MEANS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING RACEMIC ALANINE FOR THE MGDA SYNTHESIS

    公开(公告)号:US20240301453A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-12

    申请号:US18268177

    申请日:2021-12-20

    申请人: BASF SE

    IPC分类号: C12P13/06 C07C227/12 C12N9/90

    摘要: The present invention relates to the field of chemical manufacture. In particular, it relates to a method for manufacturing racemic methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA) comprising the steps of contacting a solution comprising or being enriched in D-alanine or L-alanine to an alanine racemase at a temperature of at least 50° C. and alkaline conditions for a time sufficient to allow conversion of said solution into a racemic alanine solution, obtaining a racemic alanine solution, and chemically converting the racemic alanine into racemic MGDA. The invention further contemplates an alanine racemase which is capable of converting a solution comprising or being enriched in D-alanine or L-alanine into racemic alanine solution at a temperature of at least 50° C. and under alkaline conditions as well as the use of said alanine racemase for converting a solution comprising or being enriched in D-alanine or L-alanine into racemic alanine solution at a temperature of at least 50° C. and under alkaline conditions.

    PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE OF A COMPLEXING AGENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230135390A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US17908819

    申请日:2021-02-25

    申请人: BASF SE

    IPC分类号: C07C253/10

    摘要: A process for making a complexing agent with an enantiomeric excess of at least 60%, wherein said process comprises the following steps: (a) reacting an aqueous slurry of alanine with an enantiomeric excess of at least 60% with formaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid, thereby forming an aqueous solution of alanine-bisacetonitrile, (b) saponifying the alanine-bisacetonitrile from step (a) by combining the aqueous solution obtained in step (a) with an aqueous solution of alkali metal hydroxide.

    PROCESS FOR MAKING A GRANULE
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230143616A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-11

    申请号:US17911741

    申请日:2021-03-12

    申请人: BASF SE

    摘要: Process for making a powder or granule containing



    (A) at least one chelating agent selected from alkali metal salts of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) and of iminodisuccinic acid (IDS),
    (B) at least one compound of general formula (I a) or (I b)












    wherein A1 is selected from (CH2)a wherein the variable a is in the range of from 4 to 20,
    e is selected from zero and 1, and
    R1 being the same or different and selected from O—C1-C10-alkyl and C1-C10-alkyl,

    and, optionally,




    (C) at least one homo- or copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid, partially or fully neutralized with alkali,

    said process comprising the steps of


    (a) providing an aqueous solution or slurry containing chelating agent (A) and said compound (B) and, if applicable, (co)polymer (C), with a pH value in the range of from 10 to 12,
    (b) removing most of said water by spray drying or spray granulation.

    METHOD FOR PREPARING 1-HYDROXY-2-METHYL-3-PENTANONE

    公开(公告)号:US20200010394A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-09

    申请号:US16460327

    申请日:2019-07-02

    申请人: BASF SE

    IPC分类号: C07C45/64 C07C45/83 C07C49/17

    摘要: Method for preparing 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-pentanone (I) by reacting formaldehyde with diethyl ketone in a reactor in the presence of water and a basic component at a temperature of 50 to 150° C. and a pressure of 0.2 to 10 MPa abs, in which the basic component used is a trialkylamine from the group comprising trimethylamine, N,N-dimethylethylamine, N,N-diethylmethylamine, triethylamine, N,N-dimethyl-n-propylamine, N-ethyl-N-methyl-n-propylamine, N,N-dimethylisopropylamine, N-ethyl-N-methylisopropylamine, N,N-dimethyl-n-butylamine, N,N-dimethylisobutylamine and N,N-dimethyl-sec-butylamine, and from the reaction mixture obtained, trialkylamine as low boiler and a bottom product comprising 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-pentanone (I) as high boiler are separated in a distillation apparatus, wherein the distillation apparatus is operated at a top pressure of 0.2 to 1 MPa abs.