Process for the continuous production of propylene oxide
Abstract
Abstract PROPYLENE OXIDE IS PRODUCED BY INCORPORATING BUBBLES OF PROPYLENE GAS AT A PRESSURE IN THE RANGE OF 3-50 KG./SQ. CM. GAUGE INTO AN ORGANIC SOLVENT SOLUTION OF PERACETIC ACID AND FORWARDING THE REACTANTS IN CONCURRENT FLOW THROUGH A SERIES OF REACTION ZONES SEPARATED BY PERFORATE MEMBERS WHOSE PERFORATIONS HAVE A DIAMETER IN THE RANGE OF 2 TO 10 MM. AND A PERFORATION RATIO OF 1 TO 20%. THE FLOW RATE OF THE SOLUTION IS LESS THAN 2000 IN REYNOLDS NUMBER AND THE SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY OF THE PROPYLENE BUBBLES IS IN THE RANGE OF 0.05-50 CM./SEC. THE TEMPERATURE IN THE REACTION SYSTEM IS IN THE RANGE OF 30*C. TO 80% C. AND THE MEAN RESIDENCE TIME OF THE REACTANTS IN THE REACTION SYSTEM IS IN THE RANGE OF 30 TO 180 MINUTES.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Yamagishi
- 👤 Osamu Kageyama
- 👤 Yoshiaki Numa
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