Patent RU-2345980-C2 (RU)
Inventor: LIN ROBERT
IPC: C07C51/42
Filed: 2004-06-04
Granted: 2009-02-10
Abstract: FIELD: chemistry. 
     SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the removal of the metallic catalyst from stock solution, obtained during the synthesis of carboxylic acids, normally terephthalic acid. Method of removing the metallic catalyst from the stream of stock solution containing carboxyl acid includes the following stages: (a) graduating the stock solution, which contains the carboxyl acid, metallic catalyst, impurities, water and solvent, in the zone of the first evaporator obtaining a stream of water vapour and a stream of concentrated stock solution; (b) evaporating of the specified stream of concentrated stock solution to the zone of the second evaporator forming a stream rich in the solvent and a stream of super-concentrated stock solution; (c) removing organic impurities from super-concentrated stock solution with the help of water-solvent solution in the zone of the separating phase of solid substance/liquid forming a stream of water and a second stream of water; (d) mixing in the zone of mixing water and not necessarily the extraction solvent with the specified water stream and the specified second water stream forming and aqueous solution; (e) adding the extraction solvent to the specified water solution in the extraction zone forming a stream of extract and a stream of raffinate containing the specified metallic catalyst; and (f) separating the specified stream of extract in the separating zone forming a stream of organic impurities with a high boiling point and a stream of the removed extraction solvent. In a different version of the realisation of the method of removing the metallic catalyst from the stream of stock solution containing the carboxylic acid includes the following stages: (a) evaporating of the stock solution containing the carboxylic acid, metallic catalyst, impurities, water and solvent, in the zone of the first evaporator obtaining a stream of water and a stream of concentrated stock solution; (b) evaporating the specified stream of concentrated stock solution in the second evaporating zone obtaining a stream rich in the solvent and stream of super-concentrated stock solution, where about 85 to about 99% mass, of the solvent and water is removed from the specified stock solution at the stage (a) and stage (b) in combination; (c) removing of organic impurities from the specified super-concentrated stock solution with help of the water-solvent solution in the zone of the separating phase of solid substance/liquid forming a stream of water and a second stream of water; where the specified water-solvent solution is introduced to the specified zone of the separating phase of solid substance/liquid at a temperature interval from about 20°C to 70°C; (d) mixing in the zone for mixing water and not necessarily the extraction solvent with the specified stream of water and the specified second water stream forming a water mixture; (e) introducing the extraction solvent to the specified water solution to the extraction zone forming a stream of extract and a stream of raffinate; and (f) separating of the specified flow of extract in the zone of separation forming a flow of organic impurities with a high boiling point and a flow of the extraction solvent removed. 
     EFFECT: increase in the efficiency of the method of removing impurities and working capacity of the method in comparison to the existing methods. 
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