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Process for the preparation of a mixture of low-molecular weight polyhoric alcohols
Assignee: Bayer AG
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Filing: 1981-03-09
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Granted: 1983-08-23
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Expires: 2001-03-09
Abstract
Abstract A process for preparing a mixture of polyhydroxyl compounds having low molecular weight by catalytically hydrogenating a formose mixture with hydrogen on a metal catalyst. The hydrogenation is carried out at a pH of 7.5 to 12.5 and at elevated temperature and pressure. The formose mixture comprises (i) up to 70 wt. % formose, (ii) up to 1.6 wt. % lead ions and (iii) up to 5 wt. % calcium ions with at least one of (ii) or (iii) being present. The catalyst which is present in an amount of 4-240 wt. % (based on formose solution) is a compound taken from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt and compounds thereof. The mixture of polyhydroxyl compounds made in accordance with the present invention is useful as a starting material in the production of polyether polyols, polyester polyols and polyurethane plastics.
Inventors
- 👤 Roland Richter
- 👤 Hanns P. Muller
- 👤 Kuno Wagner
- 👤 Rudolf Helm
- 👤 Jurgen Zander
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C29/00; C07C29/132; C07C29/136; C07C29/14; C07C29/141; C07C29/143; C07C29/145; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/30; C08G18/32; C08G18/3203; C08G18/3206; C08G18/3209; C08G18/40; C08G18/42; C08G18/4297; C08G18/48; C08G18/4829; C08G65/00; C08G65/02; C08G65/26; C08G65/2603; C08G65/2606; C12; C12C; C12C11/00; C12C11/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A process for preparing a mixture of low-molecular weight polyhydroxyl compounds by catalytically hydrogenating a formose mixture with hydrogen on a metal catalyst at elevated temperature and pressure and at a pH of 7.5 to 12.5 in which (a) the formose mixture comprises: (i) up to 70 wt. % formose, (ii) up to 1.6 wt. % lead ions, and (iii) up to 5 wt. % calcium ions with at least one of (ii) or (iii) being present; and (b) the catalyst which is present in an amount of 4-240 wt. % (based on formose solution) is a compound taken from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt and compounds thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A process for preparing a mixture of low-molecular weight polyhydroxyl compounds by catalytically hydrogenating a formose mixture with hydrogen on a metal catalyst at elevated temperature and pressure and at a pH of 7.5 to 12.5 in which (a) the formose mixture comprises: (i) up to 70 wt. % formose, (ii) up to 1.6 wt. % lead ions, and (iii) up to 5 wt. % calcium ions with at least one of (ii) or (iii) being present; and (b) the catalyst which is present in an amount of 4-240 wt. % (based on formose solution) is a compound taken from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt and compounds thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the formose mixture further comprises ions of a metal taken from the group consisting of Group IA, Group IIA and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the formose mixture further comprises a compound taken from the group consisting of aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, sugars and mixtures thereof, which compound did not originate from preparation of the formose.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the formose mixture is hydrogenated with a stationary catalyst on a non-continuous basis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the catalyst is in the form of a suspension.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 5, wherein the formose mixture is hydrogenated on a continuous basis.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process of claim 6, wherein the formose mixture is hydrogenated in a reactor for a period of time which is 3 to 100% of the period required to pump enough of the formose mixture to fill the reactor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 6, wherein the catalyst is separated from the mixture of low-molecular weight polyhydroxyl compounds and reused.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the catalyst is reused until its lead content exceeds 30 wt. % of the initial weight of the catalyst.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the catalyst is reused until its content of precipitated calcium carbonate exceeds 100 wt. % of the initial weight of the catalyst.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The process of claim 10, wherein the precipitated calcium carbonate is removed from the catalyst by vigorously stirring the catalyst upon which the calcium carbonate is precipitated, allowing the heavy catalyst particles to settle and decanting off the suspended calcium carbonate particles.
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