The invention pertains to a process for converting a feedstock comprising cyclic alkyleneureas into their corresponding alkyleneamines, comprising —a CO2 removal step in which cyclic alkyleneureas are converted into their corresponding alkyleneamines by reacting cyclic alkyleneureas in the liquid phase with water with removal of CO2, —an amine removal step wherein cyclic alkyleneureas are converted in a reactive separation process into their corresponding alkyleneamines by reaction with an amine compound selected from the group of primary amines or secondary amines which have a higher boiling point than the alkyleneamines formed during the process. It has been found that the combination of a CO2 removal step and an amine removal step makes it possible to convert alkyleneureas into the corresponding amines in an efficient manner in a high reaction rate.
本发明涉及一种将由环亚烷基
脲组成的原料转化为相应的亚烷基胺的工艺,该工艺包括 -
二氧化碳脱除步骤,在该步骤中,环亚烷基
脲在液相中与
水反应,
脱除
二氧化碳,从而将环亚烷基
脲转化为相应的亚烷基胺、-胺
脱除步骤,其中环亚烷基
脲在反应分离过程中与选自
伯胺或仲胺组的胺化合物反应,将环亚烷基
脲转化为相应的亚烷基胺,
伯胺或仲胺的沸点高于该过程中形成的亚烷基胺。研究发现,将
二氧化碳脱除步骤和胺
脱除步骤结合起来,可以高效率地将亚烷基
脲转化为相应的胺。