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Process for purifying oxygen containing recycle gas deriving from ozonization

Assignee: SNIA VISCOSA NAZIONAL INDUSTRIA APPLICAZIONI VISCOSA SpA Soc
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Filing: 1979-06-28
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Granted: 1983-08-16
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Expires: 1999-06-28
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Abstract

Abstract A process for separating and recovering organic compounds from an oxygen-containing recycle gas deriving from an ozonization process is disclosed. The process comprises the separation of products in form of fumes from the gas, the countercurrent scrubbing of the gas with a polyoxyalkyleneglycol containing 2-4 carbon atoms, pre-treated with a monocarboxylic acid anhydride and/or the countercurrent scrubbing of the gas with the polyoxyalkyleneglycol or with an excess of a base. The organic compounds are recovered either by stripping (at atmospheric pressure or under vacuum) or by hydrolysis followed by distillation (at atmospheric pressure or under vacuum).

Inventors

  • 👤 Pier P. Rossi
  • 👤 Roberto Jacuone
  • 👤 Franco Magnoni

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 03:12
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C51/00; C07C51/42; B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/14; B01D53/1487; B01D53/1493

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim 156 words
A process for separating and recovering organic compounds from oxygen-containing recycle gas deriving from the ozonisation of mono or polyunsaturated compounds, in the presence or absence of solvents, wherein said gas, before being recycled to an ozone generator, is subjected to a treatment in the stage order as indicated comprising: (a) passage through an apparatus comprising a filter containing glass wool in which peroxide products contained in the gas in the form of fumes are separated by filtering; (b) countercurrent scrubbing with a polyoxyalkyleneglycol having a molecular weight of 200 to 10,000 and pretreated with an anhydride of a monocarboxylic acid containing 2 to 4 carbon atoms (PAG I); and (c) countercurrent scrubbing with an excess of a basic compound of an alkali metal in the form of an aqueous solution having a pH≧8; the organic compounds absorbed during said countercurrent scrubbing in stage (b) being then recovered by stripping at atmospheric pressure or under vacuum.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 156 words
A process for separating and recovering organic compounds from oxygen-containing recycle gas deriving from the ozonisation of mono or polyunsaturated compounds, in the presence or absence of solvents, wherein said gas, before being recycled to an ozone generator, is subjected to a treatment in the stage order as indicated comprising: (a) passage through an apparatus comprising a filter containing glass wool in which peroxide products contained in the gas in the form of fumes are separated by filtering; (b) countercurrent scrubbing with a polyoxyalkyleneglycol having a molecular weight of 200 to 10,000 and pretreated with an anhydride of a monocarboxylic acid containing 2 to 4 carbon atoms (PAG I); and (c) countercurrent scrubbing with an excess of a basic compound of an alkali metal in the form of an aqueous solution having a pH≧8; the organic compounds absorbed during said countercurrent scrubbing in stage (b) being then recovered by stripping at atmospheric pressure or under vacuum.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein said distillation is carried out at a temperature of 50° to 200° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 19 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the alkylene residue in the polyoxyalkyleneglycol contains 2 to 3 carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 23 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the basic compound used in the form of an aqueous solution in treatment (c) is NaOH.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 49 words
A process as claimed in anyone of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the pretreatment of the polyoxyalkyleneglycol with the anhydride of the monocarboxylic acid is carried out at a temperature of 20° to 150° C. and at a polyoxyalkyleneglycol/monocarboxylic acid anhydride molar ratio of 1:1 to 1:10.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 45 words
A process according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein stage (a) is carried out by passing said gas from an ozonisation reactor through a filter known as a BRINK DEMISTER or through at least one column filled with glass wool.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 38 words
A process according to anyone of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the treatment in stage (b) is carried out at a temperature of 0° to 50° C., and at a pressure of 0.5 to 10 atg.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 38 words
A process according to anyone of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the treatment in stage (c), with said aqueous solution of said basic alkaline compound is carried out at a temperature of 0° to 40° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 22 words
A process according to claim 8, wherein said treatment is carried out with an excess ≧5% of a solution of 0.1% NaOH.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 31 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein said distillation is carried out at a temperature of 70° to 135° C. and at a pressure of 3 to 1000 mm Hg absolute.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 39 words
A process according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4 or 10, wherein the treatment indicated in stage (b) is carried out in a stage scrubber in which the liquid is recycled about itself within each individual stage.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 72 words
A process according to, either claim 1 or 2 which is used for recovering organic compounds from oxygen-containing recycle gas deriving from the ozonization of mono or polyunsaturated compounds, said mono or polyunsaturated compounds being mono or polyunsaturated hydrocarbons or carboxylic acids, in the presence or absence of solvents, said solvents selected from the group consisting of vaseline oil, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, acetic anhydride, butyric anhydride and propionic anhydride.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 17 words
A process according to claim 5, wherein said pretreatment is carried out at 70° to 105° C.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 23 words
A process according to claim 5, wherein said pretreatment is carried out at a polyoxyalkyleneglycol/monocarboxylic acid anhydride molar ratio of 1:2 to 1:4.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process according to claim 7, wherein the treatment in stage (b) is carried out at 15° to 25° C.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 23 words
A process according to claim 7, wherein the treatment in stage (b) is carried out at a pressure of 1.0 to 1.3 atg.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process according to claim 8, wherein the treatment in stage (c) is carried out at 15° to 50° C.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 39 words
A process according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4 or 10, wherein the treatment indicated in stage (c) is carried out in a stage scrubber in which the liquid is recycled about itself within each individual stage.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 42 words
A process according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4 or 10, wherein the treatment indicated in stage (b) and stage (c) is carried out in a stage scrubber in which the liquid is recycled about itself within each individual stage.

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