VEB SYNTHESEWERK SCHWARZHEIDE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: REFINING OF OLEFINES

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• Publication Date: June 3, 1955
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Refining of Olefins
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Research and Development Department of uynthesewerk Schwarzheide was
a project on '1xperiments for the Prcceasin of Ole#ines from the CO:"
Synthesis". The short title of "Refining of Primary Pro-
duets". project was carried out
under the suv*rviaion of Dr. Will (fnu) and Eng. Chem. Menzel (#nu).
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2. The following indications on the project were given in the 1,054 research
and development report of the Scbwarzheide enterprise:
a. The project aimed at the further processing of olefins contained in
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b. Alcohols from olefines.
(1) Tsoalcohol.
Technical propane contains about 12.5% pro-
pylene. The propylene was absorbed with the aid of sulfuric acid
and the isopropyl sulfuric acid was saponified to alcohol through
hydrolysis. The experiments were carried out in a glass tube
filled with sulfuric acid. Technical propane was introduced from
below through a frit. The gas charge, the gas distribution, the
sulfuric acid concentration, and the temperature were varied.
The most favorable results were obtained with 85% sulfuric acid,
at room temperature, and the finest distribution of the gas.
After hydrolysis and fine fraetionization, 160 grams of C OIL/
0-azeotrop and 41 grams of polymerizate were obtained f;oi 1
logram of technical propane.
(2) Secondary butyl alcohol. The experiments were first carried
out in the same way as with technical propane. The technical
butane contained about 36% butylene. The most favorable sulfuric
acid concentration was 77%; thus, the polymerization of the butylene
was at a minimum. For purposes of better olefine exploitation,
the experiments were carried out in s-"gia6. An Installation for
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the 1 oriodie $e-partition of the polynerizetos brought good results;.
The butyl stall uric acid was processed by hydrolysis and distill-
ation. i'eiujdration of the azeotrop was carried out by way of
aseotropic distillation with caustic sodium and with hexane. The
yield was 152 grar:;s of .secondaa butyl alcohol and 81 grams poly-
nerizate per he.lo'grat, of technical butane. Better resultt3 wore
obtained through reaction in the liquid phase under p ssure.
Wtitrane and sulfuric ac 1.d- wore Intensely mixed in an s . ctor at
room tcn}perature- and 2.; atu~. The reaction product wee processed
as 42bore,, `.4 1e yield wee Increased to 2220 ,rams of secondary bu?.y"i
'alcohol k rad 113? F;rrums of Poly rrersate Per kilogrcm of technical
butane. In subsequent e?:cperiments, the alcohol As to be procebF&.1
to butane n. The poly eriyate ocn be sopcrated into benzine and
':Le ael oil. The b cnzine ':as the 0-number 3,2; the C-number of tbt
^ e ..l Oil e.v leas s then 20. The coliclif .Cation pof minus
i,d .C??J~. . 1 s point
7`0' however,, is re:2w?rheblo.
c< =rc MFit:iNa vA t,~t3.1 cc ;atc
,econc.ary butyl acetate wa n s directly prepared from k ttylene and acetic
;acid in the prose" ,Ce of sulfuric aacid. Normal pressure experiments
TW ur1zat3 a actor y. Goo- yiool s were obtained under pressure , 114D
'ax:s?t results were Obtaine with 33