申请人:NOURYON CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL B.V.
公开号:US20200165212A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-28
A process is provided for preparing ethyleneamines of the formula NH
2
—(C
2
H
4
—NH—)
p
H wherein p is at least 3, or derivatives thereof wherein one or more units —NH—C
2
H
4
—NH— may be present as a cyclic ethylene urea unit or piperazine unit or between two units —NH—C
2
H
4
—NH— a carbonyl moiety is present. The process includes reacting an ethanolamine-functional compound OH—(C
2
H
4
—NH—)
q
H wherein q is at least 2, an amine-functional compound NH
2
—(C
2
H
4
—NH—)
r
H wherein r is at least 1, in the presence of a carbon oxide delivering agent, wherein the molar ratio of ethanolamine-functional compound to amine-functional compound is from about 0.05:1 to about 0.7:1 and the molar ratio of carbon oxide delivering agent to amine-functional compound is higher than the molar ratio of ethanolamine-functional compound to amine-functional compound, provided that the process does not comprise reacting 3 moles of ethylenediamine (EDA) and 1 mole of AEEA (aminoethylethanolamine) in the presence of 1.65 moles of urea at 280 deg C. for 2 hours.