PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF ETHYLENE OXIDE TO MONOETHANOLAMINE AND ETHYLENEDIAMINE EMPLOYING A ZEOLITE

The present invention relates to a process for the conversion of ethylene oxide to 2-aminoethanol and/or ethane-1,2-diamine and/or linear polyethylenimines of the formula H2N-(CH2CH2NH)n-CH2CH2-NH2 wherein n≥1 comprising (i) providing a catalyst comprising a zeolitic material comprising YO2 and X2O3...

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Main Authors MÜLLER, Ulrich, MELDER, Johann-Peter, BECHTEL, Juergen, PARVULESCU, Andrei-Nicolae, KUSCHEL, Andreas, GRUENANGER, Christian, LIEBERKNECHT, Johannes, GORDILLO, Alvaro, LANGE DE OLIVEIRA, Armin
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LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 04.08.2021
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Summary:The present invention relates to a process for the conversion of ethylene oxide to 2-aminoethanol and/or ethane-1,2-diamine and/or linear polyethylenimines of the formula H2N-(CH2CH2NH)n-CH2CH2-NH2 wherein n≥1 comprising (i) providing a catalyst comprising a zeolitic material comprising YO2 and X2O3, wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a trivalent element; (ii) providing a gas stream comprising ethylene oxide and ammonia; (iii) contacting the catalyst provided in (i) with the gas stream provided in (ii) for converting ethylene oxide to 2-aminoethanol and/or ethane-1,2-diamine and/or linear polyethylenimines.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20180719939