Patent SG-11201909635W-A (SG)
Title: By-product stream upgrading in a propylene oxide/styrene coproduction process
Inventor: NAGY SANDOR
IPC: C07C1/22
Filed: 2018-04-24
Abstract: O C (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 08 November 2018 (08.11.2018) WI PO I PCT omit VIII °nolo oitimm offinionflo oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/204132 Al (51) International Patent Classification: C07C 1/22 (2006.01) C07D 301/19 (2006.01) C07C 15/073 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/029195 (22) International Filing Date: 24 April 2018 (24.04.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/492,619 01 May 2017 (01.05.2017) US (71) Applicant: LYONDELL CHEMICAL TECHNOLO- GY, L.P. [US/US]; Lyondellbasell Tower, 1221 Mckinney, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77010 (US). (72) Inventors: NAGY, Sandor; c/o Lyondellbasell Ip Legal Dept., 1221 Mckinney Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77010 (US). LINDSEY, Dan, D.; c/o Lyondellbasell Ip Le- gal Dept., 1221 Mckinney Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77010 (US). KIMMICH, Barbara; c/o Lyondellbasell Ip Legal Dept., 1221 Mckinney Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77010 (US). TURNER, Justin, E.; c/o Lyondellbasell Ip Legal Dept., 1221 Mckinney Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77010 (US). BRUSCHI, Nicholas; c/o Lyondellbasell Ip Legal Dept., 1221 Mckinney Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77010 (US). NGUYEN, Ha, H.; c/o Lyondellbasell Ip Le- gal Dept., 1221 Mckinney Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77010 (US). METKAR, Pranit, S.; c/o Lyondellbasell Ip Legal Dept., 1221 Mckinney Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77010 (US). DEARTH, Anthony, S.; c/o Lyondellbasell Ip Legal Dept., 1221 Mckinney Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77010 (US). (74) Agent: STONEBROOK, Michael, R. et al.; Lyondell- basell Industries, 1221 Mckinney Street, Houston, TX 77010 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, 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, 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. (54) Title: BY-PRODUCT STREAM UPGRADING IN A PROPYLENE OXIDE/STYRENE COPRODUCTION PROCESS Organic Stream Inlet Line X100 1 5 25 401 y--17B ( -45 r 50 1-55 • EB Pretreatment Apparatus Hydrotreatment Apparatus Separation System Contaminated Pretreated Hydrotreatment Separation Organic Stream Organic Product System • Inlet Line Stream Line Line 60 -- r ; Light Outlet Line Hydrotreatment Separation System Apparatus Residual Stream Inlet Line Outlet Line (e.g. H 2 ) FIG. 1A (57) : The present disclosure relates to a method including subjecting an organic stream comprising at least one oxygenate to hydrotreatment, whereby a hydro treatment product comprising ethylbenzene is produced, wherein the organic stream, is a product of a process for the production of propylene oxide; and separating an ethylbenzene product stream from the hydrotreatment product, to yield a residual stream. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/204132 Al MUNRO DOI 01011M0H10010101111110111 001 (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))