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Method for recovering vinyl sulfonate monomers
Assignee: Monsanto Co
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Filing: 1974-12-18
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Granted: 1976-07-20
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Expires: 1994-12-18
Abstract
Abstract Vinyl sulfonate monomers are recovered from an aqueous stream by bringing the stream into contact with activated carbon to allow the carbon to adsorb the monomers from the stream. The sulfonate monomers are subsequently removed from the carbon by bringing an aqueous solution of acrylonitrile into contact with the carbon. The acrylonitrile replaces the sulfonate monomers on the carbon to thereby desorb the sulfonate monomers into the solution in a concentration such that the solution is suitable as a feed stream to a polymerization reactor. The sulfonate monomers have the formula ##EQU1## where R 1 is --H or --CH 3 , R 2 is --CH 2 -- or ##EQU2## in which R 3 and R 4 are either --H or --CH 3 and X is H, Na or K.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary Wentworth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 09:55
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/28; C02F1/283; B; B01; B01D; B01D15/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A method of recovering from an aqueous process solution sulfonate monomers having the formula ##EQU9## where R 1 is --H or --CH 3 , R 2 is --CH 2 -- or ##EQU10## in which R 3 and R 4 are --H or --CH 3 , and X is Na, H or K comprising a. bringing the aqueous solution into contact with activated carbon to adsorb the sulfonate monomers from the solution into the carbon, said solution being in contact with the carbon for a time period of about 1 to 15 minutes, b. removing the carbon from the solution, and c. washing the carbon with an aqueous washing solution of 0.1 to 8.0 weight percent acrylonitrile to desorb the sulfonate monomers from the carbon into the washing solution to give a solution concentration of about 0.5 to 5.0 weight percent of said sulfonate monomers.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
144 words
A method of recovering from an aqueous process solution sulfonate monomers having the formula ##EQU9## where R 1 is --H or --CH 3 , R 2 is --CH 2 -- or ##EQU10## in which R 3 and R 4 are --H or --CH 3 , and X is Na, H or K comprising a. bringing the aqueous solution into contact with activated carbon to adsorb the sulfonate monomers from the solution into the carbon, said solution being in contact with the carbon for a time period of about 1 to 15 minutes, b. removing the carbon from the solution, and c. washing the carbon with an aqueous washing solution of 0.1 to 8.0 weight percent acrylonitrile to desorb the sulfonate monomers from the carbon into the washing solution to give a solution concentration of about 0.5 to 5.0 weight percent of said sulfonate monomers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the process solution is brought into contact with the carbon by passing said process solution through a bed of activated carbon, the solution being passed through the carbon at such a rate that the solution is in contact with the carbon for a time period of 1 to 15 minutes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the aqueous process solution is passed through the carbon bed until the weight ratio of carbon to adsorbed sulfonate monomer is in the range of about 50 to about 3.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
153 words
The method of recovering unreacted sulfonate monomers from slurries produced by the polymerization of acrylonitrile with said sulfonate monomers and other mono-olefinic monomers copolymerizable with acrylonitrile, said sulfonate monomers having the formula ##EQU11## where R 1 is --H or --CH 3 , R 2 is --CH 2 or ##EQU12## in which R 3 and R 4 are --H or --CH 3 , and X is Na, H or K comprising a. filtering the slurry to remove polymer solids therefrom to leave a filtrate containing about 0.01 to 1.0 weight percent of said sulfonate monomers, b. removing said other mono-olefinic monomers from said filtrate, c. passing the filtrate through activated carbon to remove said sulfonate monomers from the filtrate by adsorption by said carbon, and d. washing the carbon with an aqueous washing solution containing about 0.1 to 8.0 weight percent acrylonitrile to desorb said sulfonate monomers from the carbon into said washing solution.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
153 words
The method of recovering unreacted sulfonate monomers from slurries produced by the polymerization of acrylonitrile with said sulfonate monomers and other mono-olefinic monomers copolymerizable with acrylonitrile, said sulfonate monomers having the formula ##EQU11## where R 1 is --H or --CH 3 , R 2 is --CH 2 or ##EQU12## in which R 3 and R 4 are --H or --CH 3 , and X is Na, H or K comprising a. filtering the slurry to remove polymer solids therefrom to leave a filtrate containing about 0.01 to 1.0 weight percent of said sulfonate monomers, b. removing said other mono-olefinic monomers from said filtrate, c. passing the filtrate through activated carbon to remove said sulfonate monomers from the filtrate by adsorption by said carbon, and d. washing the carbon with an aqueous washing solution containing about 0.1 to 8.0 weight percent acrylonitrile to desorb said sulfonate monomers from the carbon into said washing solution.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the filtrate is in contact with the carbon for a time period of 1 to 15 minutes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the sulfonate monomers is selected from the group consisting of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonate and potassium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonate.
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