidation reactor; a carboxylation zone containing an iodide-containing carboxylation catalyst located within an alkylene oxide absorber; and one or more purification zones containing a purification absorbent capable of reducing the quantity of iodide-containing impurities in a feed comprising a recycle gas, which purification zones are located upstream from the epoxidation zone; and a process for the production of an alkylene carbonate and/or an alkylene glycol.