Global Patent Index - EP 1042309 A1

EP 1042309 A1 20001011 - PROCESS FOR THE OXIDATION OF OLEFINS TO OLEFIN OXIDES

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR THE OXIDATION OF OLEFINS TO OLEFIN OXIDES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR OXIDATION VON OLEFINEN ZU OLEFINOXIDEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE POUR L'OXYDATION D'OLEFINES EN OXYDES D'OLEFINES

Publication

EP 1042309 A1 20001011 (EN)

Application

EP 98965400 A 19981217

Priority

  • GB 9727118 A 19971222
  • US 9826817 W 19981217

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2332430A] A liquid phase process for preparing an olefin oxide from an olefin comprising the steps of a) contacting the olefin with oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas in a solvent having a boiling point above 130‹, b) passing the liquid product mixture comprising the olefin oxide, non-converted olefin, solvent and by-products into a first separator wherein a lower pressure is maintained than in the reaction step a) and the product mixture is divided into b1) a gaseous stream (12) containing olefin, carbon dioxide and other volatile products and b2) a liquid stream (13) containing olefin oxide, solvent, olefin, carbon dioxide and other by-products; c) passing the liquid stream (13) into a second separator wherein a lower pressure is maintained than in the first separator in step b) and the stream is divided into c1) a gaseous stream (2) containing olefin, carbon dioxide and other products and c2) a liquid stream (3) containing olefin oxide, solvent, olefin and oxygenated by-products.

IPC 1-7

C07D 301/06; C07D 301/32

IPC 8 full level

C07D 301/06 (2006.01); C07D 301/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C07D 301/06 (2013.01); C07D 301/32 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9932470A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 2332430 A 19990623; GB 9727118 D0 19980225; AU 2087499 A 19990712; EP 1042309 A1 20001011; WO 9932470 A1 19990701

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9727118 A 19971222; AU 2087499 A 19981217; EP 98965400 A 19981217; US 9826817 W 19981217