Waste Management in Propylene Epoxidation Process with the Use of Supercritical Fluid Media

F. M. Gumerov, R. A. Kayumov, R. A. Usmanov, A. A. Sagdeev, I. Sh. Abdullin, R. F. Sharafeev

Nizhnekamsk Institute of Chemical Technology (Branch),State Educational Institution, Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan,Russia.

DOI: 10.4236/ajac.2012.312A126                

Abstract

Experimental results on solubility of the styrene, phenol, methylphenylcarbinol, acetophenone, ethyl benzene, propylene glycol and molybdenum as a complex with Trilon B in supercritical CO₂ obtained using a dynamic (flow) method are presented. The obtained data are described in the framework of Peng-Robinson equation. The results of the experients on the extraction of organic components from waste formed in the olefin epoxidation process at Nizhnekam-skneftekhim Inc., on the analysis of extract composition, and on the testing of the extract as an epoxidation catalyst are presented. The supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) process of epoxidation process waste was conducted in periodical and continuous mode. The analysis results of reaction product are given. Pilot experiments on dry sediment formation were conducted using Radio Frequency (RF) Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) of low pressure.

Keywords

Styrene; Phenol; Methylphenylcarbinol; Acetophenone; Ethyl Benzene; Propylene Glycol; Molybdenum; Supercritical Carbon Dioxide; Solubility; Dynamic Method; Description of Solubility; Peng—Robinson Equation; Supercritical Water Oxidation; High-Frequency Induction Plasma

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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