Process for manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol

Details Process for manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol Process for manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol

2007-01-09

2007-01-09

Acquah, Samuel A. (Department: 1711)

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Oxygen containing

C524S414000, C524S425000, C524S433000, C524S438000, C524S742000, C524S745000, C524S767000, C568S679000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11204731

ABSTRACT:
A process of manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol comprising:(a) polycondensing reactant comprising diol selected from the group consisting of 1,3-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol dimer and 1,3-propanediol trimer or mixtures thereof in the presence of acid polycondensation catalyst to form polytrimethylene ether glycol;(b) adding water to the polytrimethylene ether glycol and hydrolyzing the acid esters formed during the polycondensation to form a hydrolyzed mixture containing the polytrimethylene ether glycol and the hydrolyzed acid esters;(c) adding organic solvent that is miscible with water to the hydrolyzed mixture to form an aqueous-organic mixture comprising (i) organic phase containing polytrimethylene ether glycol and residual acid polycondensation catalyst from the polycondensing and (ii) water phase;(d) separating the water phase and the organic phase;(e) adding base to the separated organic phase to neutralize the residual acid polycondensation catalyst by forming salts of the residual acid polycondensation catalyst;(f) separating the organic phase into (i) liquid phase comprising the polytrimethylene ether glycol, the organic solvent and any residual water, and (ii) solid phase comprising the salts of the residual acid polycondensation catalyst and the base which is unreacted; and(g) removing the organic solvent and the residual water from the organic phase to obtain polytrimethylene ether glycol.

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