Epoxidation of an olefin
AssigneeDow Global Technologies LLC
InventorHannah L. Crampton
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Abstract
The present invention provides one or more embodiments of a process for the epoxidation of an olefin. For the embodiments, the process includes reacting the olefin, with the proviso that the olefin is not propylene, with a hydrogen peroxide solution at a predetermined pH in the presence of a catalyst and a solvent at a predetermined reaction temperature. The pH of the hydrogen peroxide solution is adjusted to the predetermined pH by contacting the hydrogen peroxide solution with a supported base to remove acidic species from the hydrogen peroxide solution.
Claims9
A process for an epoxidation of an olefin, the process comprising:
- reacting the olefin, with the proviso that the olefin is not propylene, with a hydrogen peroxide solution in the presence of a titanium-silicalite catalyst and a solvent, wherein a pH of the hydrogen peroxide solution is adjusted by contacting the hydrogen peroxide solution with a supported base to remove acidic species from the hydrogen peroxide solution, wherein a selectivity of the epoxidation of the olefin is increased without decreasing a hydrogen peroxide utilization or a hydrogen peroxide conversion as compared to an epoxidation of an olefin without the supported base to adjust the pH of the hydrogen peroxide solution, and wherein the acidic species includes an ion and the supported base receives the ion but does not donate an ion to the hydrogen peroxide solution.
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