US4015943A
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Apparatus for the esterification of terephthalic acid in the gas phase
Assignee: Huels AG
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Filing: 1976-04-21
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Granted: 1977-04-05
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Expires: 1996-04-21
Abstract
Abstract Dimethyl terephthalate is prepared by the continuous esterification of terephthalic acid in the gas phase by evaporating solid terephthalic acid in a pre-reactor by means of a hot methanol vapor stream, conducting the gas mixture through a solid bed catalyst in a follow-up reactor, and recirculating a portion of the reaction product to the pre-reactor. After the pre-reactor the terephthalic acid dispersed in the methanol gas phase is heated and vaporized in one or more consecutive heat exchangers followed by one or more dwell period lengths and immediately heated to the esterification temperature prior to entry into the follow-up reactor.
Inventors
- 👤 Horst-Dieter Wulf
- 👤 Ferdinand List
- 👤 Friedrich-August Orlowski
- 👤 Norbert Wilke
- 👤 Emmerich Pflegerl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 21:17
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/18; B01J8/00; B01J8/02; B01J8/04; B01J8/0446; B01J8/0449; B01J8/0457; C; C07; C07C; C07C67/00; C07C67/08; B01J2208/00; B01J2208/00008; B01J2208/00017; B01J2208/00106; B01J2208/00168; B01J2208/00212; B01J2208/00256; B01J2219/00; B01J2219/18; B01J2219/182
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
An apparatus for the esterification of a normally solid organic acid in the solid state with normally liquid alcohol in the gaseous or vapor state, to an ester in the presence of a granular solid esterification catalyst, which consists essentially of a rotatable tunnel oven; means for heating said tunnel oven; means for feeding said organic acid in the solid state into one end of said oven; means for feeding said alcohol into said one end of said oven; means for discharging a gaseous current of alcohol and said acid from the other end of said oven; an esterification pre-reactor having a fixed bed catalyst; means for forwarding the gaseous current of alcohol and said acid from said means for discharging to said pre-reactor, said fowarding means comprising conduit means and heat exchanger means; a follow-up esterification reactor having a fixed bed catalyst; means for forwarding a current of said alcohol, said acid and ester formed in the pre-reactor from said pre-reactor to said follow-up reactor; and means connected to said pre-reactor for recirculating a portion of said alcohol, said acid and said ester to said rotatable tunnel oven.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
189 words
An apparatus for the esterification of a normally solid organic acid in the solid state with normally liquid alcohol in the gaseous or vapor state, to an ester in the presence of a granular solid esterification catalyst, which consists essentially of a rotatable tunnel oven; means for heating said tunnel oven; means for feeding said organic acid in the solid state into one end of said oven; means for feeding said alcohol into said one end of said oven; means for discharging a gaseous current of alcohol and said acid from the other end of said oven; an esterification pre-reactor having a fixed bed catalyst; means for forwarding the gaseous current of alcohol and said acid from said means for discharging to said pre-reactor, said fowarding means comprising conduit means and heat exchanger means; a follow-up esterification reactor having a fixed bed catalyst; means for forwarding a current of said alcohol, said acid and ester formed in the pre-reactor from said pre-reactor to said follow-up reactor; and means connected to said pre-reactor for recirculating a portion of said alcohol, said acid and said ester to said rotatable tunnel oven.
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