PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE PROCESS AND PRODUCT

TITLE PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE PROCESS AND PRODUCT A phthalic anhydride product having a particle configuration made up of a mixture of spheroids, needle-like crystals, and amorphous particles is produced by feeding molten phthalic anhydride at a temperature between 131.degree. and 155.degree. into a spra...

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Main Authors CALABRESE, FRANK A, VAHLENKAMP, HANS H
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 10.05.1988
Edition4
Subjects
ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
CHEMISTRY
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Summary:TITLE PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE PROCESS AND PRODUCT A phthalic anhydride product having a particle configuration made up of a mixture of spheroids, needle-like crystals, and amorphous particles is produced by feeding molten phthalic anhydride at a temperature between 131.degree. and 155.degree. into a spray nozzle in a closed cycle congealing chamber. The molten phthalic anhydride is discharged from the spray nozzle into a co-current or counter-current flow of inert gas at a temperature between -10.degree. and 70.degree.C, in order to congeal the product, which is then removed and transferred to a hopper or other storage means. For nozzle orifices having a diameter from 1 to 4 mm, discharge pressures of between 10 and 300 pounds per square inch are employed. In an especially preferred embodiment, the needle-like crystalline configurations are disjoined from the spheroids, thereby increasing the bulk density of the product, which in all embodiments exhibits the combination of superior flowability and more rapid dissolution, when compared with prior art products.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA19860511975