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Process for synthesizing ethyl methyl carbonate in one step and co-producing ethylene glycol

A technology of ethyl methyl carbonate and ethylene carbonate, applied in the field of one-step synthesis of ethyl methyl carbonate and co-production of ethylene glycol, can solve the problems of increased operating costs, low conversion rate of reactants and product selectivity, and industrial production process Problems such as large energy consumption, to achieve the effect of short synthesis route, high separation purity and simplified process flow

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-06-22
SHENYANG INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
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[0027] At present, in all above-mentioned synthesis methods of ethyl methyl carbonate, the transesterification method is mainly used as the mainstream synthetic route, but the raw material dimethyl carbonate of the transesterification method needs to be synthesized through methanol transesterification of ethylene carbonate or propylene carbonate, while ethylene carbonate Esters need to be prepared by the reaction of ethylene oxide and carbon dioxide, and propylene carbonate needs to be prepared by the reaction of ethylene oxide and carbon dioxide. The above reaction route needs to be carried out in stages. Complicated distillation and separation operations are required for each product at each stage. The industrial production process consumes a lot of energy and increases operating costs.

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Embodiment 1

[0051] Using ethylene carbonate, methanol and ethanol as raw materials, the reaction produces ethyl methyl carbonate, the ratio of methanol to ethanol is 3:2, and the excess ethylene carbonate is recycled.

[0052] The catalyst is an alkaline composite material 15%BaO-5%MgO-3%La 2 o 3 / Cs-meso-EMT, the dosage is 3% of the total mass sum of the raw materials, and the ratio of the cross-sectional area of ​​the initial distillation section to the side line section is 1:1.

[0053] The operating conditions are as follows:

[0054] The first reactor T1: tower diameter 1000mm; tower height 19000mm; the number of trays in the public rectification section, initial distillation section, side line section, and public stripping section are 10, 20, 30, 15 respectively; the pressure inside the tower is 5MPa; The top temperature is 70°C; the bottom temperature of the common stripping section is 150°C; the bottom temperature of the side line section is 130°C.

[0055] Pressurized distilla...

Embodiment 2

[0063] Under the operating conditions of embodiment 1, the total raw material mass flow rate is 2500kg / h, and when the rectification pressure is 3MPa, the T2 pressurized rectification column reflux ratio is changed, and the change of the ethyl methyl carbonate mass fraction at the bottom of the tower still is as shown in Table 2 .

[0064] Table 2 Effects of different reflux ratios on the change of the mass fraction of ethyl methyl carbonate at the bottom of the T2 pressurized rectification column

[0065]

[0066] It can be seen from Table 2 that with the increase of reflux ratio, the mass fraction of EMC in the bottom of T2 pressurized distillation column first increases and then the rate of increase slows down obviously. The reason is that with the increase of the reflux ratio, more methanol, ethanol, DMC and the azeotrope of DMC and methanol at the top of the tower are taken away from the liquid phase, and the mass fraction of DMC in the bottom fraction of the tower dec...

Embodiment 3

[0068] Under the operating conditions of Example 1, when the total raw material mass flow rate is 2500kg / h, the pressure of the T2 pressurized rectification tower is changed, and the changes in the mass fractions of the components at the bottom of the tower are shown in Table 3.

[0069] Table 3 The influence of different pressures on the composition of the bottom of the T2 rectification column

[0070]

[0071]It can be seen from Table 3 that the mass fractions of methanol and ethanol in each liquid phase composition decrease as the reaction pressure increases, because the boiling point difference of the azeotrope composition increases at higher pressure, and the azeotrope is easier to separate. However, when the pressure is higher than 3MPa, the components remain basically unchanged. Because high pressure requires high equipment, it will greatly increase the input cost, so 3MPa is the best condition for this rectification process.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a process for synthesizing ethyl methyl carbonate in one step and co-producing ethylene glycol, and relates to manufacturing processes of preparing ethyl methyl carbonate. Theprocess is characterized in that ethyl methyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate and ethylene glycol are directly synthesized in one step under the catalysis of a multifunctional composite alkaline materialcatalyst; when reactive distillation is carried out, azeotropic separation is carried out simultaneously, and no solvent is needed to perform extraction separation on the products, so that technicalprocess of conventional ethyl methyl carbonate synthesis is greatly simplified, meanwhile, multiple components can be separated at one time, and the separation purity is high. The selectivity of methyl ethyl carbonate in the obtained crude product of the reaction can reach up to 70% at maximum, byproducts of dimethyl carbonate and diethyl carbonate can be directly isolated as products, or can be recycled to react continuously to form ethyl methyl carbonate, and the byproduct ethylene glycol as a bulk raw material can be separated through simple distillation. The entire reaction process is clean, efficient, non-polluting and free of generating any waste.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a production process for preparing ethyl methyl carbonate, in particular to a process for synthesizing ethyl methyl carbonate in one step and co-producing ethylene glycol. Background technique [0002] Methyl Ethyl Carbonate (MEC for short), molecular formula: C 4 h 8 o 3 , colorless transparent liquid, density 1.01 g / mL, melting point -55 ° C, boiling point 107 ° C, flammable, can be mixed with organic solvents such as alcohols, ketones, esters in any proportion, is an excellent solvent, ethyl methyl carbonate is due to Its molecular structure has methyl and ethyl groups at the same time, so it has the characteristics of dimethyl carbonate and diethyl carbonate, and can be used as some special organic synthesis reagents, and it is also a solvent for special fragrances. [0003] Due to the low viscosity, large dielectric constant and strong solubility of lithium salts, ethyl methyl carbonate is an excellent lithium-ion batte...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): C07C29/128C07C68/06C07C69/96C07C31/20C07C27/00
CPCC07C29/128C07C68/065C07C69/96C07C31/202Y02P20/10Y02P20/52
Inventor 石磊邓文杰
Owner SHENYANG INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
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