Patent SG-11201808498Y-A (SG)
Title: Process
Inventor: LORD ADRIAN
IPC: C07C47/02
Filed: 2017-04-13
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property :::` , 111111101111 0 DOI 010111110101111 0 111 01110111101H11111111111111111111110111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number 03 (43) International Publication Date .....•\"\"- WO 2017/182780 Al 26 October 2017 (26.10.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventors: LORD, Adrian; C/O Johnson Matthey Davy C07C 45/82 (2006.01) BOlD 3/14 (2006.01) Technologies Limited, 10 Eastbourne Terrace, London W2 C07C 47/02 (2006.01) 6LG (GB). SMIDT, Martin Lucas; C/O Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies Limited, 10 Eastbourne Terrace, Lon- (21) International Application Number: PCT/GB2017/051041 don W2 6LG (GB). SHAH, Atul Manilal; C/O Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies Limited, 10 Eastbourne Ter- (22) International Filing Date: race, London W2 6LG (GB). 13 April 2017 (13.04.2017) (74) Agent: WP THOMPSON; 138 Fetter Lane, London EC4A (25) Filing Language: English 1BT (GB). (26) Publication Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (30) Priority Data: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, 1606981.7 21 April 2016 (21.04.2016) GB CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (71) Applicant: JOHNSON MATTHEY DAVY TECH- DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, NOLOGIES LIMITED [GB/GB]; 10 Eastbourne Terrace, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, London W2 6LG (GB). KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, (54) Title: PROCESS = = 12 16 14 = = = 11 = — = = = = = = 13 15 17 = Figure 1 11 (57) : A process for the distillation of an aldehyde mixture comprising a straight-chain aldehyde and a branched-chain aldehyde © is described in which the process comprises: supplying a feed comprising the aldehyde mixture to a first separation vessel; operating Ot said IN \" the straight first separation vessel at a first temperature and a first pressure such that separation occurs; recovering a first stream comprising -chain aldehyde from said first separation vessel and supplying said first stream to a second separation vessel; operating GO said second separation vessel at a second temperature and a second pressure such that separation occurs; recovering a product stream Il comprising the straight-chain aldehyde and a second stream comprising high-boiling components from said second separation vessel, --.... IN and supplying said second stream to a third separation vessel; operating said third separation vessel at a third temperature and a third 1-1 pressure such that separation occurs; and recovering a third stream comprising the aldehyde mixture from said third separation vessel © ei O [Continued on next page] WO 2017/182780 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIRMEM311101010MOMMEHOIMIE PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) and reintroducing said third stream to the first separation vessel.