Apparatus for the preparation of formaldehyde from methanol
AssigneeTicona LLC
InventorsElke Schweers, Thomas Kaiser, Michael Haubs, Michael Rosenberg
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Abstract
An apparatus for preparing formaldehyde from methanol by dehydrogenation in a reactor in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature in the range from 300 to 1000° C., a carrier gas stream which has a temperature above the dehydrogenation temperature is fed to the reactor.
Claims1
An apparatus for preparing formaldehyde from methanol by dehydrogenation in a reactor in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature in the range from 300 to 1000° C., the apparatus comprising one or more heat exchangers for preheating the starting materials, a vessel for superheating a carrier gas stream, a heated reactor for carrying out the dehydrogenation, one or more heat exchangers for cooling the product mixture, a unit for separating off the formaldehyde and also an apparatus for introduction of the methanol and for further introduction of a catalyst.
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