Process and apparatus for preparing metal or nonmetal phthalocyanine

An apparatus for preparing a metal or nonmetal phthalocyanine comprising:

• a magnetron 1 providing a frequency of 0.1˜100 GHz and a power of 100˜3,000 W;
• a mode stirrer 3 for making the wavelength of microwaves uniform in a microwave vessel 2;
• a PID temperature controller 8 for accurately measuring and controlling the temperature of reactants;
• a microwave-shielded K type thermocouple 4, a condenser 5 and an agitator 6 which are fitted into three holes formed on top of the microwave vessel 2, respectively;
• an ultrasonic tip 7 fitted into a hole formed at bottom of the microwave vessel 2;
• a Pyrex container 9 for accommodating reactants;
• and a solvent tank 10,
• wherein anhydrous phthalic acid, phthalimide, 1,3-diiminoisoindoline, 1,2 dicyanobenzene, an halogen derivative thereof, an alkyl derivative thereof or an alkoxy derivative thereof is homogeneously mixed with a metal chloride or an alkoxy metal in a solvent in the Pyrex container 9 at 130˜250° C. for 0.25˜15 hours by using microwave at a frequency of 0.1˜100 GHz and a power of 100˜3,000 W and ultrasonic wave at a frequency of 1˜1,000 GHz and a power of 100˜5,000 W, while accurately controlling the temperature of the reactants using the K-type thermocouple 4 and the PID temperature controller 8.

An apparatus for preparing a metal or nonmetal phthalocyanine comprising:

• a vertical-type milling device 12;
• at least one magnetron 11 providing a frequency of 0.1˜100 GHz and a power of 100˜4,000 W installed on an upper cover of the milling device 12;
• a microwave-shielded infrared temperature detector 14 for accurately measuring and controlling the temperature of reactants;
• a PID temperature controller 15 for controlling the power of the magnetron 11;
• a vent port 18 for exhausting ammonia generated during reaction;
• an agitator motor 16 for rotating an agitator 17 so as to permit homogeneous mixing and milling inside the milling device 12;
• and a discharge valve 19 for discharging a phthalocyanine product prepared after reaction,
• wherein anhydrous phthalic acid, phthalimide, 1,3-diiminoisoindoline, 1,2-dicyanobenzene, an halogen derivative thereof, an alkyl derivative thereof or an alkoxy derivative thereof is homogeneously mixed with a metal chloride or an alkoxy metal without any solvent and milled in the milling device 12 at 130˜250° C. for 0.25˜15 hours by using microwave at a frequency of 0.1˜100 GHz and a power of 100˜4,000 W, while accurately controlling the temperature of the reactants using the PID temperature controller 18 within a deviation of ±1° C.