Method for Producing Propylene Oxide
AssigneeSumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
InventorsTateo Seo, Hiroaki Abekawa
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Abstract
A method for producing propylene oxide comprising a step of reacting hydrogen peroxide with propylene in the presence of an epoxidation catalyst in a liquid phase to produce propylene oxide and a step of recovering a recyclable constituent in a vent gas generated in the above step by absorbing the recyclable constituent in a solvent containing a nitrile.
Claims8
A method for producing propylene oxide, comprising a step of reacting hydrogen peroxide with propylene in the presence of an epoxidation catalyst in a liquid phase to produce propylene oxide and a step of recovering a recyclable constituent in a vent gas generated in the step by absorbing the recyclable constituent in a solvent containing a nitrile.
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