申请人:U.S. Department of Energy
公开号:US20220135507A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-05
The invention relates to a two-way approach to isolate, recover and upgrade 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BDO) from fermentation broth. A complete separation and recovery process for 2,3-BDO using acetalization and trans-acetalization sequence. Acetalization with butyraldehyde using heterogeneous catalysts, either Amberlyst-15® or Nafion NR50®, efficiently isolates 2,3-BDO as phase-separated protected dioxolane. The approach provides significant process advantages with easy product recovery and high recyclability of the catalyst. Trans-acetalization of dioxolane with methanol (methanolysis) followed by distillation of acetal, yielded very high purity 2,3-BDO with about 90% isolated yield. Alternatively, dioxolane is used in a process direct to methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) as a BDO synthon allowing for recovery of the aldehyde.
该发明涉及一种双向方法,用于从发酵液中隔离、回收和升级2,3-丁二醇(2,3-BDO)。使用缩醛化和转缩醛化序列对2,3-BDO进行完全分离和回收。使用杂多相催化剂,如Amberlyst-15®或Nafion NR50®,用丁醛进行缩醛化,有效地将2,3-BDO隔离为相分离的受保护的二氧六环。该方法具有显着的工艺优势,易于产品回收,催化剂可高度循环利用。二氧六环与甲醇进行转缩醛化(甲醇化),然后蒸馏缩醛,产生约90%的分离收率非常高纯度的2,3-BDO。或者,二氧六环用于直接合成甲基乙酮(MEK)的BDO合成物,允许回收醛。