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    The present invention relates to vapor phase reaction of aliphatic aminonitrile with water in the presence of a solid catalyst, wherein the catalyst is a method for producing lactam, characterized in that the alumina having a specific surface measured by BET method is 10 m 2 / g or more. , Aliphatic lactams, for example ε-caprolactam, are the base compounds for the production of polyamides (polyamide 6 from caprolactam).
    公开号:KR19980701710A
    申请号:KR1019970705106
    申请日:1996-01-22
    公开日:1998-06-25
    发明作者:마리-크리스띤느 코뗑；로랑 길베르뜨；나탈리 로렝；크리스토프 네데
    申请人:비냘리 노엘；롱-쁠랑 파이버 앤드 레진 인터미디에이츠；
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    Method for producing lactam
    The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of lactams by cyclic hydrolysis of the corresponding aminonitrile.
    Aliphatic lactams, for example ε-caprolactam, are the base compounds for the production of polyamides (polyamide 6 from caprolactam).
    One of the known means of preparing these lactams consists in carrying out cyclization hydrolysis by passing the corresponding aminonitrile, more particularly non-branched aliphatic aminonitrile, together with water in the vapor phase on a solid catalyst. do.
    U. S. Patent No. 2,357, 484 also discloses a process for preparing vapor phase lactams which consists of passing a mixture of water and aminonitrile over a dehydration catalyst such as activated alumina, silica gel or boron phosphate.
    U.S. Pat. No. 4,628,085 discloses vapor phase lactams comprising aliphatic or aromatic aminonitriles and water in the form of spherical particles having a BET surface of at least 250 m 2 / g and cross-linking with a silica-based catalyst, usually in the presence of hydrogen and ammonia. A manufacturing method is disclosed.
    The catalysts used in these prior art processes make it possible to obtain good and selective lactams as the case may be. On the other hand, deactivation of these catalysts can also be fast, which is a major disadvantage to the industrial performance of the process.
    In addition, the process according to US Pat. No. 4,628,085 requires very complex reaction mixtures, requiring a separation and recycling operation at the end of the reaction which makes the process very complex.
    The present invention provides novel alumina catalysts that give good selectivity to the conversion reaction of aminonitriles to lactams, have a long lifetime, and therefore require less frequent regeneration.
    More specifically, the present invention comprises the vapor phase reaction of aliphatic aminonitrile of formula (I) with water in the presence of a solid catalyst, wherein the catalyst is alumina having a specific surface measured by BET method of 10 m 2 / g or more The method of making lactam consists of:
    Wherein R is a C 3-12 alkylene radical.
    The alumina used in the process of the invention preferably has a specific surface of at least 500 m 2 / g.
    Most important among the aminonitriles of formula I is to yield lactams which serve as starting materials for the preparation of polyamides 4, 5, 6 and 10, ie the symbol R of the formula is C 3 , C 4 , C 5 Or aminonitrile which is a linear alkylene radical of C 9 .
    Preferred compounds of formula I are 6-aminocapronitrile (or ε-aminocapronitrile) which yields caprolactam, which yields polyamide 6 upon polymerization.
    Alumina that can be used in the process of the present invention is, first of all, alumina having a specific surface of 10 to 280 m 2 / g and a volume of pores of 500 mm 3 or more in diameter and 10 ml / 100 g or more.
    The BET specific surface is based on the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method described in the periodical The Journal of the American Society, 60 , 309 (1938), ASTM Standard D 3663-78. Specific surface measured by nitrogen adsorption according to
    The volume of pores with a diameter of at least 500 mm 3 means the cumulative volume produced by all pores with a diameter of at least 500 mm 3. This volume is measured by the mercury passage technique to which Kelvin's law applies.
    The alumina of the first group preferably has a volume of pores of 500 mm 3 or more in diameter of 20 ml / 100 g or more, and more preferably 30 ml / 100 g or more.
    The alumina of the first group also preferably has a specific surface of at least 50 m 2 / g.
    Alumina that can be used in the process of the present invention is also alumina having a specific surface of 50 to 280 m 2 / g and a volume of pores with a diameter of 70 mm 3 or more and 30 ml / 100 g or more.
    The alumina of the second group preferably has a volume of pores of at least 70 mm 3 and larger than 45 ml / 100 g.
    The second group of aluminas also has a specific surface of at least 80 m 2 / g.
    Alumina that can be used in the process of the invention also has a specific surface of at least 280 m 2 / g and a total pore volume of at least 15 ml / 100 g.
    The alumina of the third group preferably has a total pore volume of at least 22 ml / 100 g, more preferably at least 30 ml / 100 g.
    The alumina is also characterized by having an acidity.
    The acidity can be measured by isomerization test of 1-butene to 2-butene.
    This test is based on the isomerization reaction of 1-butene to a mixture of cis-2-butene and trans-2-butene at temperature T (in the present invention, T = 400 ° C.).
    The isomerization reaction is thermodynamically equilibrium. Two constants can be defined as follows:
    The theoretical equilibrium constant Kth (T) determined from the calculation by the following equation;
    [Mathematical formula]
    Wherein [butene] eq represents the concentration of each isomer in equilibrium at temperature T.
    The actual equilibrium constant K (T) determined from the measurement result by the following equation;
    [Mathematical formula]
    In the above formula, [butene] represents the concentration of each isomer at the outlet of the reactor at temperature T.
    Isomerization A of the alumina is defined as the activity for equilibrium, and can be represented by the following equation:
    [Mathematical formula]
    In practice, the test is carried out in a vapor phase reactor operated in a pulsed manner, infused with 500 mg of ground alumina (particles of 400 to 500 μm). The alumina is conditioned at 250 ° C. for 2 hours under a helium stream at a flow rate of 2.5 L / hr. The alumina is then warmed to a temperature of 400 ° C. and 1 ml of 1-butene is injected into helium flowing in an upward flow of the alumina. By analyzing the gas thus obtained by gas phase chromatography, the amount of recovered 1-butene and cis- and trans-2-butene can be measured.
    The isomerization power A is corrected for the isomerization power obtained under the same conditions as the empty reactor. Corrected isomerization force A c represents the acidity of the alumina.
    When the content of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal present in the alumina is less than 60 mmol per 100 g of alumina, the acidity of the alumina increases as the A C value increases.
    Typically, the alumina is obtained by dehydrating gibbsite, bayerite, nordstrandite or various mixtures thereof (e.g. Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia, vol. 2, p. 291-297).
    The alumina used in the process of the present invention comprises contacting finely divided form hydrated alumina with a hot gas stream at a temperature of 400 to 1,000 ° C., whereby the hydrate and gas are held in contact for up to 10 seconds from the fraction and Finally, it can be prepared by separating the partially dehydrated alumina and hot gas (see eg US Pat. No. 2,915,365).
    Furthermore, the agglomerates of the alumina obtained are subjected to autoclave treatment in an aqueous medium, optionally in the presence of an acid, at a temperature of at least 100 ° C. and preferably at 150 to 250 ° C., preferably for 1 to 20 hours, and then drying And sintering.
    The sintering temperature is adjusted to obtain a value where the specific surface and pore volume fall within the ranges indicated above.
    The alumina used in the process of the present invention very often contains sodium because of their main production process, the content of which is usually expressed as the weight of Na 2 O to the weight of the alumina.
    The catalyst may be used in various forms, such as powders, balls, ground materials, extrudates or pellets, and may be shaped using a binder.
    This may first of all be an alumina ball which yields an oil-drop shape (or droplet aggregate). Balls of this type can be produced, for example, by the methods described in European Patent Application Publication Nos. 0,015,801 or 0,097,539. The porosity is obtained by solidifying, in drops, a solution of the basic aluminum salt, or an aqueous alumina suspension or dispersion, provided in the form of an organic phase, an aqueous phase and an emulsion consisting of a surfactant or an emulsifier, in particular according to the method disclosed in EP 0,097,539. I can regulate it. The organic phase can in particular be a hydrocarbon.
    It may also be a ground alumina material. The milled material is the result of milling any type of alumina-based material, such as, for example, balls or extrudates obtained by all types of processes (oil-drops, bowl granulators or rotary drums). The porosity of these ground materials is controlled by selecting the alumina-based material that is ground to yield the material.
    It may also be an alumina extrudate. This can be obtained by kneading the alumina-based material and then extruding the material, which can also be derived from rapid dehydration of mercury or precipitation of the alumina gel. The porosity of the extrudate can be controlled by the choice of the alumina used, by the conditions for producing the alumina, or by the kneading conditions of the alumina prior to extrusion. In addition, the alumina may be mixed with the pore-forming agent during kneading. The extrudate can be prepared, for example, by the method disclosed in US Pat. No. 3,856,708.
    In certain cases, it is preferred that at least a portion of the glass volume in the reactor is filled with an inert solid, such as quartz, to promote evaporation and dispersion of the reactants.
    The cyclic hydrolysis reaction requires the presence of water. The molar ratio of water to the loaded aminonitrile is usually from 0.5 to 50 and preferably from 1 to 20. The upper limit of the molar ratio is not important to the present invention, but the larger the value, the more disadvantageous in terms of economy.
    The aminonitrile and water can be charged to the reactor in the form of a mixture thereof in the form of steam or can be injected separately. The reactant may be evaporated beforehand, and then the reactant is transferred to the mixing chamber.
    Any inert gas such as nitrogen, helium or argon may be used as a carrier without any particular disadvantage.
    The operating temperature of the process of the invention should be sufficient to ensure that the reactants are present in the vapor state. The temperature is usually 200 to 450 ° C, preferably 250 to 400 ° C.
    The contact time of aminonitrile with the catalyst is not critical. In particular, the time may vary depending on the device used. The time is preferably 0.5 to 200 seconds, more preferably 1 to 100 seconds.
    Pressure is not an important variable of the method of the present invention. Thus, the process of the invention can be carried out under pressure of 10 −3 to 200 bar. The process of the invention is preferably carried out under a pressure of 0.1 to 20 bar.
    Solvents that are inert under the reaction conditions, for example alkanes, cycloalkanes, aromatic hydrocarbons, or one of these hydrocarbons in halogenated form, can be used, thus precluding the presence of liquid phase in the reaction flow.
    Next, the present invention will be described in detail based on the following examples.
    Examples 1-4
    10 ml of quartz, 1 ml of catalyst in the form of 0.8-1.25 μm powder (the properties of the catalysts shown in Table 1 below), and further 10 ml of quartz, arranged vertically, equipped with heating means, Continuously charged into a 20 ml round reactor made of Pyrex glass equipped with injection and discharge openings and a system for injection of reactants.
    The reactor was heated at 400 ° C. for 2 hours under an air stream (flow rate 1.5 L / hr). The reactor was then cooled to 320 ° C. (selected reaction temperature) and placed under a nitrogen stream (flow rate 1 L / hr).
    A pump was then used to inject a mixture of 6-aminocapronitrile (ACN) and water (weight ratio 50/50, ie water / ACN molar ratio 6.2). The injection rate of the mixture was 1.2 ml / hr.
    At the outlet of the reactor, the vapor was condensed in a glass trap for 2 hours at room temperature.
    The final reaction mixture was quantified by vapor phase gas chromatography.
    2 hours, measured as conversion degree of aminocapronitrile (DC), yield of caprolactam (CPL) to the converted aminocapronitrile (Y), and grams (g) of caprolactam formed per ml of catalyst layer and per hour The activity of the catalyst during the reaction was determined.
    Alumina used as a catalyst has the following characteristics:
    Alumina 7 : Acidity A c (400 ° C.) = 62%
    Specific surface area (SS) = 81 m 2 / g
    Na 2 O content = 0.0714%
    -Volume of pores with a diameter of 500 mm 3 or more = 27 ml / 100 g.
    Alumina 6 : Acidity A c (400 ° C.) = 65%
    SS = 244 m 2 / g
    Na 2 O content = 0.0730%
    -Volume of pores with a diameter of 500 mm 3 or more = 12 ml / 100 g.
    Alumina 16 : acidity A c (400 ° C.) = 65%
    SS = 314 m 2 / g
    Na 2 O content = 0.3640%
    Volume of total pore = 40 ml / 100 g.
    Alumina 10 : Acidity A c (400 ° C.) = 99%
    SS = 217 m 2 / g
    Na 2 O content = 0.0030%
    Volume of pores with a diameter of at least 70 mm 3 = 45 ml / 100 g.
    The results obtained are shown in Table 1 below.
    ExamplecatalystACN, DC (%)Y (%) of CPLactivation Example 1Alumina 784.288.30.49 Example 2Alumina 696.090.00.53 Example 3Alumina 1696.088.00.66 Example 4Alumina 1092.695.80.68
    Examples 5-7
    Examples 1 to 3 were repeated and changes in activity of various catalysts were examined for a period of up to 32 hours.
    The activity values of each catalyst with increasing reaction time are shown in Table 2 below.
    It can be observed that the alumina used has no loss of catalytic activity for a period of more than 32 hours.
    ExampleAlumina catalystActivity of the catalyst over time 4 hours6 hours8 hours10 hours25 hours30 hours32 hours Example 5Alumina 70.450.490.470.450.520.480.47 Example 6Alumina 60.470.540.580.590.730.730.72 Example 7Alumina 160.750.770.770.780.750.750.75
    Examples 8-21 and Comparative Test 1
    2 ml of quartz, 5 ml of catalyst with a particle size of 1 to 5 mm, and further 5 ml of quartz, arranged vertically, equipped with heating means, for injection and discharge of gas flows and for injection of reactants Continuously charged to a 20 ml round reactor made of Pyrex glass equipped with the system.
    The reactor was heated at 350 ° C. for 2 hours under a nitrogen stream (flow rate 5.2 L / hr). The reactor was then cooled to 250 ° C. (selected reaction temperature) and placed under a nitrogen stream (flow rate 5.2 L / hr).
    Then, using a pump, a mixture of 6-aminocapronitrile (ACN) and water (water / ACN molar ratio 2.9) was injected. The injection rate of the liquid mixture was 14 g / hour.
    At the outlet of the reactor, the vapor was condensed in a glass trap for 2 hours at room temperature.
    The final reaction mixture was quantified by vapor phase gas chromatography.
    Degree of conversion (DC) of aminocapronitrile, yield (Y) of caprolactam (CPL) to the converted aminocapronitrile, and grams (g) of caprolactam formed per gram of catalyst and per hour (activity a), The activity of the catalyst during the two hour reaction was determined, measured as gram (g) (activity b) of caprolactam formed per ml of catalyst layer and per hour.
    The conversion of ACN was 24 to 40% in many tests, the yield of CPL (Y) was greater than 90% for Examples 8-20 and 15% for Comparative Test 1.
    Characteristics of alumina used as a catalyst (specific surface = SS, total pore volume = TPV, volume of pores with diameter of 500 mm or more = V500 mm, volume of pores with diameter of 70 mm or more = V70 mm), activity a of the various aluminas, and The b values are shown in Table 3 below.
    ExampleAluminaSS (㎡ / g)TPV (ml / 100 g)V70 Å (ml / 100 g)V500 Å (ml / 100 g)A c (%)Active aActive b Example 8Alumina 113911711650932.060.79 Example 9Alumina 2192958152921.680.73 Example 10Alumina 3190726531921.320.66 Example 11Alumina 4171868040921.470.73 Example 12Alumina 5333553120560.970.59 Example 13Alumina 6244562312650.890.63 Example 14Alumina 781686627620.860.44 Example 15Alumina 817010810545931.120.50 Example 16Alumina 9115726929701.090.45 Example 17Alumina 1021755452991.100.65 Example 18Alumina 1119160581.5980.980.59 Example 19Alumina 1235243178840.910.59 Example 20Alumina 13408371471000.840.68 Example 21Alumina 1435043156280.870.65 Comparison testAlumina 157.552525280.190.13
    Examples 22-28
    3 ml of quartz, 2 ml of catalyst having a particle size of 1 to 5 mm, and further 5 ml of quartz were continuously charged into the reactor in the above examples.
    The reactor was heated at 350 ° C. for 2 hours under a nitrogen stream (flow rate 5.2 L / hr). The reactor was then maintained at 350 ° C. (selected reaction temperature) and placed under a nitrogen stream (flow rate 5.2 L / hr).
    Then, using a pump, a mixture of 6-aminocapronitrile (ACN) and water (water / ACN molar ratio 1.1) was injected. The injection rate of the liquid mixture was 11 g / hour.
    At the outlet of the reactor, the vapor was condensed in a glass trap at room temperature for the periods shown in Table 4 below.
    The final reaction mixture was quantified by vapor phase gas chromatography.
    Degree of conversion (DC) of aminocapronitrile, yield (Y) of caprolactam (CPL) to the converted aminocapronitrile, and grams (g) of caprolactam formed per gram of catalyst and per hour (activity a), The activity of the catalyst during the reaction period was determined, measured as gram (g) (activity b) of caprolactam formed per ml of catalyst layer and per hour.
    The conversion degree of the ACN is shown in Table 4 below, and the yield (Y) of the CPL was 90% or more for Examples 22 to 28.
    The activity a and b values of the various aluminas are shown in Table 4 below.
    ExampleAluminaActive aActive bACN, DC (%)Testing period Example 22Alumina 18.13.06652 hours Example 23Alumina 27.02.96552 hours Example 24Alumina 45.42.75949 hours Example 25Alumina 64.52.65648 hours Example 26Alumina 73.32.04469 hours Example 27Alumina 104.72.75948 hours Example 28Alumina 123.62.65448 hours
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    [1" claim-type="Currently amended] A method for producing lactam, comprising reacting aliphatic aminonitrile of formula (I) with water in the presence of a solid catalyst in vapor phase, wherein the catalyst is alumina having a specific surface measured by BET method of 10 m 2 / g or more:
    [Formula I]
    Wherein R is a C 3-12 alkylene radical.
    [2" claim-type="Currently amended] The production method according to claim 1, wherein the alumina used is selected from alumina having a specific surface of 10 to 280 m 2 / g and a volume of pores with a diameter of 500 mm 3 or more and 10 ml / 100 g or more.
    [3" claim-type="Currently amended] The preparation according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the alumina used is selected from alumina having a volume of pores of 500 mm3 or more in diameter of 20 ml / 100 g or more, and more preferably 30 ml / 100 g or more. Way.
    [4" claim-type="Currently amended] The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the alumina used is selected from alumina having a specific surface of 50 m 2 / g or more.
    [5" claim-type="Currently amended] The method according to claim 1, wherein the alumina used is selected from alumina having a specific surface of 50 to 280 m 2 / g and a volume of pores with a diameter of 70 mm 3 or more and 30 ml / 100 g or more.
    [6" claim-type="Currently amended] The production method according to claim 1 or 5, wherein the alumina used is selected from alumina having a volume of 45 ml / 100 g or more of pores with a diameter of 70 mm 3 or more.
    [7" claim-type="Currently amended] 7. A process according to any one of claims 1, 5 and 6, wherein the alumina used is selected from aluminas having a specific surface of at least 80 m 2 / g.
    [8" claim-type="Currently amended] 2. The process according to claim 1, wherein the alumina used is selected from alumina having a specific surface of at least 280 m 2 / g and a total pore volume of at least 15 ml / 100 g.
    [9" claim-type="Currently amended] 9. A process according to claim 1 or 8, wherein the alumina used is selected from alumina having a total pore volume of at least 22 ml / 100 g, and preferably at least 30 ml / 100 g.
    [10" claim-type="Currently amended] 10. The process according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the aminonitrile of formula (I) is 6-aminocapronitrile.
    [11" claim-type="Currently amended] Process according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the molar ratio of charged water to aminonitrile is from 0.5 to 50, and preferably from 1 to 20.
    [12" claim-type="Currently amended] 12. The process according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said running temperature is between 200 and 450 ° C, and preferably between 250 and 400 ° C.
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    1995-01-27|Priority to FR9501183A
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    1996-01-22|Application filed by 비냘리 노엘, 롱-쁠랑 파이버 앤드 레진 인터미디에이츠
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