Methods for preparing halogen propanol and ethylene oxide

Abstract

The invention provides a method for preparing halogen propanol, wherein the method comprises: (1) halogen alcoholization, wherein hydrogen halide, H2O2, ethylene and a Zr heteroatom-containing molecular sieve having an MFI structure are added to a reaction device, and a halogen alcoholization reaction is performed to obtain the halogen propanol. The invention further provides a method for preparing ethylene oxide through a halogen alcoholization method, wherein the method comprises: (1) halogen alcoholization, wherein hydrogen halide, H2O2, ethylene and a Zr heteroatom-containing molecular sieve having an MFI structure are added to a reaction device, and a halogen alcoholization reaction is performed to obtain halogen propanol; (2) saponification, wherein the halogen propanol obtained in the step (1) and the hydroxide of an alkali metal are subjected to a saponifying reaction, and separation is performed to obtain ethylene oxide and a halogenated alkali metal salt; and optionally, (3) electrodialysis, wherein the halogenated alkali metal salt obtained in the step (2) is subjected to bipolar membrane electrodialysis to obtain the hydroxide of the alkali metal and the hydrogen halide. According to the present invention, the halogen propanol or the ethylene oxide is prepared in the forms of the extremely high yield and the extremely high selectivity, and the emission of wastewater and waste residue is substantially reduced.

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Technical field [0001] The invention relates to a preparation method of halopropanol and a method for preparing propylene oxide from halopropanol; more specifically, a method for preparing halopropanol by using propylene as a raw material by a neohalohydrin method and adopting neohalohydrin Method for preparing propylene oxide. Background technique [0002] Propylene oxide (hereinafter referred to as PO) is an important organic chemical raw material. As the third largest derivative of the propylene series, its biggest use is to prepare polyether polyols, as well as propylene glycol and nonionic surfactants. In recent years, PO has also been widely used in the synthesis of green products such as dimethyl carbonate and carbon dioxide polymers. [0003] The production processes of propylene oxide mainly include chlorohydrinization, co-oxidation (also called indirect oxidation) and direct oxidation. Most enterprises in my country use the chlorohydrin process, and several sets of co-...

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Problems solved by technology

[0005] The preparation of propylene oxide by the chlorohydrin method of the prior art mainly has the following problems: 1. raw material chlorine and propylene undergo an addition side reaction to generate dichloropropane

Dichloropropane is difficult to utilize and wastes a lot of raw materials

In addition, chlorine gas reacts with propylene to release a large amount of heat, which is concentrated in the reaction vessel, resulting in great production hazards.

②A small amount of oxygen is inevitably entrained in the raw material chlorine gas during the production process. As the reaction proceeds, chlorine gas continuously participates in the reaction, so chlorine gas needs to be continuously replenished, while oxygen cannot participate in the reaction and accumulates in the reaction device continuously. , the oxygen concentration keeps rising, and the reaction releases heat. Oxygen, chlorine, and propylene exist at the same time, and it is easy to cause an explosion at high temperature.

④The reaction produces a large amount of calcium chloride, which leads to high COD of wastewater and pollutes the environment

⑤ The consumption of water resources is large, and a large amount of waste water and waste residues are produced. The production of 1 ton of propylene oxide by the chlorohydrin method produces 40-50 tons of chloride-containing waste water and 2.1 tons of calcium chloride waste. The "five highs" characteristics of high, high COD content and high suspended solids content are difficult to deal with and seriously pollute the environment

⑥ The hypochlorous acid produced in the production process also seriously corrodes the equipment

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