Abstract:
A process for preparing phthalic anhydride by gas-phase oxidation of xylene, naphthalene or mixtures thereof over two different fixed-bed catalysts arranged in zones in a shell-and-tube reactor which is thermostated by means of a heat transfer medium is carried out so that the maximum temperature in the second catalyst zone in the flow direction is at least 52° C. lower than the maximum temperature in the first catalyst zone. The process of the present invention makes it possible to prepare phthalic anhydride in high yields under conditions relevant to industrial practice.
Abstract:
A process for the separation of rhodium from a solution containing a rhodium carbonyl complex such as is obtained in the carbonylation of an alkanol or of an olefinically or acetylenically unsaturated compound with carbon monoxide and water and conversion of the separated rhodium into a soluble rhodium carbonyl complex, in which the solution containing the rhodium carbonyl complex is treated with hydrogen in the presence of a carrier substance at a temperature of from 25.degree. to 300.degree. C and at a pressure of from 1 to 700 atmospheres, the solution freed from rhodium is separated and the rhodium precipitated on the carrier is converted into a soluble rhodium carbonyl complex by treatment with carbon monoxide in the presence of a solvent and a compound which can replace the carbon monoxide as a ligand at a temperature of from 20.degree. to 300.degree. C and at a pressure of from 1 to 700 atmospheres.
Abstract:
A supported catalyst containing vanadium and titanium, comprising a ring-shaped carrier having an external diameter of from 7.3 to 8.6 mm, a length of from 5.3 to 7 mm and a wall thickness of from 0.1 to 2 mm, and an active composition, applied thereto, of from 1 to 30 per cent by weight of vanadium pentoxide and from 70 to 99 per cent by weight of titanium dioxide and/or zirconium dioxide.
Abstract:
Anthraquinone is manufactured by oxidation of diphenylmethane compounds in the gas phase, in the presence of vanadium(V) oxide and titanium dioxide in a specific weight ratio. The anthraquinone which may be manufactured by the process of the invention is a valuable starting material for the manufacture of dyes and pesticides.
Abstract:
On-spec phthalic anhydride is prepared by distillative purification of crude phthalic anhydride by a process in which crude phthalic anhydride is fed to a distillation column which is operated at reduced pressure, the low boilers are removed at the top or in the vicinity of the top of the distillation column and the on-spec phthalic anhydride is removed from the column via a side take-off.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of polyisobutene from isobutene and/or hydrocarbons containing isobutene in the presence of a complex of BF.sub.3 and an alcohol, wherein the free BF.sub.3 is substantially removed from the complex solution and/or from the reaction chamber.
Abstract:
A supported catalyst, containing vanadium and titanium and/or zirconium, obtained by applying a mixture of finely divided titanium dioxide and/or zirconium dioxide, and a solution or suspension of a vanadium compound, to an inert, non-porous, ring-shaped carrier having an external diameter of from 6 to 10 mm, a length of from 4 to 10 mm and a wall thickness of from 0.5 to 3 mm, the two end faces of the ring-shaped carrier being outwardly beveled at an angle such that the length of the outer cylindrical wall is at least 20% shorter than the length of the inner cylindrical wall.
Abstract:
Supported catalyst for the oxidation of o-xylene or naphthalene to phthalic anhydride, comprising an inert carrier and the active material applied thereto, which contains from 1 to 40 per cent by weight of vanadium pentoxide, from 60 to 98.84 per cent by weight of titanium dioxide and from 0.16 to 0.6 per cent by weight, based on titanium dioxide, of rubidium in the form of rubidium oxide, the vanadium pentoxide content being from 0.05 to 4 per cent by weight, based on the (complete) catalyst.
Abstract:
In a process for preparing phthalic anhydride by passing a gas stream comprising o-xylene, oxygen and sulfur dioxide at elevated temperature over a catalyst comprising heavy metals, the content of N-acyl compounds in the gas stream is restricted to less than 200 ppm, based on the weight of o-xylene.
Abstract:
A method for preparing perfluorinated heterocyclic compounds corresponding to the formulas Ia and Ib ##STR1## wherein m represents 3 or 4, andx is a --CF.sub.2 --O--CF.sub.2 -- group, a --CF.sub.2 --CF.sub.2 --CF.sub.2 -- group, or a --CF(CF.sub.3)--CF.sub.2 -- group,and their mixtures, and the perfluoro-N-cyclohexylmorpholine prepared by this method. The compounds are obtained by electrochemical perfluorination starting from corresponding cycloalkenyl derivatives, and they can be used for preparing medically usable aqueous emulsions, e.g. blood substitutes.