EP2751068A1 - Procédé de préparation de eddn et/ou edmn par réaction de fach et eda - Google Patents

Procédé de préparation de eddn et/ou edmn par réaction de fach et eda

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EP2751068A1
EP2751068A1 EP12756160.3A EP12756160A EP2751068A1 EP 2751068 A1 EP2751068 A1 EP 2751068A1 EP 12756160 A EP12756160 A EP 12756160A EP 2751068 A1 EP2751068 A1 EP 2751068A1
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Hermann Luyken
Sebastian Ahrens
Gordon Brasche
Jens Baldamus
Robert Baumann
Randolf Hugo
Stephanie JAEGLI
Johann-Peter Melder
Jörg PASTRE
Boris Buschhaus
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  • the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of EDDN and / or EDMN by reacting FACH with EDA, wherein the reaction takes place in a reactor with a short residence time.
  • the present invention additionally relates to the preparation of TETA and / or DETA by reacting the EDDN or EDMN thus produced with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.
  • Another object of the present invention is the preparation of epoxy resins, amides or polyamides from the inventively obtained DETA or TETA.
  • EDDN is prepared by reacting EDA with formaldehyde (FA) and hydrogen cyanide (HCN), the molar ratio of EDA to FA to HCN being 1: 1, 5: 1, 5 to 1: 2: 2 [ mol: mol: mol].
  • the preparation can be carried out by reacting a) EDA with FACH, wherein the molar ratio of EDA to FACH is 1: 1, 5 to 1: 2, or that b) EDDN by reacting an ethylenediamine-formaldehyde adduct (EDFA) with hydrogen cyanide, wherein the molar ratio of EDFA to HCN is 1: 1, 5 to 1: 2, or that c) EDA is reacted with a mixture of formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide, wherein the molar ratio of EDA to FA to HCN 1 : 1, 5: 1, 5 to 1: 2: 2, or that d) EDA is reacted simultaneously with formaldehyde and HCN, wherein the molar ratio of EDA to FA to HCN 1: 1, 5: 1, 5 to 1 : 2: 2.
  • EDFA ethylenediamine-formaldehyde adduct
  • these reactions are preferably carried out at a temperature of 10 to 90 ° C and at normal pressure to slightly elevated pressure.
  • Preferred reactors described are a tubular reactor or a stirred tank cascade.
  • the workup of the resulting reaction product is preferably carried out by distillation, in a first stage, first low boilers, such as hydrocyanic acid, are separated off and water is removed in a second distillation step.
  • the remaining Aminonitrilgemisch may still have a residual water content of preferably at least 10 wt .-%.
  • residence times for the reaction of EDA with FACH are disclosed in the examples, which are disclosed in the range from 30 minutes to 2 hours.
  • EDDN and EDMN can form decomposition products which can reduce the yield of EDDN or EDMN and, in a subsequent reaction, for example the subsequent hydrogenation to TETA and / or DETA, can lead to a deteriorated processing quality, in particular to an increase in discoloration.
  • the object of the present invention was to provide a process for the preparation of EDDN and / or EDMN which makes it possible to produce EDDN and / or EDMN in high yields, conversions and selectivities on an industrial scale.
  • EDDN and / or EDMN The proportion of undesired by-products, in particular of decomposition products of EDDN and / or EDMN, should be reduced compared to the prior art. Furthermore, EDDN or EDMN should be made available, which leads in subsequent reactions, such as the hydrogenation to TETA or DETA, to a lesser extent product discoloration and allows a longer service life of the hydrogenation catalyst.
  • FACH formaldehyde cyanohydrin
  • EDA ethylene diamine
  • EDDN and / or EDMN is made by reacting FACH with EDA EDA
  • EDA can be prepared by the EDC (ethylene dichloride) process by reacting ethylene dichloride (EDC) with aqueous ammonia. Details of the method are given, for example, in Ullmann (Article “Amines, aliphatic” in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Karsten Eller, Erhard Henkes, Roland Rossbacher and Hartmut Höke, Published Online: 15 JUN 2000, DOI: 10.1002 / 14356007.a02_001, Page 33).
  • EDA monoethanolamine
  • ammonia article "Amines, aliphatic” in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Karsten Eller, Erhard Henkes, Roland Rossbacher and Hartmut Höke, Published Online: 15 JUN 2000, DOI: 10.1002 / 14356007.a02_001, page 33 or Hans-Jürgen Arpe, Industrial Organic Chemistry, 6th edition (2007), Wiley VCH, 2007).
  • EDA can also be obtained by hydrogenation of aminoacetonitrile (AAN), whereby AAN can be prepared by reacting hydrocyanic acid, formaldehyde (FA) and ammonia.
  • AAN aminoacetonitrile
  • FA formaldehyde
  • ammonia ammonia
  • EDA is used in the form of its free base, but if desired, it is also possible to use salts, such as the dihydrochloride of EDA, as starting material.
  • the purity of the EDA used in the process is preferably 95% by weight and more, more preferably 98% by weight and more, most preferably 99% by weight and more, and most preferably 99.5% by weight or more , FACH production
  • FACH Fluorescence-Activated Chemical Activated Access
  • Ullmann Article "Formaldehyde” in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Günther Reuss, Walter Disteldorf, Armin Otto Gamer and Albrecht Hilt, Published Online: 15 JUN 2000, DOI: 10.1002 / 14356007.a1 1_619, It can be carried out, for example, by reacting formaldehyde with an aqueous hydrocyanic acid.
  • Formaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid are also commercially available chemicals as described above.
  • formaldehyde as described above, used as a 30 to 50% aqueous solution.
  • Hydrocyanic acid can, as described above, be used in gaseous form or as an aqueous solution.
  • FACH A preferred variant for the production of FACH is described in WO 2008/104579.
  • the preparation of FACH can be carried out by reacting aqueous formaldehyde with hydrocyanic acid.
  • formaldehyde is present as a 30 to 50% aqueous solution
  • hydrocyanic acid is preferably used in 90 to 100% purity.
  • This reaction is preferably carried out at a pH of 5.5, which is preferably adjusted with sodium hydroxide or ammonia.
  • the reaction can be carried out at temperatures of 20 to 70 ° C, for example in the loop and / or tubular reactor.
  • purified hydrocyanic acid (HCN) and HCN crude gas can be chemisobiert in aqueous formaldehyde solution under the above conditions to FACH.
  • the crude HCN gas is preferably prepared by pyrolysis of formamide and, in addition to water, contains in particular small amounts of ammonia.
  • the resulting aqueous FACH solution can be concentrated by careful vacuum evaporation, for example with a falling-film or thin-film evaporator.
  • a concentration is carried out on a 50-80 wt .-% aqueous FACH solution.
  • stabilization of the FACH solution by lowering the pH to ⁇ 4, preferably to ⁇ 3, is advantageous, for example by addition of acid, for example by addition of phosphoric acid or preferably of sulfuric acid.
  • a 50 to 80% by weight aqueous solution of FACH is preferably used in the process according to option a).
  • FA Formaldehyde is used as starting material for the production of FACH.
  • Formaldehyde is a commercially available chemical.
  • formaldehyde is used as a 30 to 50% aqueous solution.
  • Hydrocyanic acid is also a commercially available chemical. Hydrocyanic acid can be produced industrially by essentially three different processes. According to a first method, hydrogen cyanide can be obtained by ammoxidation of methane with oxygen and ammonia (Andrussow method). According to a second method, hydrocyanic acid can be obtained from methane and ammonia by ammondehydrogenation in the absence of oxygen. Finally, hydrocyanic acid can be produced industrially by dehydration of formamide.
  • the hydrocyanic acid produced by these processes is usually added to an acidic stabilizer, for example SO 2, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid or an organic acid, such as acetic acid, in order to prevent the autocatalytic polymerization of hydrocyanic acid, which can lead to blockages in pipelines.
  • an acidic stabilizer for example SO 2, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid or an organic acid, such as acetic acid
  • Hydrocyanic acid can be used liquid or gaseous, in pure form or as an aqueous solution.
  • hydrocyanic acid Preference is given to hydrocyanic acid as from 50 to 95% by weight, particularly preferably from 75 to
  • Hydrocyanic acid is preferably used in a purity of more than 90% by weight or more.
  • Stabilizer-free HCN is preferably used.
  • the stabilizer is an organic acid, especially acetic acid.
  • the EDDN preparation is carried out substantially free of cyanogen salts, such as KCN.
  • water can also be supplied additionally, for example by using the educts in the form of their aqueous solutions.
  • FA and / or HCN are generally used as an aqueous solution for the production of FACH.
  • the amount of water is generally in the range of 1 to 50 moles per mole, preferably in the range of 2 to 40 moles, and more preferably in the range of 3 to 30 moles per mole of EDA used.
  • EDA is mixed with water before being introduced into the adiabatic reactor and before mixing with the other starting materials, such as FACH; since, when EDA and water are mixed, the temperature of the aqueous EDA stream generally increases due to the exotherm of the hydrating hydrate.
  • EDA heat of hydration before entering the EDA into the reactor the temperature rise in the adiabatic reactor can be reduced.
  • devices for the mixture of EDA and water static mixers empty lines with turbulent flow, pumps or heat exchangers are suitable.
  • water is preferably mixed with EDA in a molar ratio of water to EDA of from 1: 1 to 6: 1.
  • the reaction of EDA and FACH preferably takes place in the presence of an organic solvent.
  • Preferred organic solvents are those selected from the group consisting of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic, aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols and ethers.
  • the organic solvent is stable under the conditions of subsequent hydrogenation of EDDN and / or EDMN.
  • the organic solvent is condensable at a pressure in the range of 50 to 500 mbar in the range of 20 to 50 ° C in order to use normal cooling water in the subsequent workup of EDDN or EDMN for condensing.
  • the organic solvent boils low enough to be able to adjust a bottom temperature of less than 100 ° C. in the subsequent water separation during the work-up of the reaction effluent.
  • Preferred organic solvents are, for example, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, toluene, N-methylmorpholine, o-xylene, m-xylene or p-xylene, anisole, n-pentane, n-hexane, n-heptane, n-octane, n-nonane , Diisobutyl ether, mineral spirits, gasoline, benzene, diglyme, tetrahydrofuran, 2- and 3-methyltetrahydrofuran (MeTHF) and cyclohexanol, or mixtures of these compounds.
  • cyclohexane methylcyclohexane, toluene, N-methylmorpholine, o-xylene, m-xylene or p-xylene, anisole, n-pentane, n-hexane, n-heptane, n-
  • Particularly preferred solvents are cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, toluene, N-methylmorpholine, o-xylene, m-xylene or p-xylene, anisole, n-pentane, n-hexane, n-heptane, n-octane, n-nonane, diisobutyl ether, Mineral spirits, gasoline (benzene), diglyme and MeTHF, or mixtures of these compounds.
  • the amount of organic solvent is generally 0.1 to 50 kg per kg, preferably 1 to 30 kg, more preferably 3 to 25 kg per kg of EDA used.
  • an organic solvent which has a boiling point which lies between water and EDDN or EDMN, in particular under the conditions of the distillative water removal described below.
  • organic solvents boiling in this region allow for particularly efficient separation of water from the reaction effluent obtained in the reaction of FACH and EDA.
  • Particularly preferred solvents having a boiling point between water and EDDN or EDMN are toluene, N-methylmorpholine, o-xylene, m-xylene or p-xylene, anisole, n-octane, n-nonane, diisobutyl ether and diglyme, or Mixtures thereof.
  • Some of the above-mentioned organic solvents can form a low-boiling azeotrope with water.
  • a low-boiling azeotrope corresponds in the ⁇ , ⁇ diagram to the substance mixture at the maximum of the vapor pressure. The boiling point of this mixture has a minimum in the ⁇ , ⁇ diagram and is below that of the pure substances involved.
  • Particularly preferred organic solvents having a boiling point which lies between water and EDDN or EDMN and which form a low-boiling azeotrope with water are toluene, N-methylmorpholine, o-xylene, m-xylene or p-xylene, anisole, Octane, n-nonane, diisobutyl ether and diglyme, or mixtures thereof.
  • the organic solvent having a boiling point between water and EDDN and / or EDMN forms a low-boiling azeotrope with water
  • the organic solvent has a miscibility in water, particularly among those Conditions of the following work-up steps described. This facilitates the later separation of water and organic solvents.
  • the solubility of such an organic solvent is 1 wt% or less, more preferably 0.5 wt% or less, and most preferably 0.1 wt% or less.
  • toluene is preferred as such an organic solvent.
  • an organic solvent which has a boiling point below the boiling point of water and which forms a low-boiling azeotrope with water, in particular under the conditions of the distillative water separation described below.
  • Particularly preferred solvents which have a boiling point below the boiling point of water and which form a low-boiling azeotrope with water are n-pentane, n-hexane, n-heptane, tetrahydrofuran, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, mineral spirits, gasoline (benzene) or mixtures thereof .
  • Such a solvent should preferably have a boiling point of at least 50 ° C. and more preferably of at least 60 ° C. under normal conditions in order to achieve such high condensation temperatures, so that the use of brine on the condenser can be avoided.
  • the solvent used which has a boiling point below the boiling point of water and which forms a low-boiling azeotrope with water under the conditions prevailing in the reaction of FACH and EDA conditions or the subsequent workup, a low solubility in water or a Miscibility gap with water.
  • the solubility of such an organic solvent in water is 1 wt% or less, more preferably 0.5 wt% or less, and most preferably 0.1 wt% or less.
  • the reaction of EDA and FACH to EDDN and / or EDMN is carried out in the presence of toluene as solvent and the subsequent hydrogenation of EDDN and / or EDMN to TETA and / or DETA is carried out in the presence of THF.
  • this can be a particular be set efficient solvent composite, which allows the return of organic solvents in the process.
  • the presence of THF during the subsequent hydrogenation especially when the hydrogenation is carried out in suspension mode, can reduce the agglomeration tendency of the suspension catalysts used.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention relates to the preparation of TETA and / or DETA by hydrogenating EDDN and / or EDMN with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst, characterized in that the preparation of EDDN and / or EDMN from FACH and EDA in the presence toluene is used as solvent and the hydrogenation is carried out in suspension mode in the presence of THF.
  • THF is supplied after the EDDN and / or EDMN preparation and that after the EDDN and / or EDMN preparation, a treatment of EDDN or EDMN with an adsorbent, preferably a solid, acidic adsorbent, in the presence of THF takes place.
  • an adsorbent preferably a solid, acidic adsorbent
  • the reaction of FACH and EDA takes place in a reactor with limited backmixing at a temperature in the range from 20 to 120 ° C., and a short residence time. Accordingly, this present invention relates to
  • FACH formaldehyde cyanohydrin
  • EDA ethylenediamine
  • Examples of a reactor with limited backmixing are a tube reactor and a stirred tank cascade.
  • the reaction of FACH and EDA is particularly preferably carried out in a tubular reactor ("plug flow reactor").
  • the ratio of height to diameter of the tubular reactor is preferably 1: 1 to 500: 1, more preferably 2: 1 to 100: 1, and most preferably 5: 1 to 50: 1.
  • the tubular reactor may contain internal internals that counteract backmixing.
  • the internals may be, for example, balls, diaphragms, sieve plates or static mixers.
  • an empty tube is used as tube reactor.
  • the location of the reactor is insignificant. It can be vertical or horizontal, or run as a spiral or sly.
  • the residence time in the reaction of FACH with EDA in the reactor in the claimed temperature range is 300 seconds or less, preferably 200 seconds or less, more preferably 100 seconds or less, and most preferably 60 seconds or less.
  • the residence time is preferably in the range from 1 to 300 seconds, particularly preferably 5 to 200 seconds, very particularly preferably 10 to 100 seconds and particularly preferably 15 to 60 seconds.
  • the reactor inlet corresponds to the mixing point at which FACH and EDA are brought into contact.
  • the reactor outlet corresponds to the point at which the temperature of the reaction mixture is lowered by cooling.
  • the reactor outlet corresponds to the point at which the reaction mixture enters the heat exchanger for cooling.
  • the reactor outlet corresponds to the last mixing point at the outlet of the reactor, at which further organic solvent is supplied for cooling.
  • the reactor outlet corresponds to the expansion valve, through which the reaction mixture is partially evaporated as described below.
  • the reactor volume also comprises the parts of the pipe or supply lines to the reactor, which are brought into contact between the reactor inlet (mixing point, at the EDA and FACH) and the reactor outlet (eg expansion valve, inlet to the heat exchanger or the last one) Mixing point at the outlet of the reactor, to which organic solvent is supplied for cooling) are.
  • the FACH-containing stream and the aqueous EDA stream are mixed at the input of the reactor.
  • the mixing can be effected by means of static mixers, suitable internals, such as random packings, in particular Raschig rings, or by generating a turbulent flow at and after the mixing point.
  • a turbulent flow can be effected by injection or injection of one of the educts into the other educt.
  • the reaction of EDA with FACH in the very particularly preferred embodiment takes place under adiabatic conditions, ie the reaction temperature is raised by the heat of reaction liberated. According to the invention, it is necessary for the reaction temperature not to exceed 120 ° C., since in the context of this invention an increased decomposition of the target products EDDN or EDMN was observed above this temperature.
  • the starting materials and optionally organic solvent and optionally water can be cooled to temperatures in the range of 10 to 50 ° C, preferably 20 to 40 ° C and particularly preferably 25 to 35 ° C before being introduced into the reactor;
  • the reactor or a part of the reactor can be provided with cooling devices;
  • reaction mixture an organic solvent
  • One or more of the above measures may be combined.
  • the educts, and optionally organic solvent and water can be introduced at a temperature in the range of 10 to 50 ° C, preferably 15 to 40 ° C and particularly preferably 20 to 35 ° C in the reactor. If the temperature of the educts are above these preferred ranges, then the starting materials can be cooled down with suitable cooling devices, for example heat exchangers, in particular plate, tube bundle or double-jacket heat exchangers.
  • suitable cooling devices for example heat exchangers, in particular plate, tube bundle or double-jacket heat exchangers.
  • the reactor or part of the reactor may alternatively or additionally be provided with cooling devices.
  • the reactor may have a jacket cooling. It is also possible that there are elements in the reactor, which can dissipate heat, such as internal heat exchangers.
  • the reaction mixture may be cooled by adding further organic solvent before or during the reaction.
  • the total amount of organic solvent should preferably not be above 50 kg per kg of EDA, preferably 30 and more preferably 25 kg per kg of EDA.
  • the organic solvent for cooling at a temperature in the range of 10 to 50 ° C, preferably 15 to 40 ° C and particularly preferably 20 to 35 ° C is introduced into the reactor.
  • the outlet temperatures in the range of 50 to 120 ° C, preferably in the range of 60 to 1 10 ° C and more preferably in the range of 70 to 100 ° C.
  • the cooling takes place both by adding organic solvent and by cooling the tubular reactor via a cooling jacket.
  • the reaction mixture is, as described, additionally cooled at the outlet of the reactor.
  • the cooling of the reaction mixture can be effected, for example, by cooling by means of suitable cooling devices, addition of further organic solvent or by flash evaporation.
  • the cooling of the reaction mixture at the outlet of the reactor will be described in more detail below.
  • the process can be controlled such that the proportion of EDMN in the reaction product varies and EDMN is not obtained as a by-product but as the second main reaction product.
  • the ratio of EDDN to EDMN in the reaction of FACH and EDA is influenced by the molar ratio of the starting materials as described below.
  • the molar ratio of EDA to FACH in the reaction of EDA with FACH is in the range of 1: 1 to 1: 2 [mol / mol].
  • the molar ratio of EDA to FACH is about 1: 1, 8 to 1: 2
  • the molar ratio of EDA to FACH is preferably 1: 1.5 to 1: 2, more preferably 1: 1.8 to 1: 2.
  • a high EDDN content in the reaction mixture advantageous if EDDN is to be hydrogenated in a subsequent reaction to TETA.
  • the molar ratio of EDA to FACH is preferably 1: 1 to 1: 1.5, more preferably 1: 1 to 1: 1.3.
  • a higher EDMN content in the reaction mixture is advantageous when EDMN is to be hydrogenated in a subsequent reaction to DETA.
  • the reaction is preferably carried out in the presence of one of the abovementioned organic solvents, in particular the preferred and particularly preferred organic solvents mentioned.
  • the amount of solvent used is generally 0.1 to 50 kg per kg, preferably 1 to 30 kg, more preferably 3 to 25 kg per kg of EDA used, as described above.
  • FACH is preferably mixed with an organic solvent, one of the foregoing organic solvents, especially toluene, to a FACH-containing stream, using either fresh organic solvent or organic solvent recovered from the subsequent work-up.
  • EDA as described above, is also preferably mixed with water to form an aqueous EDA stream before being introduced into the reactor when the subsequent reaction with FACH is carried out in an adiabatically operated reactor.
  • the heat of hydration arising during the mixing of water and EDA can already be removed before the reactor.
  • an organic solvent is added to the reaction mixture prior to introduction into the reactor in order to limit adiabatic temperature increase when the reaction is carried out in an adiabatically operated reactor, i. in a reactor which is substantially not cooled and in which the reaction temperature is raised by the heat of reaction liberated.
  • the organic solvents used can help limit the increase in temperature by absorbing heat of reaction according to their heat capacity and contributing to a lower temperature rise. In general, the higher the amount of supplied solvent, the more the temperature rise can be limited.
  • the organic solvent is cooled or added at ambient temperature to allow it to absorb heat.
  • the organic solvent is preferably introduced into the reactor at a temperature in the range from 10 to 50.degree. C., preferably from 15 to 45.degree. C. and more preferably from 20 to 40.degree
  • organic solvents can - as described below - also accelerate cooling of the reaction mixture after it leaves the reactor, for example by depressurizing the solvent-containing reaction mixture so that at least part of the organic solvent evaporates. Due to the additional evaporation of the organic solvent, the reaction mixture can be additionally deprived of heat.
  • the reaction mixture is cooled at or after the outlet of the reactor, especially when the reaction is carried out in an adiabatically operated reactor. The cooling of the reaction mixture can be carried out as described above and in more detail below.
  • the reaction output is usually a mixture of EDDN and EDMN.
  • the ratio of EDDN to EDMN can generally be influenced by the ratio of the educts used.
  • the weight ratio of EDDN to EDMN is generally from 30:70 to 95: 5, preferably from 50:50 to 95: 5, more preferably from 75:25 to 90:10
  • the reaction may optionally contain organic solvent.
  • the reaction effluent contains one of the abovementioned or preferred and particularly preferred organic solvents.
  • the reaction effluent contains toluene.
  • the reaction discharge particularly preferably contains 5 to 30% by weight and very particularly preferably 10 to 20% by weight and more preferably 12 to 18% by weight of toluene, based on the reaction product.
  • the reaction discharge contains essentially no further organic solvents in addition to toluene.
  • the reaction effluent generally contains water which is formed in the reaction of FACH and EDA as reaction water or which was fed together with the educts or separately.
  • the reaction mixture from the reaction of EDA and FACH after leaving the reactor and cooled before working up. Accordingly, the particularly preferred embodiment relates to
  • Cooling of the reaction mixture from the reaction of FACH and EDA is particularly preferred when the last stage of the reaction was carried out in an adiabatically operated reactor, in particular a tubular reactor.
  • the temperature after cooling in the range of 20 to
  • the cooling of the reaction mixture can be carried out by means of suitable cooling devices, such as heat exchangers, in particular plate, tube bundle or double-shell heat exchangers. It is also possible that further organic solvent is supplied for cooling. However, as previously mentioned, the total amount of organic solvent should preferably not be above 50 kg per kg of EDA, preferably 30 and more preferably 25 kg per kg of EDA. Preferably, the organic solvent for cooling at a temperature in the range of 10 to 50 ° C, preferably 15 to 40 ° C and more preferably 20 to 35 ° C introduced into the reactor.
  • the cooling is most preferably carried out by flash evaporation.
  • the reaction mixture from the EDDN or EDMN preparation is usually expanded into a container under reduced pressure via a valve at the outlet of the last reactor in which EDDN or EDMN production takes place.
  • the reduced pressure is preferably adjusted so that a portion of the water used and the components boiling more readily than EDDN or EDMN are converted into the gas phase in the reaction effluent and the educts, such as EDDN or EDMN, as well as a portion of the water, and If necessary, organic solvent remain in the liquid phase.
  • 10 to 80 wt .-%, particularly preferably 20 to 70 wt .-% and most preferably 30 to 60 wt .-% of the water present in the reaction mixture is evaporated in the flash evaporation and transferred to the gas phase.
  • the reduced pressure is 1000 mbar and less, more preferably 300 mbar and less and most preferably 200 mbar and less.
  • the reduced pressure is 10 to 1000 mbar, preferably 50 to 300 mbar and particularly preferably 100 to 200 mbar.
  • the proportion of the components present in gaseous form after the flash evaporation is preferably partially condensed in a cooler, the condensation preferably being operated in such a way that water and any solvent used are substantially completely condensed.
  • Lighter boiling components e.g. Ammonia, HCN, methanol or CO2 are preferably not condensed and can be removed in gaseous form or supplied to combustion.
  • the work-up of the condensed phase may depend on whether the reaction of EDA with FACH was carried out in the presence of an organic solvent and then which organic solvent was used.
  • the aqueous condensate can be fed to the column K2 described below, in which low boilers are separated from water. It is also possible to supply the water for disposal, for example, a wastewater treatment. If an organic solvent is used which is miscible with water or has no miscibility gap with water, the condensed mixture of organic solvent and water is usually separated by distillation into an aqueous stream and a solvent-containing stream, the solvent-containing stream being preferred is returned to the process or can be introduced into a column K1 described below.
  • the aqueous stream can generally be introduced into a water treatment.
  • the condensed mixture is preferably fed to a phase separator, so that the condensed phase can be divided into a phase, which contains the organic solvent, and an aqueous phase can be separated.
  • the separation of organic solvent and water can generally be carried out without additional distillation.
  • the separated water after phase separation can then generally be introduced directly into a sewage treatment plant or returned to the process, for example for mixing EDA with water.
  • organic solvents in which the amount of solvent dissolved in the aqueous phase is very low are particularly preferred.
  • examples of these are toluene, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, octane, heptane and xylene.
  • the aqueous phase obtained after the phase separation can also be introduced into a distillation apparatus K2, in which water as the bottom product is separated off from lower-boiling organic components.
  • the thus separated water can be recycled, for example, as a solvent in the process (for example, for the production of an aqueous EDA solution) or a sewage treatment plant or a biological wastewater treatment can be supplied.
  • the organic low-boiling components which are separated off overhead by distillation in the column K2 for example organic solvents which are lighter than water or solvents which form a low-boiling azeotrope with water, HCN or toluene
  • the organic low-boiling components can be fed to the condenser connected downstream of the flash evaporation.
  • the organic phase obtained after the phase separation is preferably passed into the column K1 described below or recycled as organic solvent in the process.
  • the EDDN- or EDMN-containing reaction product which is in the liquid phase after flash evaporation into the reduced pressure vessel is preferably fed, as described below, to a distillation column K1 in which water is depleted of EDDN and EDMN, respectively.
  • the two phases as described below, separately or together fed to a column K1. It is further preferred that when the column contains K1 packing, both liquid phases separated from each other to lead to separate liquid distributor. After cooling, the reaction product used in the production of EDDN or
  • EDMN accumulates, be further worked up by methods known in the art. This relates for example to the separation of the reaction product from unreacted starting material and any solvent present. Working up of the reaction product from EDDN or EDMN production
  • reaction product obtained in the production of EDDN or EDMN can be worked up further by methods known to those skilled in the art. This relates for example to the separation of the reaction product from unreacted starting material and any solvent present.
  • the reaction discharge from the EDDN or EDMN preparation is preferably worked up by firstly i) carrying out a low boiler separation and then ii) carrying out a water depletion.
  • the depletion of the low boilers is preferably carried out by stripping.
  • the reaction effluent from the EDDN or EDMN production can be stripped with nitrogen in order to remove traces of hydrocyanic acid, which can occur, for example, as a decomposition product of FACH.
  • the separation of low-boiling components can also be effected by distillation. If the removal of low boilers takes place by distillation, then it is preferred that the residence time in the distillation be kept short, for example by carrying out the distillation in a falling film evaporator or wiped film evaporator.
  • the low boiler removal as described above, by flash evaporation.
  • the flash evaporation has the advantage that the low boiler removal and the cooling of the reaction can be carried out in one process step. Wasserabreich ceremonies
  • the water depletion after the depletion of low boilers preferably takes place in a distillation column K1.
  • the column is generally operated so that an aqueous stream is withdrawn at the top of the column, while at the bottom of the column an EDDN or EDMM-containing stream is withdrawn.
  • the discharge from the EDDN or EDMN preparation is preferably fed together with the distillation agent (see definition below) into the upper region, preferably at the top, of a distillation column K1.
  • the organic solvent as distillation agent into the stripping section of the column, preferably into the lower section of the column, and more preferably into the bottom of the column.
  • HCN which may be contained in the recycled organic solvent, can react with EDMN to EDDN. This can reduce the amount of HCN removed.
  • the distillation column K1 preferably has internals for increasing the separation efficiency.
  • the distillative internals may, for example, be in the form of an ordered packing, for example as a sheet-metal package such as Mellapak 250 Y or Montz Pak, type B1 -250. There may also be a package of lesser or increased specific surface area, or a fabric packing or other geometry package such as Mellapak 252Y may be used.
  • the advantage of using these distillative internals is the low pressure loss and the low specific liquid hold-up in comparison to, for example, valve trays.
  • the fixtures can be in one or more beds.
  • the number of theoretical plates is generally in the range of 3 to 25, preferably 5 to 15.
  • the top pressure in the column K1 is preferably adjusted so that the bottom temperature is in the range specified below.
  • the bottom temperature is 100 ° C or less because it has been found in the present invention that EDMN or EDDN is unstable in the presence of water at higher temperatures and decomposes to undesirable by-products.
  • a bottom temperature in the range of less than 100 ° C, more preferably less than 80 ° C and most preferably less than 60 ° C is set to. More preferably, the bottom temperature is in the range of 20 to 100 ° C, more preferably in the range of 30 to 80 ° C and most preferably in the range of 40 to 60 ° C.
  • the top pressure is preferably 10 mbar to 1 bar, more preferably 30 mbar to 700 mbar and most preferably 50 to 500 mbar.
  • the top pressure in the column K1 is less than 300 mbar, more preferably 100 to 200 mbar and most preferably 130 to 180 mbar.
  • the formation of deposits in the column internals, in particular the column packings can be substantially reduced in the temperatures which are established in the column at these head pressures.
  • the distillation is carried out in the presence of an organic solvent which has a boiling point between water and EDDN and / or EDMN at the distillation pressure prevailing in the column or which forms a low-boiling azeotrope with water.
  • This preferred embodiment thus relates to the preparation of EDDN and / or EDMN by reacting FACH and EDA, wherein the reaction takes place in the presence of water, and depleted after the reaction water from the reaction mixture in a distillation column, characterized in that the distillation in Is carried out presence of an organic solvent which has a boiling point between water and EDDN and / or EDMN at the prevailing distillation column in the column or which forms a low-boiling azeotrope with water.
  • the organic solvent which has a boiling point between water and EDDN and / or EDMN at the distillation pressure prevailing in the column, or which forms a low-boiling azeotrope with water, is hereinafter referred to as a distillation agent.
  • Preferred distillers are the organic solvents mentioned at the beginning which have a boiling point between water and EDDN and / or EDMN or which form a low-boiling azeotrope with water.
  • the distillation agent be supplied before or during the reaction of FACH, and EDA.
  • the amount of organic solvent is generally 0.1 to 50 kg per kg, preferably 1 to 30 kg, more preferably 3 to 25 kg per kg of EDA used.
  • the amount of distillation agent should generally be such that in the column bottom of the distillation column K1 - as described above, preferably a bottom temperature in the range of less than 100 ° C, more preferably less than 80 ° C and most preferably less than 70 ° C and especially preferably less than 60 ° C is set.
  • the bottom temperature is in the range of 20 to 100 ° C, more preferably in the range of 30 to 80 ° C and most preferably in the range of 40 to 60 ° C.
  • the bottom temperature is 100 ° C or less because it has been found in the present invention that EDMN or EDDN is unstable in the presence of water at higher temperatures and decomposes to undesirable by-products.
  • distillation agent If the distiller forms a low boiling azeotrope with water, then it is necessary that the amount of distillation agent be sufficient to be on the correct "side" of the azeotrope, ie that the amount of distillation agent must be sufficient to contain the head
  • the amount of solvent required can be determined routinely by the person skilled in the art, depending on the chosen distillation agent, from generally known tables and reference books for azeotropes.
  • the top pressure in the column K1 is, as described above, preferably 10 mbar to 1 bar, more preferably 30 mbar to 700 mbar and most preferably 50 to 500 mbar. In a very particular embodiment, the top pressure in the column K1 is less than 300 mbar, more preferably 100 to 200 mbar and most preferably 130 to 180 mbar. In the context of this invention, it has been recognized that the formation of deposits in the column internals, in particular the column packings, can be substantially reduced at the temperatures which are established at these top pressures in the column.
  • the condenser of the distillation column K1 is generally operated at a temperature at which most of the water or water azeotrope is condensed at the corresponding top pressure.
  • the operating temperature of the capacitor in the range of 20 to 70 ° C, preferably 25 to 50 ° C.
  • the condenser generally accumulates a condensate which contains essentially water or a light-weighting water azeotrope.
  • the condensate of the column K1 can either be discharged or returned to the process. Possibly. the condensate can be separated before recirculation or discharge in water and distillation, for example by distillation. For example, the distillation of water in the above-described column K2 can be carried out.
  • distillation medium has a miscibility gap with water
  • separation of water and distillation agent can also be effected by means of phase separation.
  • the vapors from the top of the column K1 are fed to the condenser, at which the vapors which are formed in the flash evaporation, ie, that the vapors from the column K1 and from the flash evaporation are preferably driven onto a common condenser. Reaction discharge from the column K1
  • the EDDN or. EDMN-containing mixture preferably contains the distillate used in the distillative removal of water.
  • the EDDN or. EDMN-containing mixture from the bottom of the column K1 preferably 5 to 30 wt .-% toluene and most preferably 10 to 20 wt .-% and particularly preferably 12 to 18 wt .-%, based on the discharged sump.
  • EDMN-containing mixture from the bottom of column K1 contains-in contrast to the amounts of more than 10% by weight described in the prior art-preferably less than 3% by weight, particularly preferably less than 1% by weight % Water, most preferably less than 0.5% and more preferably less than 0.3% water by weight.
  • the EDDN- or EDMN-containing mixture thus obtained can be hydrogenated directly in a subsequent reaction with hydrogen and in the presence of a catalyst to give DETA or TETA.
  • the EDDN- or EDMN-containing mixture after the water depletion is purified before the hydrogenation of the EDDN or EDMN to form TETA or DETA, in which the EDDN- or EDMN-containing mixture is treated with an adsorbent treated.
  • the treatment is carried out with a solid, acidic adsorbent.
  • a solid, acidic adsorbent it has been found that with solid, acidic adsorbents, the service life of hydrogenation catalysts in the subsequent hydrogenation can be extended to DETA or TETA. It has furthermore been found that the formation of the by-products aminoethylpiperazine (AEPIP) which occur in the hydrogenation of EDDN or EDMN, which as a rule are associated with the loss of activity of the catalyst, can be reduced.
  • AEPIP aminoethylpiperazine
  • adsorbent is a solid, acidic adsorbent.
  • step a) Methods for the reaction of FACH and EDN in the presence of water (step a)) have been described above.
  • low-boiling components such as HCN or methanol
  • HCN or methanol low-boiling components
  • the reaction effluent from the EDDN or EDMN preparation for example by stripping or flash evaporation, and the water-containing EDDN or EDMN subsequently fed to a distillation in which water is depleted.
  • the distillation takes place, as described above, in the presence of a distillation agent (definition see above).
  • the EDDN or EDMN mixture from stage b) preferably contains 95% by weight EDDN and / or EDMN and more, particularly preferably 97% by weight and more, very particularly preferably 99% by weight and more, based on the EDDN mixture minus the distilling agent and / or organic solvent ("distillate-free and solvent-free") as described above.
  • the mixture obtained from stage b) preferably contains the distillate used in the depletion of water.
  • the EDDN or EDMN mixture from step b) preferably contains 5 to 30 wt .-% toluene, particularly preferably 10 to 20 wt .-% toluene, and most preferably 12 to 18 wt. -%.
  • the EDDN or EDMN mixture from stage b) contains preferably 5 to 50 Gew. -% EDDN and / or EDMN, particularly prefers 8 to 30 Gew. -% EDDN and / or EDMN, and most preferably 10 to 20 wt .-% EDDN and / or EDMN.
  • the EDDN or EDMN mixture obtained from stage b) preferably contains less than
  • step c) the EDDN or EDMN obtained from stage b) is treated with a solid, acidic adsorbent in the presence of an organic solvent.
  • Suitable solvents are all organic solvents which can be used for the reaction of EDDN or EDMN. As mentioned above, it is preferred that the organic solvents used are stable under the conditions of EDDN and EDMN hydrogenation, respectively.
  • the organic solvent is fed before the treatment of the EDDN or EDMN mixture from step b) with the adsorbent.
  • the concentration of EDDN and / or EDMN in the mixture which is treated with the adsorbent in the range of 5 to 50 wt .-%, particularly preferably 8 to 30 wt .-% and very particularly preferably 10 to 20 wt .-% is.
  • the water content of organic solvents supplied after EDDN and / or EDMN preparation and before or during the treatment of the EDDN and / or EDMN with adsorbent have a low water content, since it was found that low Amounts of water in the treatment with adsorbent can reduce the absorbency of the adsorbent and in the subsequent hydrogenation of EDDN or EDMN polar impurities can be introduced, leading to undesirable side reactions.
  • the organic solvent fed in more preferably contains less than 0.5% by weight of water, more preferably less than 0.3% by weight of water, very preferably less than 0.1% by weight of water and particularly preferably less than 0 , 03 wt .-% water.
  • THF is supplied as organic solvent. When THF was used, particularly good catalyst service lives could be achieved in the subsequent hydrogenation. If the subsequent hydrogenation is carried out in suspension mode, the use of THF can reduce the agglomeration tendency of suspension catalysts during the hydrogenation.
  • solid, acidic adsorbent is understood as meaning a water-insoluble porous material which, because of its large surface area, can bind water or other molecules to it by physical or chemical forces
  • An acidic adsorbent usually has functional groups that behave under the conditions of adsorption as Bronsted or Lewis acids.
  • an acidic sorbent is able to retain preferred basic substances compared to less basic substances.
  • Preferred solid, acidic adsorbents are acidic metal oxides, such as silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide, boron oxide (B2O3), zirconium dioxide, silicates, aluminosilicates, borosilicates, zeolites (in particular special in the H form), acid ion exchangers, and silica gel, eg Sorbead WS from BASF SE, or mixtures of these substances.
  • acidic metal oxides such as silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide, boron oxide (B2O3), zirconium dioxide, silicates, aluminosilicates, borosilicates, zeolites (in particular special in the H form), acid ion exchangers, and silica gel, eg Sorbead WS from BASF SE, or mixtures of these substances.
  • Very particularly preferred solid, acidic adsorbents are silicon dioxide and silica gel.
  • silica gels e.g. by acidification of aqueous Natronwas- serglas solutions and drying of the initially obtained silica sols can be prepared, as described for example in Hollemann-Wiberg (Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry, 102nd edition, Verlag Walter Gruyter, 2007, page 962).
  • Examples of particularly preferred silica gels are Sorbead WA from BASF SE and Silikagel KG 60 from Merck KGaA.
  • the solid, acidic adsorbent is a substance selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide, boron oxide (B2O3), zirconium oxide, silicates, aluminosilicates, borosilicates, zeolites (in particular in the H form), acidic ion exchangers and silica gel.
  • the feature solid acidic adsorbent comprises neither activated carbon nor non-acidic (basic) ion exchangers.
  • the treatment of the obtained in step b) EDDN or EDMN mixture with organic solvent can be carried out either continuously, semi-continuously or discontinuously.
  • the treatment can be carried out batchwise, for example by bringing the adsorbent into contact with the EDDN or EDMN in the presence of an organic solvent.
  • the treatment may be carried out by suspending the adsorbent in the mixture to be purified, e.g. by stirring in a suitable container.
  • the treatment time in the batchwise treatment is generally in the range of 1 minute to 48 hours, preferably 5 minutes to 24 hours, more preferably 1 hour to 16 hours and particularly preferably 2 to 8 hours.
  • the amount of adsorbent is preferably in the range of 0.1 to 25 wt .-%, more preferably in the range of 0.5 to 20 wt .-% and most preferably in the range of 1 to 10 wt .-%, based on the sum of EDDN, EDMN and organic solvent.
  • the pressure is usually not critical. However, it is preferred to set a pressure at which the mixture to be purified is liquid.
  • the pressure is usually 1 to 10 bar.
  • the treatment is generally carried out at temperatures of less than 150 ° C, preferably less than 100 ° C, more preferably less than 80 ° C and most preferably less than 60 ° C.
  • the discontinuous treatment with adsorbent can be carried out under an inert gas atmosphere, for example under nitrogen or argon.
  • the adsorbent can be separated by suitable methods of EDDN or EDMN, for example by filtration, centrifugation or sedimentation.
  • the treatment of the mixture to be purified takes place continuously.
  • the mixture to be purified is passed over one or more fixed beds or beds of the adsorbent.
  • the adsorbent may also be arranged in the form of a fluidized bed
  • the fixed bed or the bed is preferably arranged in a tube or a heat exchanger.
  • the fixed bed or the bed is generally traversed by the mixture to be purified.
  • the load is preferably 0.01 to 20, more preferably 0.05 to 15 and most preferably 0.1 to 10 kg to be purified mixture per kg of adsorbent per hour.
  • the fixed bed volume and the size of the adsorbent particles can be varied within wide limits and thus adapted to the selected reaction conditions and the process conditions.
  • the particle size of the solid acidic adsorbents used is preferably 0.1 to 10, particularly preferably 0.5 to 6 and very particularly preferably 1 to 4 mm, since it has been found that particles which are too large have negative diffusion effects and particles which are too small cause clogging in the adsorber being able to lead.
  • the particles are spherical.
  • the adsorbent is present in a fixed bed in carousel arrangement, in particular with regeneration, i. Two or more fixed beds are alternatively flowed through, so that the unused fixed beds can be regenerated.
  • the pressure is usually not critical. However, it is preferred to set a pressure at which the mixture to be purified is liquid.
  • the pressure is usually 1 to 10 bar.
  • the treatment is carried out, as described above, usually at temperatures of less than 150 ° C, preferably less than 100 ° C, more preferably less than 80 ° C and most preferably less than 60 ° C.
  • the continuous treatment with adsorbent can be carried out under an inert gas atmosphere, for example under nitrogen or argon.
  • the adsorbent or parts of the adsorbent e.g. Abrieb
  • suitable methods of EDDN or EDMN for example by filtration, centrifugation or sedimentation.
  • the regeneration of the adsorbent can be carried out by washing with water, preferably by washing with dilute aqueous acids, more preferably first by washing with water and then by washing with dilute aqueous acids.
  • dilute, organic acids are preferably used, more preferably
  • the concentration of acids in the dilute aqueous acids is 10% by weight or less.
  • the sorbent is dried by introducing a dry gas such as air or nitrogen.
  • a dry gas such as air or nitrogen.
  • the sorbent and / or the gas is warmed up.
  • the sorbent is dried by passing a dry organic solvent over it.
  • the dry organic solvent preferably contains 1% by weight of water or less, particularly preferably 0.5% by weight or less, very particularly preferably 0.1% by weight or less and especially preferably 0.05% by weight or fewer.
  • the dry organic solvent can be passed either liquid or vapor over the adsorbent.
  • the mixture from stage c) preferably comprises EDDN and / or EDMN together with the organic solvent in the presence of which the treatment with adsorbents has been carried out and, if appropriate, distillation agent which was preferably present during the water depletion. Possibly. the mixture from stage c) may contain further organic solvents.
  • the water content of the mixture from stage c) is preferably lower than the water content of the EDDN or EDMN mixture before the treatment with adsorbent, since the adsorbent also has a drying effect.
  • the water content of the mixture from stage c) is preferably 0.1% by weight or less, more preferably 0.03% by weight or less.
  • the EDDN or EDMN mixture obtained from stage c) can be purified; for example, the optionally added organic solvent can be separated off from EDDN or EDMN.
  • the mixture obtained from c) is preferably fed directly to the hydrogenation without further work-up.
  • the hydrogenation can be carried out as described below.
  • the hydrogenation of EDDN or EDMN to TETA or DETA is generally carried out by reacting EDDN or EDMN with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst and an organic solvent.
  • the production of EDDN or EDMN preferably takes place-as described above-in accordance with one of the options a) to d) described above, in particular of the preferred embodiments described therein.
  • the reaction mixture from the EDDN or EDMN production is cooled, preferably by flash evaporation.
  • reaction mixture from the EDDN or EDMN preparation is purified, preferably, as described, by depletion of low boilers, preferably by flash evaporation, and subsequent distillation to deplete water, preferably in the presence of a distillation agent.
  • the EDDN or EDMN mixture after depletion of water is treated with an adsorbent, preferably as described with a solid, acidic adorbent.
  • the mixture which is introduced into the hydrogenation preferably contains EDDN and / or EDMN.
  • the proportion of EDDN and / or EDDN in the mixture that is fed to the hydrogenation is preferably in the range from 5 to 50% by weight, particularly preferably 8 to 30% by weight and very particularly preferably 10 to 20% by weight. % is.
  • the mixture introduced into the hydrogenation contains the organic solvent present in the treatment with adsorbent.
  • TETA or DETA takes place in the presence of hydrogen.
  • the hydrogen is generally used technically pure.
  • the hydrogen may also be in the form of a hydrogen-containing gas, i. with admixtures of other inert gases, such as nitrogen, helium, neon, argon or carbon dioxide are used.
  • inert gases such as nitrogen, helium, neon, argon or carbon dioxide
  • reformer effluents, refinery gases, etc. can be used as the hydrogen-containing gases, if and insofar as these gases do not contain any contact poisons for the hydrogenation catalysts used, for example CO.
  • TETA or DETA preferably takes place in the presence of an organic solvent.
  • the organic solvent is the same solvent that was present in the treatment with adsorbent. However, it is also possible to add another solvent or the solvent, which during the treatment with adsorbent was present, separate and add a new solvent.
  • organic solvent it is possible to use all organic solvents which can be used in the preparation of EDDN or EDMN, in particular the organic solvents mentioned as preferred.
  • the weight ratio of organic solvent to EDDN or EDMN during the hydrogenation is preferably 0.01: 1 to 99: 1, more preferably 0.05: 1 to 19: 1 and most preferably 0.5: 1 to 9: 1.
  • the hydrogenation is carried out in the presence of THF, since in THF the agglomeration tendency of catalysts in the suspension mode of operation can be reduced.
  • the hydrogenation is particularly preferably in the presence of so much
  • THF instead that the content of EDDN and / or EDMN during the hydrogenation is preferably in the range of 5 to 50 wt .-%, particularly preferably 8 to 30 wt .-% and most preferably 10 to 20 wt .-%.
  • the hydrogenation of EDDN or EDMN can also be carried out in the presence of water.
  • EDDN or EDMN which contains less than 3% by weight, preferably less than 1% by weight, particularly preferably less than 0.5% by weight of water and particularly preferably less than 0.3% by weight. , based on EDDN or EDMN contains.
  • EDDN and / or EDMN having a low water content is obtained by treating the EDDN and / or EDMN with adsorbent.
  • the hydrogenation takes place in the presence of basic compounds, which are preferably in suitable solvents, such as alkanols, such as C 1 -C 4 -alkanols, e.g. Methanol or ethanol, or ethers, such as cyclic ethers, e.g. THF or dioxane are added to the reaction mixture.
  • suitable solvents such as alkanols, such as C 1 -C 4 -alkanols, e.g. Methanol or ethanol
  • ethers such as cyclic ethers, e.g. THF or dioxane are added to the reaction mixture.
  • solutions of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxides or of hydroxides of the rare earth metals in water, particularly preferably solutions of LiOH, NaOH, KOH and / or CsOH.
  • the concentration of alkali metal and / or alkaline earth metal hydroxide, based on the mixture to be hydrogenated, in the is from 0.005 to 1 wt .-%, more preferably 0.01 to 0.5 wt .-% and most preferably 0.03 to 0.1 wt .-%.
  • amides and / or amines such as ammonia and EDA.
  • the amount of by-products formed such as AEPIP, can be reduced in the hydrogenation.
  • Preferred examples of such additives are ammonia and ethylenediamine.
  • the amount of these additives is 0.01 to 10 moles per mole of EDDN + EDMN.
  • the basic additives can generally be fed batchwise or continuously and before and / or during the hydrogenation.
  • catalysts for the hydrogenation of the nitrile function to the amine catalysts can be used, which as active species one or more elements of the 8th subgroup of the periodic table (Fe, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt), preferred Fe, Co, Ni, Ru or Rh, more preferably Co or Ni.
  • oxidic catalysts containing the one or more active species in the form of their oxygen-containing compounds and so-called skeletal catalysts (also known as Raney® type, hereinafter also: Raney catalyst), which by leaching (activation) an alloy of hydrogenation-active metal and another component (preferably Al) are obtained.
  • the catalysts may additionally contain one or more promoters.
  • Raney catalysts are used in the hydrogenation of EDDN and / or EDMN, preferably Raney cobalt or Raney nickel catalysts and more preferably with at least one of the elements Cr, Ni or Fe doped Raney cobalt or with one of the elements Mo, Cr or Fe doped Raney nickel catalysts.
  • the catalysts can be used as unsupported catalysts or supported.
  • Metal oxides such as Al 2 O 3, SiO 2, ZrC 2, Z 2, mixtures of metal oxides or carbon (activated carbons, carbon blacks, graphite) are preferably used as supports.
  • the oxide catalysts are used outside the reactor or in the reactor by reduction of the metal oxides in one When the catalysts are reduced outside the reactor, they may be passivated by an oxygen-containing gas stream or embedded in an inert material to prevent uncontrolled oxidation in air and to produce a safe, high-temperature gas stream
  • the inert material used may be organic solvents such as alcohols but also water or an amine, preferably the reaction product become.
  • An exception in the activation are the skeletal catalysts, which are prepared by leaching with aqueous base, such. As described in EP-A 1 209 146, can be activated.
  • the catalysts are used as powder, grit or shaped body (preferably extrudates or tablets).
  • Particularly preferred fixed bed catalysts are the full cobalt contacts disclosed in EP-A1 742 045, doped with Mn, P, and alkali metal (Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs).
  • the catalytically active composition of these catalysts before reduction with hydrogen from 55 to 98 wt .-%, in particular 75 to 95 wt .-%, cobalt, 0.2 to 15 wt .-% phosphorus, 0.2 to 15 wt. -% manganese and 0.05 to 5 wt .-% alkali metal, especially sodium, each calculated as the oxide.
  • catalysts disclosed in EP-A 963 975 whose catalytically active composition before treatment with hydrogen contains 22 to 40% by weight ZrÜ2.1 to 30% by weight of oxygen-containing compounds of copper, calculated as CuO, 15 to 50 wt .-% oxygen-containing compounds of nickel, calculated as NiO, wherein the molar Ni: Cu ratio is greater than 1, 15 to 50 wt .-% oxygen-containing compounds of cobalt, calculated as CoO, 0 to 10 wt .-% oxygen-containing Compounds of aluminum and / or manganese, calculated as Al2O3 or MnÜ2, and no oxygen-containing compounds of molybdenum, for example, the catalyst A disclosed in this document with the composition 33 wt .-% Zr, calculated as ZrC "2, 28th % Ni, calculated as NiO, 1 1% by weight Cu, calculated as CuO and 28% by weight Co, calculated as CoO
  • the catalysts disclosed in EP-A 696 572 their catalytically active composition
  • % oxygen-containing compounds of molybdenum calculated as M0O3, and 0 to 10 wt .-% of oxygen-containing compounds of aluminum and / or manganese, calculated as AI2O3 or MnÜ2 contains.
  • the specifically disclosed in this document catalyst having the composition 31, 5 wt .-% ZrÜ2, 50 wt .-% NiO, 17 wt .-% CuO and 1, 5 wt .-% M0O3.
  • catalysts described in WO-A-99/44984 comprising (a) iron or a compound based on iron or mixtures thereof, (b) from 0.001 to 0.3% by weight, based on (a) of Promoter on the basis of 2, 3, 4 or 5 elements selected from the group AI, Si, Zr, Ti, V, (c) from 0 to 0.3 wt .-% based on (a) of a compound the base of an alkali and / or alkaline earth metal, and (d) from 0.001 to 1 wt .-% based on (a) manganese.
  • Raney catalysts are preferably used.
  • the active catalyst is prepared as a "metal sponge" from a binary alloy (nickel, iron, cobalt, with aluminum or silicon) by dissolving a partner with acid or alkali. Residues of the original alloying partner often act synergistically.
  • the Raney catalysts used for the hydrogenation of EDDN and / or EDMN are preferably prepared starting from an alloy of cobalt or nickel, more preferably cobalt, and another alloying component which is soluble in alkalis. Aluminum is preferably used in this soluble alloy component, but other components such as zinc and silicon or mixtures of such components may also be used.
  • the soluble alloying component is wholly or partly extracted with alkali, for which example aqueous sodium hydroxide solution can be used.
  • alkali for which example aqueous sodium hydroxide solution can be used.
  • the catalyst can then z. B. be washed with water or organic solvents.
  • promoters are metals of subgroups IB, VIB and / or VIII of the Periodic Table, such as chromium, iron, molybdenum, nickel, copper, etc.
  • the activation of the catalysts by leaching the soluble component can either be in the reactor itself or before it is charged to the reactor.
  • the preactivated catalysts are sensitive to air and pyrophoric and are therefore usually under a medium such.
  • a medium such as water, an organic solvent or a substance that is present in the subsequent hydrogenation (solvent, educt, product) stored and handled or embedded in an organic compound which is solid at room temperature.
  • a Raney cobalt skeletal catalyst is used consisting of a Co / Al alloy by leaching with aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution, e.g. Sodium hydroxide solution, and subsequent washing with water was obtained, and preferably contains as promoters at least one of the elements Fe, Ni or Cr.
  • Such preferred Raney co-catalysts typically contain, in addition to cobalt, 1 to 30% by weight Al, especially 2 to 12% by weight Al, very particularly 3 to 6% by weight Al, 0 to 10% by weight Cr , especially 0.1-7 wt.% Cr, especially 0.5-5 wt.% Cr, in particular 1.5- 3.5 wt.% Cr, 0-10 wt.% Fe, especially 0.1 to 3 wt.% Fe, more particularly 0.2 to 1 wt.% Fe, and / or 0 to 10 wt.% Ni, especially 0.1 to 7 wt.% Ni, especially 0.5-5 wt .-% Ni, in particular 1 - 4 wt .-% Ni, wherein the weights are in each case based on the total weight of catalyst.
  • a cobalt skeletal catalyst "Raney 2724" from W. R. Grace & Co. can be used as catalyst in the hydrogenation, this catalyst having the following composition:
  • the catalysts which are used in the reaction of EDDN or EDMN with hydrogen can, if appropriate, be regenerated with decreasing activity and / or selectivity by methods known to the person skilled in the art, for example in WO 99/33561 and the publications cited therein ,
  • WO 2008/104553 discloses that catalysts which are used for the hydrogenation of TETA or DETA can be regenerated. For regeneration, a method according to WO 99/33561 is to be used.
  • WO 99/33561 discloses a process for the regeneration of Raney catalysts, wherein initially the separation of the catalysts from the reaction medium takes place and the separated catalyst is treated with an aqueous basic solution which has a concentration of basic ions of more than 0.01 mol / kg and the mixture at temperatures of less than 130 ° C for 1 to 10 hours, if necessary, in the presence of hydrogen holds. Subsequently, the catalyst is washed with water or a basic solution until the wash water has a pH in the range of 12 to 13.
  • the regeneration of the catalyst can be carried out in the actual reactor (in situ) or on the finished catalyst (ex situ). In the case of fixed-bed processes, regeneration is preferably carried out in situ.
  • the entire catalyst is regenerated.
  • the regeneration usually takes place during a short-term shutdown.
  • Raney catalysts are regenerated by treating the Raney catalysts with liquid ammonia and hydrogen. Regeneration should be possible with simple technical means. In addition, the regeneration should be done with as little time as possible in order to reduce breastfeeding as a result of the catalyst regeneration. Furthermore, the regeneration should allow for the most complete recovery of the activity of the catalysts used.
  • this particularly preferred embodiment relates to a
  • a process for the regeneration of Raney catalysts used in the reaction of EDDN or EDMN with hydrogen wherein the catalyst with liquid ammonia having a water content of less than 5 wt.% And hydrogen at a partial pressure from 0.1 to 40 MPa in the temperature range of 50 to 200 ° C for at least 0.1 hours.
  • the previously described doped and undoped Raney catalysts are regenerated.
  • Raney catalysts which are used in the reaction of EDDN or EDMN with hydrogen.
  • Raney-Co is regenerated using this preferred embodiment.
  • the Raney catalyst is treated with ammonia.
  • the ammonia used in this particularly preferred embodiment contains less than 5 wt .-%, preferably less than 3 wt .-% and most preferably less than 1 wt .-% water.
  • Such "anhydrous" ammonia is a commercially available product.
  • the regeneration can be carried out in all reactors which can be used for the hydrogenation of EDDN or EDMN to TETA or DETA, and which are described below and above.
  • the hydrogenation can be carried out in a stirred reactor, jet loop reactor, jet nozzle reactor, bubble column reactor, tubular reactor, but also in a crude bundle reactor or in a cascade of such identical or different reactors.
  • the hydrogenation can be continuous or discontinuous.
  • the preferred reactor is first emptied prior to treatment with ammonia thereto, for example, by removing the reactor contents from the reactor, e.g. by pumping or draining.
  • the emptying of the reactor should be largely complete.
  • Preferably more than 80% by weight, more preferably more than 90% by weight and most preferably more than 95% by weight of the reactor contents should be drained or pumped off.
  • the liquid ammonia may also be due to condensation reactions within the reactor, for example from the condensation of EDA to AEPIP.
  • the treatment of the catalyst with liquid ammonia takes place in this particularly preferred embodiment at a temperature of 50 to 350 ° C, preferably 150 to 300 ° C, particularly preferably 200 to 250 ° C.
  • the duration of the treatment is preferably 0.1 to 100 hours, preferably 0.1 to 10 hours and more preferably 0.5 to 5 hours.
  • the weight ratio of amount of ammonia fed to catalyst is preferably in the range from 1: 1 to 1000: 1, more preferably in the range from 50: 1 to 200: 1.
  • ammonia is circulated during the treatment with ammonia, for example by pumping over, or preferably by stirring.
  • the treatment of the catalyst with ammonia takes place in the most preferred embodiment in the presence of hydrogen.
  • the hydrogen partial pressure in the treatment with ammonia is preferably in the range from 1 to 400 bar, more preferably at 5 to 300 bar.
  • the concentration of anions in the liquid ammonia is less than 0.01 mol / kg, very particularly preferably less than 0.0099 mol / kg and particularly preferably less than 0.005 mol / kg.
  • ammonia can be separated from the catalyst. This is done for example by emptying the reactor and / or stopping the ammonia feed.
  • the Raney catalyst Before and after the treatment of the Raney catalyst with liquid ammonia, the Raney catalyst can be rinsed one or more times with organic solvent and / or water.
  • the treatment of the catalyst with organic solvent and / or water after the separation of ammonia or after termination of the ammonia feed is not absolutely necessary because the ammonia does not interfere with the subsequent hydrogenation and can be continuously discharged from the reactor.
  • TETA or DETA is generally carried out by reacting EDDN or EDMN with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst and an organic solvent.
  • the temperatures are generally in a range of 60 to 150 ° C, preferably from 80 to 140 ° C, especially at 100 to 130 ° C.
  • the pressure prevailing in the hydrogenation is generally from 5 to 400 bar, preferably from 60 to 325 bar, particularly preferably from 100 to 280 bar and particularly preferably from 170 to 240 bar.
  • the pressure in the hydrogenation using Raney catalysts in the range of 170 to 240 bar since in this pressure range the formation of AEPIP can be reduced.
  • the formation of AEPIP can accelerate the deactivation of the catalyst.
  • the particularly preferred embodiment relates to a
  • EDDN or the aminonitrile mixture containing EDDN is fed at a rate of hydrogenation which is not greater than the rate at which EDDN and optionally the other components of the aminonitrile mixture react with hydrogen in the hydrogenation.
  • Hydrogenation of EDDN to TETA generally requires at least four moles of hydrogen per mole of EDDN.
  • reaction of EDDN or EDMN with hydrogen in the presence of catalysts can be carried out continuously, semicontinuously or discontinuously in conventional reaction vessels suitable for catalysis in a fixed bed, fluidized bed, suspension mode. Reaction vessels are suitable for carrying out the hydrogenation, in which it is possible to contact the EDDN or EDMN and the catalyst with the hydrogen under pressure.
  • the hydrogenation in suspension mode can be carried out in a stirred reactor, jet loop reactor, jet nozzle reactor, bubble column reactor, or in a cascade of such identical or different reactors.
  • the hydrogenation on a fixed bed catalyst preferably takes place in one or more tube reactors but also tube bundle reactors.
  • the hydrogenation of the nitrile groups takes place with the release of heat, which usually has to be removed.
  • the heat dissipation can be done by built-in heat exchanger surfaces, cooling jackets or external heat transfer in a loop around the reactor.
  • the hydrogenation reactor or a hydrogenation reactor cascade can be run in straight passage.
  • a circulation procedure is possible in which a part of the reactor discharge is returned to the reactor inlet, preferably without prior workup of the circulation stream.
  • the circulation stream can be cooled by means of an external heat exchanger in a simple and cost-effective manner and thus the heat of reaction can be dissipated.
  • the reactor can also be operated adiabatically. With adiabatic operation of the reactor, the temperature rise in the reaction mixture can be limited by cooling the feeds or by supplying "cold" organic solvent.
  • a simple and cost-effective design is possible.
  • An alternative is a cooled tube bundle reactor (only in the case of the fixed bed).
  • a combination of the two modes is conceivable.
  • a fixed bed is followed by a suspension reactor.
  • the catalyst can be arranged in a fixed bed (fixed-bed mode) or suspended in the reaction mixture (suspension mode).
  • the catalyst is suspended in the reaction mixture to be hydrogenated.
  • the settling rate of the hydrogenation catalyst in the chosen solvent should be low in order to keep the catalyst well in suspension.
  • the particle size of the catalysts used in the suspension procedure is therefore preferably between 0.1 and 500 ⁇ m, in particular 1 and 100 ⁇ m.
  • EDDN or EDMN are preferably fed continuously into the reactor and a stream which contains the hydrogenation products TETA or DETA is continuously removed from the reactor.
  • EDDN or EDMN are initially charged together with organic solvent.
  • the amount of catalyst in the batchwise batchwise process is preferably from 1 to 60% by weight, more preferably from 5 to 40% by weight, and most preferably from 20 to 30% by weight, based on the total reaction mixture.
  • the residence time in the reactor is preferably 0.1 to 6 hours, more preferably 0.5 to 2 hours, in the case of a discontinuous suspension procedure.
  • the residence time in the reactor is preferably 0.1 to 6 hours, more preferably 0.5 to 2 hours, in a continuous suspension procedure.
  • the catalyst loading in the continuous suspension procedure is preferably 0.1 to 10 kg, preferably 0.5 to 5 kg EDDN + EDMN per kg catalyst and hour.
  • the catalyst loading based on the catalyst surface preferably 10 "6 to 10" 4 kg EDDN + EDMN per m 2 of catalyst surface area and per hour, wherein the catalyst surface according to the BET method (DIN 66131).
  • the catalyst loading based on the catalyst surface 0.25 10 "5 to 5-10” 5 kg EDDN + EDMN per m 2 of catalyst surface area and per hour and is most preferably 0.5-10 "5 to 2-10 "5 kg EDDN + EDMN per m 2 of catalyst surface and hour.
  • the particularly preferred embodiment relates to a
  • a process for the preparation of TETA and / or DETA by reacting EDDN and / or EDMN with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst in suspension characterized in that the catalyst loading, based on the catalyst surface 10 -6 to 10 -4 kg EDDN + EDMN per m 2 of catalyst surface and hour, wherein the catalyst surface is determined according to the BET method.
  • the power input via the stirrer is preferably 0.1 to 100 KW per m 3 .
  • Used catalyst can be separated by filtration, centrifugation or cross-flow filtration. It may be necessary to compensate for losses of original amount of catalyst by attrition and / or deactivation by adding fresh catalyst.
  • the catalyst is disposed in a fixed catalyst bed.
  • the catalyst loading in the continuous hydrogenation in the fixed bed reactor is preferably 0.1 to 10 kg, preferably 0.5 to 5 kg EDDN + EDMN per kg of catalyst and hour.
  • the catalyst loading based on the catalyst surface preferably 10 "6 to 10" 4 kg EDDN + EDMN per m 2 of catalyst surface area and per hour, wherein the catalyst surface area is determined according to the BET method (DIN 66131) .
  • the catalyst loading, based on the catalyst surface area is particularly preferably 0.25-10 "5 to 5-10 " 5 kg EDDN + EDMN per m 2 catalyst surface area and Hour and most preferably 0.5-10 "5 to 2-10 " 5 kg EDDN + EDMN per m 2 of catalyst surface and hour.
  • the particularly preferred embodiment relates to a
  • a process for the preparation of TETA and / or DETA by reacting EDDN and / or EDMN with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst in a fixed bed characterized in that the catalyst loading, based on the catalyst surface 10 -6 to 1 CH kg EDDN + EDMN per m 2 catalyst surface and hour, wherein the catalyst surface is determined according to the BET method.
  • the reaction effluent from the hydrogenation usually also contains other higher or lower boiling organic substances as by-products, such as methylamine, AEPIP, PIP or TEPA or basic compounds or additives which were added before or during the hydrogenation, for example alkali metal hydroxides, alcoholates , Amides, amines and ammonia.
  • the hydrogenation product preferably further contains organic solvent which was present during the hydrogenation, preferably the organic solvent which was also present during the treatment with adsorbent, in particular THF.
  • the reaction effluent further preferably contains distillation agents, in particular toluene, which was preferably used in the distillative depletion of water after EDDN or EDMN production.
  • the reaction generally also contains small amounts of water.
  • the amounts of water contained in the effluent from the hydrogenation correspond to the quantities which originate from the EDDN or EDMN preparation and the workup preferably carried out.
  • the effluent from the hydrogenation may optionally be further purified.
  • the catalyst can be separated by methods known to those skilled in the art.
  • the separation of hydrogen is preferably carried out by lowering the pressure at which the hydrogenation was carried out to a value at which hydrogen is gaseous, but the other components are present in the reaction effluent but in the liquid phase.
  • the reaction product is from a hydrogenation pressure of
  • THF tetrahydrofuran
  • EDDN EDDN
  • EDMN ethylene glycol
  • THF trifluorohydrofuran
  • THF can be condensed out and recovered.
  • THF may be recovered by scrubbing with a higher boiling solvent such as toluene or TETA. Separation of the organic solvents
  • Organic solvents present in the reaction discharge are generally likewise removed by distillation.
  • the main products can be isolated from the reaction product together or individually by methods known to those skilled in the art. If the two main products are isolated together, for example by distillation, they can then be separated into the two individual products. Ultimately, you will get pure TETA and pure DETA. Other impurities, byproducts or other ethylene amines such as TEPA or PIP can also be separated from the respective product by methods known to those skilled in the art.
  • TETA may also be isolated together with diaminoethylpiperazine or piperazinyl ethyl ethylenediamine formed in minor amounts.
  • the workup of the hydrogenation from the hydrogenation of EDDN is preferably carried out by distillation.
  • the hydrogenation effluent contains THF, then it is preferable to recycle THF into the process. In particular, it is preferred to reuse the THF which was present in the hydrogenation for the treatment of EDDN and / or EDMN with adsorbent.
  • EDMN polar impurities can be introduced, which lead to undesirable side reactions.
  • THF and water form a low-boiling azeotrope.
  • the removal of water and THF can be carried out, for example, as 2 pressure distillation
  • the separation of THF by a process for separating a Itemssaustrags obtained in the reaction of EDDN or EDMN with hydrogen in the presence of THF and a catalyst, which TETA or DETA, water and optionally higher and lower than TETA or DETA boiling organic compounds, characterized in that
  • the separation of hydrogen is carried out, as described above, preferably by lowering the pressure at which the hydrogenation was carried out to a pressure at which hydrogen is gaseous, but the other components are present in the reaction effluent but in the liquid phase.
  • the reaction effluent from a hydrogenation pressure of preferably 60 to 325 bar, more preferably 100 to 280 bar, and most preferably 170 to 240 bar to a pressure of 5 to 50 bar relaxed in a container.
  • Hydrogen and possibly ammonia, as well as a small amount of vaporized low-boiling substances, such as THF are obtained at the top of the container. Hydrogen and optionally ammonia can be recycled to the hydrogenation of EDDN or EDMN.
  • THF can be condensed out and recovered. Alternatively, THF can be recovered by scrubbing with a higher boiling solvent such as toluene or TETA.
  • reaction effluent is fed to a column DK1.
  • the portion of the reaction discharge which has remained liquid after the expansion is preferably passed into a column DK1.
  • the exact operating conditions of the distillation column can be routinely determined according to the separation efficiency of the column used by the skilled person on the basis of the known vapor pressures and evaporation equilibria of the introduced into the distillation column components according to conventional calculation methods.
  • the column is preferably designed as a tray column.
  • a tray column are located in the interior of the column shelves on which the mass transfer takes place. Examples of different soil types are sieve trays, tunnel trays, dual-flow trays, bubble trays or valve trays.
  • the column preferably has a stripping section and a reinforcing section. But it can also have only one output part.
  • the number of theoretical plates is generally in the range of 5 to 30, preferably 10 to 20.
  • the pressure of the column is preferably chosen so that a bottom temperature in the range of 100 to 250 ° C is established.
  • the top pressure is 1 to 30 bar, more preferably 3 to 25 bar.
  • the operating temperature of the capacitor is in the range of 30 to 70 ° C, preferably 35 to 50 ° C.
  • low-boiling components such as ammonia or methylamine
  • This stream can subsequently be supplied to combustion.
  • condenser condensate precipitates mainly the separated azeotrope of water and THF.
  • the condensate or a part of the condensate is fed to an organic solvent which is substantially immiscible with water and which has a higher boiling point under the distillation conditions in the column DK1 than the forming THF / water azeotrope, which is deducted at the top of the column.
  • organic solvents which are essentially immiscible with water are those organic solvents in which less than 500 ppm by weight of water can be dissolved.
  • Preferred organic solvents which are substantially immiscible with water are toluene, n-heptane, n-octane, n-nonane and the like.
  • the amount of organic solvent fed which is substantially immiscible with water, is generally chosen to cause phase failure and to separate the phases by conventional engineering means such as separation in a phase separation vessel.
  • the weight ratio of organic solvent fed, which is substantially immiscible with water, to condensate is preferably 0.1: 1 to 10: 1, more preferably 0.5: 1 to 5: 1, and most preferably 0.8: 1 to 2 : 1.
  • the resulting mixture of condensate and organic solvent, which is substantially immiscible with water, is preferably passed into a phase separator where it is placed in a aqueous phase and a phase containing THF and the substantially water immiscible solvent, disintegrates.
  • the bottoms discharge contains less than 1 wt .-%, more preferably less than 1000 ppm by weight and more preferably less than 200 ppm by weight of water.
  • the bottoms discharge from column DK1 also contains TETA or DETA, THF, the substantially water-immiscible solvent, and optionally further organic solvent (which derives from dehydration and phase separation) and generally organic by-products, such as PIP, AEPIP and TEPA ,
  • the bottom product from column DK1 is passed into a distillation column DK2, in which THF is removed overhead and at the bottom of the
  • Water-miscible solvent and optionally contains additional toluene.
  • Evaporation equilibrium of the introduced into the distillation column components are routinely determined by conventional calculation methods.
  • the column is preferably designed as a tray column.
  • a tray column In a tray column are located in the interior of the column shelves on which the mass transfer takes place. Examples of different soil types are sieve trays, tunnel trays, dual-flow trays, bubble trays or valve trays.
  • the column preferably has only one stripping section.
  • the number of theoretical plates is generally in the range of 5 to 30, preferably 10 to 20.
  • the top pressure is more preferably 200 mbar to 5 bar, particularly preferably 500 mbar to 2 bar.
  • a temperature is preferably set which is above the evaporation temperature of THF, so that THF is essentially completely converted into the gas phase.
  • a temperature is set at the bottom of the column, which is in the range of 100 to 250 ° C.
  • the condenser of the distillation column DK2 is usually operated at a temperature at which most of the THF condenses at the corresponding top pressure becomes.
  • the operating temperature of the capacitor is in the range of 30 to 70 ° C, preferably 35 to 50 ° C.
  • a condensate accumulates, which essentially contains THF.
  • This THF preferably contains less than 200 ppm by weight, more preferably less than 100 ppm by weight, of water, so that it is particularly suitable for recycling to the working up of the reaction effluent or the EDDN or EDMN preparation.
  • a bond can be created between the EDDN or EDMN hydrogenation and the EDDN or EDMN production, which reduces the amounts of organic solvents required.
  • the condensate at the top of the column DK2 may also contain traces of the organic solvent, which is substantially immiscible with water. Nevertheless, as described above, the condensate can be recycled to the EDDN or EDMN workup, since these solvents, as described above, are also a preferred organic solvent in this step.
  • the amount of organic solvent which is substantially immiscible with water, reduced in the condensate by a precondensator is connected upstream of the top of the column, which is operated in the temperature range of 80 to 150 ° C, preferably 100 to 130 ° C.
  • the number of trays in the enrichment section of the column DK2 can be increased and / or a portion of the condensate can be added as reflux to the column.
  • DK2 At the bottom of the column DK2 usually falls to a bottom product, which contains TETA or DETA, toluene, and generally the by-products AEPIP, PIP and TEPA.
  • THF which is obtained by 2-pressure distillation or which according to the particularly preferred embodiment at the top of the column DK 2, before returning to the process, in particular before returning to the adsorber stage further dehydrated with a molecular sieve.
  • the molecular sieve has a pore diameter of less than 4 A, so that only water and ammonia are retained, but not other amines such as methylamine and ethylamine. The absorption capacity of the molecular sieve as adsorbent for the separation of water is thereby increased. Workup of the bottoms product
  • the bottom product from column DK2 is passed into a column DK3, in which a stream is withdrawn at the top, which contains predominantly toluene and / or the substantially water-immiscible solvent, and as the bottom product a stream is withdrawn, which contains predominantly TETA or DETA, AEPIP and generally the by-products PIP, AEPIP and TEPA.
  • the exact operating conditions of the distillation column can be routinely determined according to the separation efficiency of the column used by the skilled person on the basis of the known vapor pressures and evaporation equilibria of the introduced into the distillation column components according to conventional calculation methods.
  • the distillation column preferably has internals for increasing the separation efficiency.
  • the distillative internals may, for example, be in the form of an ordered packing, for example as a sheet-metal package such as Mellapak 250 Y or Montz Pak, type B1 -250. There may also be a package with lesser or increased specific surface area, or a fabric packing or other geometry package such as Mellapak 252Y may be used.
  • the advantage of using these distillative internals is the low pressure loss and the low specific liquid hold-up in comparison to, for example, valve trays.
  • the installations can be in one or more beds.
  • the column preferably has a stripping and a reinforcing part.
  • the bottoms discharge from column DK2 is preferably supplied in a spatial range between 30% and 90% of the theoretical plates of the distillation column (counted from below), more preferably in a spatial range between 50% and 80% of the theoretical plates of the distillation column.
  • the feed may be slightly above the center of the theoretical plates. The optimum feed point can be determined by the skilled person with the usual calculation tools.
  • the number of theoretical plates is generally in the range of 3 to 25, preferably 5 to 15.
  • a temperature is set at the bottom of the column, which is in the range of 100 to 250 ° C.
  • the top pressure is preferably 10 mbar to 1 bar, particularly preferably 30 mbar to 500 mbar.
  • the condenser of the distillation column is usually operated at a temperature at which most of the toluene and / or the substantially water-immiscible solvent is condensed at the appropriate top pressure.
  • the operating temperature of the capacitor is in the range of 30 to 70 ° C, preferably 35 to 50 ° C.
  • a condensate which essentially contains toluene and / or the substantially water-immiscible organic solvent is obtained.
  • the toluene thus obtained and / or the substantially water-immiscible organic solvent can be returned to the process, for example by feeding it to the condensate from column DK1.
  • toluene and / or the essentially water-immiscible organic solvent can also be fed to the EDDN or EDMN work-up, for example before the flash evaporation. In this way it is possible to achieve an economic connection.
  • DK3 At the bottom of the column DK3 usually falls to a stream containing TETA or DETA, and generally the by-products AEPIP, PIP and TEPA. This bottoms discharge can be worked up further by conventional methods and separated into the individual constituents.
  • the bottom discharge from column DK3 is passed into a column DK4 in which a mixture of PIP, AEPIP and DETA is obtained at the top, a mixture of pentamines such as TEPA and other high boilers is obtained at the bottom and as side draw TETA stream is withdrawn with a purity of more than 99 wt .-%.
  • the exact operating conditions of the distillation column can be routinely determined according to the separation efficiency of the column used by the skilled person on the basis of the known vapor pressures and evaporation equilibria of the introduced into the distillation column components according to conventional calculation methods.
  • the distillation column preferably has internals for increasing the separation efficiency.
  • the distillative internals may, for example, be in the form of an ordered packing, for example as a sheet-metal package such as Mellapak 250 Y or Montz Pak, type B1 -250. There may also be a package with lesser or increased specific surface area, or a fabric packing or other geometry package such as Mellapak 252Y may be used.
  • the advantage of using these distillative internals is the low pressure loss and the low specific liquid hold-up in comparison to, for example, valve trays.
  • the installations can be in one or more beds.
  • the column preferably has a stripping and a reinforcing part.
  • the bottoms discharge from column DK3 is preferably supplied in a spatial range between 30% and 90% of the theoretical plates of the distillation column (counted from below), more preferably in a spatial range between 50% and 80% of the theoretical plates of the distillation column.
  • the feed may be slightly above the center of the theoretical plates. The optimum feed point can be determined by the skilled person with the usual calculation tools.
  • the number of theoretical plates is generally in the range of 5 to 30, preferably 10 to 20.
  • the top pressure is more preferably 1 mbar to 400 mbar, more preferably 5 mbar to 300 mbar.
  • a temperature is preferably set which is above the evaporation temperature of toluene, so that toluene passes substantially completely into the gas phase.
  • a temperature is set at the bottom of the column, which is in the range of 150 to 250 ° C.
  • the condenser of the distillation column is usually operated at a temperature of preferably 30 to 70 ° C, more preferably 35 to 50 ° C.
  • the condensate is condensed, which essentially contains a mixture of DETA, PIP and AEPIP.
  • Part of the condensate can be recycled as reflux into the column DK4.
  • At the bottom of the column DK4 usually falls to a stream which contains substantially en mixture of pentaamines, such as TEPA, and other high boilers.
  • the side stream is preferably withdrawn below the feed line of the bottom stream from column DK4, preferably in the range of 10% to 60%, more preferably in the range of 15 to 35% of the theoretical plates of the distillation column (counted from below).
  • the sidestream preferably contains more than 99% by weight, particularly preferably more than 99.5% by weight, of TETA.
  • the TETA or DETA produced by the process according to the invention and the preferred embodiments generally has a high quality and is thus particularly suitable for further reactions, for example for reaction with epoxy compounds for the preparation of epoxy resins or for reaction with acids Production of amides or polyamides.
  • Another object of the present invention is therefore also a process for the preparation of epoxy resins or amides or polyamides, characterized in that in a first stage TETA and / or DETA is prepared according to the invention, and in a second stage, the TETA or DETA is converted to epoxy resins, amides or polyamides.
  • TETA and / or DETA is prepared according to the invention
  • the TETA or DETA is converted to epoxy resins, amides or polyamides.
  • FIG. 1 shows the production of EDDN or EDMN from EDA (1) and FACH (5).
  • the preferred process parameters can be taken from the above description.
  • Uncondensed components (9), such as ammonia, HCN, methanol or CO2, are removed from the process.
  • the condensate (10) condensed on the condenser (V) is introduced into a phase separation vessel (VI) and separated into an aqueous phase (14) and a toluene-containing phase (11).
  • the aqueous phase (14) from the phase separation vessel (VI) can be recycled to the process, for example, for the preparation of an aqueous EDA solution in mixer (I) or in a biological wastewater treatment can be initiated (not shown).
  • the aqueous phase (14) can also be introduced into a column K2 (VIII), in which water as the bottom product (16) is separated off from low-boiling components (15).
  • the low boilers (15) for example lighter than water-boiling solvents or low-boiling water azeotropes or HCN, can be used directly be led to the condenser (V), on which also the gaseous phase from the flash evaporation is condensed.
  • Non-condensable components are discharged as stream (9) from the process.
  • the toluene-containing phase (11) can be recycled to the process as an organic solvent and mixed with the FACH-containing stream from the FACH preparation.
  • losses of toluene can be supplemented by a toluene supplement.
  • the toluene-containing phase (11) can preferably be introduced together with the liquid phase (12) from the flash template (IV) into a column K1 (VII).
  • a gaseous, substantially aqueous top product is withdrawn, which is passed directly to the condenser (V) and passed into the phase separation vessel (VI).
  • the phase separation vessel as described above, forming aqueous phase (15) discharged, passed into the mixer (I), or the column K2 (VIII) are supplied.
  • a mixture of EDDN or EDMN and toluene is withdrawn.
  • the mixture (17) of toluene and EDDN or EDMN is diluted with THF (18) and treated in an adsorber (IX) with adsorbent, preferably with a solid, acidic adsorbent. From the adsorber, a mixture of EDDN and / or EDMN with toluene and THF (20) is obtained, which contains only small amounts of water.
  • the EDDN or EDMN mixture can be passed into a hydrogenation in which EDDN or EDMN is hydrogenated to TETA or DETA.
  • FIG. 2 shows the production of TETA or DETA from EDDN or EDMN.
  • EDDN or EDMN which can be prepared by reacting FACH, and EDA according to one of the options a) to d) mentioned in the description, and which has been worked up, preferably by i) removal of low boilers, for example by stripping, flash evaporation or distillation and ii) distilling off water, preferably in the presence of an organic solvent which has a boiling point between water and EDDN or EDMN under the conditions of water separation or which forms a water-boiling azeotrope, is referred to in Figure 3 as "unpurified” EDDN
  • Such "unpurified” EDDN or EDMN is mixed with THF (18) and treated in an adsorber with adsorbent, preferably solid, acidic adsorbent.
  • the stream (1) leaving the adsorber is passed into a hydrogenation reactor (I) in which the adsorbed "purified" EDDN or EDMN in the presence of hydrogen (2) is hydrogenated to TETA or DETA shows the preparation of TETA or DETA from EDDN or EDMN with subsequent workup.
  • a hydrogenation reactor I
  • the preferred process parameters can be taken from the above description.
  • EDDN or EDMN can be prepared by reaction of FACH and EDA.
  • the workup is carried out, preferably by i) removal of low boilers, for example by stripping, flash evaporation or distillation and ii) depletion of water, preferably in the presence of an organic solvent which under the conditions of water separation has a boiling point between water and EDDN or EDMN or which forms a slightly boiling azeotrope with water.
  • the dewatered EDDN is preferably mixed with THF and treated with adsorbent, preferably solid, acidic adsorbent.
  • adsorbent preferably solid, acidic adsorbent.
  • the mixture (1) of EDDN or EDMN and THF is hydrogenated in a hydrogenation reactor (I) in the presence of supplied hydrogen (2) to TETA or DETA.
  • the reaction product from the hydrogenation (3) is expanded into a flash tank (II).
  • the gaseous constituents (4) such as hydrogen, parts of the THF, HCN, methanol or methylamine, can be discharged from the process or recovered partially or completely.
  • the liquid remaining after the expansion phase (5) is passed into a column K1, which has a stripping and a rectifying section.
  • a low-boiling THF / water azeotrope (6) is withdrawn and condensed.
  • the condensed stream is mixed with toluene (7) in a phase separation vessel.
  • an aqueous phase (8) and a THF / toluene phase (9) is formed, which is recycled to the column K1.
  • a stream (10) is withdrawn containing TETA, DETA, THF, toluene and organic compounds such as PIP, AEPIP and TEPA.
  • This stream (10) is passed into a column K2, in which THF is taken off as top product (1 1).
  • This THF (11) can be recycled directly to the process, preferably in the treatment of EDDN or EDMN with adsorbent.
  • the THF (11) Prior to introduction into the adsorber stage, the THF (11) may be contacted with a molecular sieve to further deplete water.
  • a stream (12) is withdrawn containing TETA, DETA, toluene and organic compounds such as PIP, AEPIP and TEPA.
  • This stream (12) is introduced into a column K3 in which toluene is drawn off at the top (13).
  • the withdrawn toluene (13) can be passed to dehydration of THF via line (7) in a phase separation vessel in which it is combined with the condensate (6) from column K1.
  • the withdrawn toluene (13) can also be discharged from the process via line (14) or preferably be used as solvent in EDDN and / or EDMN production.
  • the bottom product of the column K3 (16) contains TETA, DETA, toluene and organic compounds such as PIP, AEPIP and TEPA.
  • This mixture can be further separated in the column K4.
  • low-boiling components such as PIP, AEPIP and DETA
  • TETA can be taken off as the side discharge (18)
  • High boilers, such as TEPA can be withdrawn at the sump (19).
  • the overhead or bottom stream can be separated into its individual constituents in subsequent distillation stages.
  • EDA Ethylenediamine
  • Ethylenediamine-formaldehyde bisadduct EDFA
  • ECMFA Ethylenediamine-Formaldehyde Monoadduct
  • Ethylenediamine monoacetonitrile EDMN
  • TETA Triethylenetetramine
  • TEPA Tetraethylenepentamine
  • the formaldehyde cyanohydrin (FACH) and the hydrocyanic acid conversion were determined by Volhard titration (determination of free cyanide) and Liebig titration (determination of bound cyanide). Both methods titrated with silver nitrate.
  • the yield of value products was determined by quantitative HPLC analysis (solid phase: Atlantis T3, 5 ⁇ m, 4.6 ⁇ 250 mm, Waters; mobile phase: 50% by volume water with 0.5 g / L ammonium formate, 50% by volume). % Acetonitrile) with the respective reaction products or comparative substances present as the pure substance.
  • the desired product is the sum of the ⁇ -aminonitriles ethylenediaminediacetonitrile (EDDN), ethylenediaminemonoacetonitrile (EDMN), biscyanomethylimidazoline (BCMI) and ethylenediaminetriacetonitrile (EDTriN).
  • EDDN ethylenediaminediacetonitrile
  • EDMN ethylenediaminemonoacetonitrile
  • BCMI biscyanomethylimidazoline
  • EDTriN ethylenediaminetriacetonitrile
  • the examples 1 to 5 described below for the preparation of EDDN from EDA and FACH were carried out in a tubular reactor (length 430 mm, outer diameter: 8 mm, inner diameter: 6 mm, upper half of the reactor electrically heated, downstream cooling coil) in the upflow mode.
  • the reactor was filled with glass spheres (diameter 0.4 to 0.6 mm). The volume was 5.2 mL taking into account the glass beads.
  • the Formaldehydcyanhydrin rate was 99.3% according to Volhard and Liebig titrations. Asignaminonitrilausbeute 96.1%, based on formaldehyde cyanohydrin, was determined by HPLC. The color number of the aqueous solution was 75 Hazen (Table 1).
  • the Formaldehydcyanhydrin rate was 99.2%, according to Volhard and Liebig titrations.
  • the total aminonitrile yield was found to be 96.4% by HPLC, based on the amount of formaldehyde cyanohydrin used.
  • the color number of the aqueous solution was 149 Hazen (Table 2).
  • Example 3 Ethylenediamine was diluted with water in the ratio 3: 1 g / g (corresponds to 1: 1 .1 mol / mol) and the mixture was brought to room temperature.
  • the aqueous ethylenediamine solution (98 g / h, 1.22 mol / h) and 2 ° C cooled formaldehyde cyanohydrin (310 g / h, 2.37 mol / h, 44 wt .-%) were metered via two separate pumps in the above-described adiabatic tubular reactor , At this dosing rate, the residence time was 47 s.
  • a temperature of 98 ° C was measured (heat trace 85 ° C, pressure 10 bar).
  • the aqueous reaction effluent was cooled to 0 ° C. in the downstream cooling device and analyzed immediately by Volhard and Liebig titrations, HPLC and color number measurement.
  • the Formaldehydcyanhydrin rate was 98.8% according to Volhard and Liebig titrations.
  • Asylonaminonitrilausbeute 93.5%, based on formaldehyde cyanohydrin was determined by HPLC.
  • the color number of the aqueous solution was 72 Hazen (Table 3).
  • Ethylenediamine was diluted with water in the ratio 3: 1 g / g (corresponds to 1: 1 .1 mol / mol) and the mixture was brought to room temperature.
  • the aqueous ethylenediamine solution (59 g / h, 0.73 mol / h) cooled to 2 ° C formaldehyde cyanohydrin (186 g / h, 1.43 mol / h, 44 wt .-%) were metered via two separate pumps in the above-described adiabatic tubular reactor. At this dosing rate, the residence time was 78 s.
  • a temperature of 95 ° C was measured (trace heating 85 ° C, pressure 10 bar).
  • the aqueous reaction effluent was cooled to 0 ° C. in the downstream cooling device and analyzed immediately by Volhard and Liebig titrations, HPLC and color number measurement.
  • the Formaldehydcyanhydrin rate was 98.3% according to Volhard and Liebig titrations.
  • Asylonaminonitrilausbeute was determined by HPLC 93.2% based on formaldehyde cyanohydrin used.
  • the color number of the aqueous solution was 247 Hazen (Table 4). Table 4:
  • Ethylenediamine was diluted with toluene in a ratio of 3: 1 g / g (corresponding to 4.6: 1 mol / mol) and the mixture was brought to room temperature.
  • the toluene-containing ethylenediamine solution (81 g / h, 1 .01 mol / h) and cooled to 2 ° C formaldehyde cyanohydrin (257 g / h, 1.97 mol / h, 44 wt .-%) were via two separate pumps in the above-described adiabatic Duct reactor dosed. At this dosing rate, the residence time was 63 s.
  • Example 7 Adjustment Example 2 from WO 2008/104582
  • the FACH produced in this way (stream 5, about 42% by weight in water, density about 950 g / l) was directly reacted with 207 g / h of ethylenediamine (stream 4, neat) and 1 .2 kg / h of toluene or organic phase (stream 6) passed through the tubular reactor III with 18 mL volume (construction of the apparatus and designation of the streams and apparatus analogous to Figure 1).
  • the temperature was 93 ° C and the pressure of 1 .5 bar.
  • the effluent from the tube reactor III (stream 7) was immediately expanded to the flash template IV to 0.2 bar. He cooled down to 49 ° C.
  • the vapors (stream 8) were discharged to the condenser V and the liquid part (stream 12) to the top of the distillation column VII.
  • Column VII contained 960 mm packing of Montz A3-500 with a diameter of 42 mm. The height of the packing corresponds to a theoretical separation number of about 4. At the top of the column, a temperature of 52 ° C was measured.
  • the vapors (stream 13) of the column VII were also condensed on the condenser V.
  • the condensate (stream 10) decomposed into an aqueous (stream 14) and an organic phase (stream 11), which were separated in separator VI.
  • the amount of aqueous phase (stream 14) was 657 g / h. This was completely discharged.
  • the bottoms discharge (stream 17) had the following composition: 15.99% by weight of toluene, 3.17% by weight EDMN, 69.92% by weight EDDN, 8.92% by weight BCMI, 0.31% by weight EDTriN and 0.15% by weight. % Water. The iodine color number was determined to be 10.9.

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L'invention concerne un procédé de réaction de formaldéhyde-cyanhydrine (FACH) avec de l'éthylène-diamine (EDA) dans un réacteur à mélange en retour limité, à une température de 20 à 120 °C, caractérisé en ce que la durée de séjour dans le réacteur est de 300 secondes ou moins.
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