ACETALIZATION OF ETHYLENE-GLYCOL WITH FORMALDEHYDE USING CATION-EXCHANGE RESINS AS CATALYSTS - BATCH VERSUS REACTIVE DISTILLATION

Authors
CHOPADE SP SHARMA MM
Citation
Sp. Chopade et Mm. Sharma, ACETALIZATION OF ETHYLENE-GLYCOL WITH FORMALDEHYDE USING CATION-EXCHANGE RESINS AS CATALYSTS - BATCH VERSUS REACTIVE DISTILLATION, Reactive & functional polymers, 34(1), 1997, pp. 37-45
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences","Engineering, Chemical","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Reactive & functional polymers → ACNP
ISSN journal
13815148
Volume
34
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
37 - 45
Database
ISI
SICI code
1381-5148(1997)34:1<37:AOEWFU>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
1,3-Dioxolane was prepared from ethylene glycol and formaldehyde in th e presence of a cation-exchange resin. The reaction was studied in bat ch mode, semi-batch reactive distillation mode and in a continuous rea ctive distillation column. A pseudohomogeneous model explains the batc h kinetics. Higher than 98% conversion of formaldehyde was achieved in semi-batch reactive distillation. Recovery of ethylene glycol from aq ueous solutions via reaction with solid paraformaldehyde in a semi-bat ch reactive distillation mode was also studied.