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CN106311233A - Method for improving initial-stage selectivity of silver catalyst and olefin epoxidation method - Google Patents

Method for improving initial-stage selectivity of silver catalyst and olefin epoxidation method Download PDF

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CN106311233A
CN106311233A CN201510383161.8A CN201510383161A CN106311233A CN 106311233 A CN106311233 A CN 106311233A CN 201510383161 A CN201510383161 A CN 201510383161A CN 106311233 A CN106311233 A CN 106311233A
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The invention relates to a method for improving initial-stage selectivity of a high-selectivity silver catalyst used for preparing ethylene oxide through ethylene oxidation. The method comprises the following steps: subjecting the high-selectivity silver catalyst to continuously contacting with raw materials containing propylene and oxygen in a temperature range of 200 to 270 DEG C for 0.5 to 50 hours, after contacting is completed, allowing the temperature of the catalyst not to be higher than 250 DEG C, and allowing the high-selectivity silver catalyst to contact with the raw materials containing ethylene and oxygen, wherein the high-selectivity silver catalyst comprises an alpha-alumina carrier, and a silver active component and a rhenium additive which are deposited on the alpha-alumina carrier. The invention also relates to an olefin epoxidation method and a method for production of 1,2-ethylene glycol.

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Improve initial stage selective method and the olefin epoxidation process of silver catalyst
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of method improving catalyst performance, particularly relate to a kind of initial stage choosing improving catalyst The method of selecting property.The invention still further relates to a kind of olefin epoxidation process and a kind of method producing 1,2-ethylene glycol.
Background technology
Under silver catalyst effect, direct oxidation of ethylene to mainly generates oxirane (EO), and side reaction occurs simultaneously Generating carbon dioxide and water etc., wherein activity, selectivity and stability are the main performance index of silver catalyst. So-called activity refers to process for ethylene oxide production to reach necessarily to react reaction temperature required during load.Reaction temperature The lowest, the activity of catalyst is the highest.So-called selectivity refers to that in reaction, ethylene changes into the molal quantity of oxirane Ratio with the overall reaction molal quantity of ethylene.So-called stability is then expressed as the fall off rate of activity and selectivity, under The stability of reduction of speed rate more small catalyst is the best.Height is used to live during oxidation of ethylene produces oxirane Property, high selectivity and the silver catalyst having good stability can be greatly improved economic benefit, therefore manufacture high activity, The silver catalyst of high selectivity and good stability is the Main way of silver catalyst research.
The performance of silver catalyst, in addition to having important relationship with the composition of catalyst and preparation method, also makes with catalyst Technique have important relationship.
Direct oxidation of ethylene to epoxy ethane silver catalyst is divided three classes: high selection in high activity silver catalyst Property silver catalyst and high selectivity silver catalyst.The initial stage selectivity of high activity silver catalyst is 80-81mol%, Latter stage, selectivity was 76-78mol%, and space-time yield can reach 280 grams of EO/ hour * and rise catalyst;Middle Gao Xuan The initial stage selectivity of selecting property silver catalyst is 81-85mol%, and the highest selectivity is 85-86mol%, and latter stage selects Property be 80-82mol%, space-time yield can reach 200-280 gram of EO/ hour * and rise catalyst;High selectivity silver The initial stage selectivity of catalyst is 82-85mol%, and the highest selectivity is 87-92mol%, and latter stage, selectivity was 82-84mol%, space-time yield can reach 160-220 gram of EO/ hour * and rise catalyst.
The most surging along with oil price, current ethylene oxide production has developed into use high-selective ethylene Epoxidation catalysts trend, it is relative to traditional high activity epoxidation catalyst, it is provided that reduce The benefit of ethylene material consumption.But, for the productivity of a given oxirane, high-selectivity catalyst ratio is high Active catalyst uses higher reaction temperature, and it demonstrates than traditional high activity epoxidation catalyst Catalyst activity reduces speed faster.Therefore, in order to improve the activity of catalyst, selectivity and stability, Ge great silver catalyst research company in these years, has not only carried out unremitting effort on carrier and preparation, and Oxirane production technology and equipment are also carried out improve, to give full play to the performance of catalyst.
High selectivity silver catalyst is in the starting stage of epoxidation process, and catalyst experiences a so-called " breakthrough Stage ".In this stage, selectivity of catalyst is the lowest, even if being also so in the presence of reaction control agent, Take long enough in a commercial start-up to adjust and just can make the reaction can be in catalyst higher selectivity level Lower operation.For this reason, it is necessary to the starting method research experiment to the catalyst initial stage.
Therefore, this area needs using high selectivity silver catalyst to be entered by the technique of oxidation of ethylene epoxy ethane Row improves, and is beneficial to improve the initial performance of high selectivity silver catalyst.
Summary of the invention
In order to solve above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present inventor is in silver catalyst field and second Alkene oxidation epoxy ethane field has carried out research extensively and profoundly, it was found that existing technique is improved, Service life of high selectivity silver catalyst can not be reduced and need not to improve the high selectivity silver catalyst initial stage anti- Under conditions of answering temperature, it is greatly improved the selectivity at high selectivity silver catalyst initial stage, thus improves high selectivity The average selectivity of silver catalyst.
Therefore, it is an advantage of the invention to provide a kind of raising oxidation of ethylene epoxy ethane Gao Xuan The initial stage selective method of selecting property silver catalyst, described method includes:
High selectivity silver catalyst is made and containing propylene and the raw material of oxygen within the temperature range of 200 DEG C to 270 DEG C Continuous contact 0.5 hour to 50 hours, contact makes catalyst temperature be not higher than 250 DEG C after terminating, and makes described High selectivity silver catalyst contacts with the raw material containing ethylene and oxygen,
Wherein said high selectivity silver catalyst includes that carrier and the silver-colored active component and the rhenium that deposit on it help Agent, described carrier is preferably alpha-alumina supports.
The present invention, by initial operating stage catalyst is carried out certain heat treatment, quickly improves oxidation of ethylene ring Oxidative ethane is with high selectivity silver catalyst initial stage selectivity.
" initial operating stage " of high selectivity silver catalyst as used herein refers to that new production catalyst is when certain Under the conditions of empty productivity, at most operation 12 months, in particular up to 6 months.
" heat treatment " as used herein is defined as at 200 DEG C to 270 DEG C (preferably 200 DEG C to 250 DEG C) Under make catalyst contact with the raw material containing propylene and oxygen process catalyst process, this process duration is 0.5 Hour to 50 hours, and this process terminates to reduce afterwards catalyst temperature to not higher than 250 DEG C, the highest In 220 DEG C.
" high selectivity silver catalyst " as used herein refers to that the initial stage selectivity of silver catalyst is more than 83mol%, The highest selectivity is more than 88mol%, and average selectivity is more than 86mol%, and latter stage, selectivity was more than 82mol%, And space-time yield is that 150-240 gram of EO/ hour * rises catalyst.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, in the described raw material containing propylene and oxygen, described third The content of alkene is calculated as 0.1-1.0mol% relative to the raw material containing propylene and oxygen, and oxygen content is relative to containing propylene It is calculated as 0.5-5.0mol% with the raw material of oxygen.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, in the described raw material containing propylene and oxygen, described third The content of alkene is calculated as 0.2-0.5mol% relative to the raw material containing propylene and oxygen, and oxygen content is relative to containing propylene It is calculated as 1.0-3.0mol% with the raw material of oxygen.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, within the temperature range of 200 DEG C to 270 DEG C, make height Selectivity silver catalyst and the raw material continuous contact containing propylene and oxygen are before 0.5 hour to 50 hours, with purging Beds is swept in air-blowing, and described purge gas is preferably noble gas, more preferably nitrogen, described purge time It is preferably 12-96 hour.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, described high selectivity silver catalyst also includes rhenium auxiliary agent Coassist agent, the most also includes alkali metal promoter, the most also includes base earth metal promoter.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, described high selectivity silver catalyst comprises alpha-alumina supports And the following component of deposition on it:
I) silver active component;
Ii) rhenium auxiliary agent;
Iii) optionally, the coassist agent of rhenium auxiliary agent;
Iv) optionally, alkali metal promoter;With
V) optionally, base earth metal promoter.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, the high selectivity silver catalyst preferably group that the present invention uses Become as follows, gross weight based on high selectivity silver catalyst,
Silver content is calculated as 1-30 weight %, preferably 10-29 weight % with silver element;And/or rhenium content is with rhenium unit Element is calculated as 5 weight ppm-2500 weight ppm, preferably 10 weight ppm-1500 weight ppm;And/or rhenium If if the coassist agent of auxiliary agent is optionally present, its amount is calculated as 5 weight ppm-1000 weights with this coassist agent element Amount ppm, preferably 10 weight ppm-500 weight ppm;And/or if if alkali metal promoter is optionally present, Its amount is calculated as 5 weight ppm-2000 weight ppm, preferably 10 weight ppm-1500 weights with alkali metal Amount ppm;If and/or if base earth metal promoter is optionally present, its amount is calculated as 5 weight with alkali earth metal Ppm-2000 weight ppm, preferably 10 weight ppm-1200 weight ppm.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, in described high selectivity silver catalyst, described silver activity Composition is argent and/or silver compound, preferably the one in argent, silver oxide, silver nitrate and silver oxalate Or it is multiple.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, described rhenium auxiliary agent is rhenium metal and/or rhenium compound, institute State one or more that rhenium compound is preferably in the oxide of rhenium, perrhenic acid and perrhenate, more preferably height One or more in rehenic acid and/or perrhenate, more preferably perrhenic acid, perrhenic acid caesium and ammonium perrhenate.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, if described high selectivity silver catalyst is optionally present The coassist agent of rhenium auxiliary agent, the coassist agent of described rhenium auxiliary agent is in chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, boron, cerium, sulfur and manganese One or more elements or its compound.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, if described high selectivity silver catalyst is optionally present Alkali metal promoter, described alkali metal promoter be one or more metals in lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium and caesium or Its compound, preferably lithium, potassium or caesium or its compound.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, if described high selectivity silver catalyst is optionally present Base earth metal promoter, described base earth metal promoter be one or more metals in magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium or Its compound, preferably barium or strontium or its compound.
As it has been described above, the high selectivity silver catalyst of the present invention is advantageously loaded catalyst.As being suitable to this The carrier of catalyst, it can be any carrier being suitable to silver catalyst, and this can be mentioned that various oxide carrier Or composite oxide carrier, such as silicon oxide, aluminium oxide (such as Alpha-alumina), aluminium oxide-silicon oxide combined oxidation Thing carrier, in addition with zeolite, activated carbon etc..
The high selectivity silver catalyst being suitable to the present invention can be any high selectivity silver catalyst.This catalyst was both Can be commercial, it is also possible to prepare according to methods known in the art.
Such as, the high selectivity silver catalyst that can be used for the present invention can be prepared by the method comprised the following steps:
1) help with silver compound, organic amine, rhenium auxiliary agent, the coassist agent of optional rhenium auxiliary agent, optional alkali metal Agent and the solution impregnating carrier of optional base earth metal promoter;
2) impregnation liquid is filtered off;And
3) to step 2 in air or noble gas) resulting vehicle activates, and i.e. makes the catalysis of high selectivity silver Agent.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, above-mentioned silver compound can be to be suitable to be prepared ring by ethylene Any silver compound of oxidative ethane silver catalyst.Present invention preferably uses silver oxide, silver nitrate and/or silver oxalate. Silver compound addition in impregnation liquid should be enough to argentiferous 1-30 weight % in the silver catalyst making finally to prepare, Preferably 10-29 weight %, based on total catalyst weight in terms of silver atoms.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, above-mentioned organic amine compound can be to be suitable to prepare epoxy Any organic amine compound of ethane silver catalyst for producing, as long as this organic amine compound can be with silver compound Formation argent-amine complex.For the purpose of the present invention, be preferably used pyridine, butylamine, ethylenediamine, 1,3-the third two Amine, ethanolamine or the mixture of its mixture, such as ethylenediamine and ethanolamine.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, in the above-mentioned method preparing silver catalyst, rhenium auxiliary agent Can be the oxide of rhenium, perrhenic acid, perrhenate, or its mixture, preferably perrhenic acid and perrhenate, Such as perrhenic acid, perrhenic acid caesium, ammonium perrhenate or its mixture etc..Rhenium auxiliary agent addition in impregnation liquid should Making rhenium metal promoter content in terms of rhenium atom in the final catalyst is 5 weight ppm-2500 weight ppm, It is preferably 10 weight ppm-1500 weight ppm, gross weight based on high selectivity silver catalyst.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, in the above-mentioned method preparing silver catalyst, optionally make Alkali metal promoter can be that the compound of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium or caesium is (such as nitrate, sulfate and hydroxide Thing) or its mixture, preferred as alkali auxiliary agent is one or more in the compound of lithium, potassium and caesium, as Cesium sulfate, cesium nitrate, lithium nitrate, lithium sulfate and/or potassium hydroxide.Alkali metal promoter, if if Shi Yonging, Addition in impregnation liquid advantageously should make described alkali metal promoter in terms of alkali metal atom in the final catalyst Content be 5 weight ppm-2000 weight ppm, preferably 10 weight ppm-1500 weight ppm, based on The gross weight of high selectivity silver catalyst.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, in the above-mentioned method preparing silver catalyst, optionally make Base earth metal promoter can be magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium compound in one or more, such as described element Oxide, oxalates, sulfate, acetate and nitrate in one or more, the preferably compound of barium And/or the compound of strontium, such as barium acetate and/or strontium acetate.If if base earth metal promoter uses, it is at dipping Addition in liquid should make base earth metal promoter total content in terms of alkaline earth metal atom in the final catalyst be 5 Weight ppm-2000 weight ppm, preferably 10 weight ppm-1200 weight ppm, based on high selectivity silver The gross weight of catalyst.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, except silver compound, organic amine, rhenium in dipping solution Beyond auxiliary agent, optional alkali metal promoter and optional base earth metal promoter, it is also possible to add helping altogether of rhenium auxiliary agent Agent, to improve the activity of gained silver catalyst, selectivity and stability further.The coassist agent of rhenium auxiliary agent can To be the compound of arbitrary transition metal in the periodic table of elements (such as chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, boron, cerium and manganese) or several Plant the mixture of transistion metal compound, preferably group vib and the oxyacid of VIIB race element and salt thereof, such as Wolframic acid, ammonium tungstate, wolframic acid caesium, molybdic acid, ammonium molybdate or its tetrahydrate, ammonium metatungstate, four hydrated sulfuric acid height Cerium (Ce (SO4)2·4H2O) etc..Coassist agent as rhenium auxiliary agent, it is also possible to be sulfur.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, the coassist agent of rhenium auxiliary agent, if if Shi Yonging, its consumption Should make the coassist agent of rhenium auxiliary agent in final catalyst is 5 weight with the weight content of this coassist agent elemental metal Ppm-1000 weight ppm, preferably 10 weight ppm-500 weight ppm, based on high selectivity silver catalyst Gross weight.The coassist agent of rhenium auxiliary agent can be before immersion silver, be applied on carrier simultaneously or after, it is also possible to It is immersed on carrier after silver compound is reduced to.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, for ensureing the most even abundant load of silver, carrier, excellent Selecting alumina support (such as Alpha-alumina), before impregnation, evacuation the most in advance, this vacuum is preferably shorter than 10mmHg.When impregnating with impregnation liquid, dip time is usually 10-60 minute.After leaching, will be through impregnation with Carrier drying.Then, by resulting vehicle 100-700 DEG C, the moving air of preferred 160-500 DEG C or inertia Activation more than 30 seconds in air-flow such as gas such as nitrogen, argon etc., such as 30 seconds-120 minutes, preferably 1-60 minute, To activate, thus make high selectivity silver catalyst.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, as the initial action by oxidation of ethylene epoxy ethane Gas, it generally comprises ethylene, oxygen, the steady gas of cause and reaction control agent.As causing steady gas, its purpose is to Keep the content of ethylene and oxygen in reaction gas to operate in explosion limit, and cause steady gas itself and do not participate in instead Should, reaction is not had negatively influencing.Cause steady gas and be usually nitrogen, methane or its mixture: methane is conducive to improving Oxygen content and the molten value of air heat in unstripped gas, favourable to reaction, some producer limits due to process conditions, makes With nitrogen as making steady gas.As reaction control agent, its purpose is to suppress the activity of silver catalyst, improve Selectivity, for high selectivity silver catalyst, reaction control agent has the work improving silver catalyst stability simultaneously With.Reaction control agent generally includes monochlorethane, dichloroethanes or its mixture.When reaction gas recycles, May also accumulate certain carbon dioxide in reaction gas, the increase of carbon dioxide can affect high selectivity silver catalyst Stability.Additionally, during factory uses, generally some foreign gases also can be there are in initial action gas, Such as hydrogen, ethane, argon.Argon is noble gas, does not participate in reaction.
At present, this area it is generally acknowledged that the too high meeting of propylene content causes high activity silver catalyst activity to raise, and selects Property decline to a great extent, after propylene content reaches certain value (such as larger than 0.7mol%), it may appear that reaction temperature raise, Selectivity aggravation declines.
But, the present inventor through lot of experiments it was unexpectedly found that, through 200 DEG C extremely After making the heat treatment that catalyst contacts with the raw material containing propylene and oxygen at 270 DEG C, high selectivity silver can be improved Catalyst initial stage selectivity.
According to the present invention, catalyst is made to contact 0.5-50 with the raw material containing propylene and oxygen at 200 DEG C to 270 DEG C Hour process catalyst.Generally can apply the temperature in the range of any 200 DEG C to 270 DEG C, more typically At least 210 DEG C, it is at most 260 DEG C, usually at most 250 DEG C.The persistent period of heat treatment is generally at least 0.5 hour, preferably 1-50 hour, specifically for 2-40 hour.In heat treatment, adaptable raw material is permissible Containing inertia or the annexing ingredient of non-inert.Noble gas such as helium, nitrogen or the mixture of saturated hydrocarbons.Relative to always For raw material, in raw material, the content of propylene is preferably 0.1-1.0mol%, particularly 0.2-0.5mol%.In raw material The content of oxygen is preferably 0.5-5.0mol%, particularly 1.0-3.0mol%.The method is to be higher than in general Catalyst is made to contact with the raw material containing propylene and oxygen at 200 DEG C to 270 DEG C, through catalyst is carried out heat treatment After, improve high selectivity silver catalyst initial stage selectivity.
At a temperature of of the present invention, high selectivity silver catalyst is carried out heat treated by application the inventive method Cheng Zhong, propylene and oxygen there occurs complete oxidation in high selectivity silver catalyst bed, and product is basic For carbon dioxide and water.Relatively low due to the propylene content in the raw material of use in heat treatment process again, and excess Oxygen content so that without propylene in reaction tube exit flow after heat treatment, thus to heat treatment rear catalyst Startup procedure does not affect again.
Present invention could apply to the high selectivity silver catalyst newly driven, it is also possible to be applied to initial operating stage due to The high selectivity silver catalyst that device is driven after stopping again.
When being applied to raw catelyst, before implementing the present invention, keep the situation of uniform temperature at beds Under, it is probably useful with purging beds.Such as purge gas can make nitrogen.Keep higher catalysis What agent temperature can make in catalyst production process the organic nitrogen compound of application is largely converted into nitrogenous gas, this A little nitrogenous gas are purged in gas stream and deviate from from catalyst.Furthermore it is possible to remove from catalyst Arbitrary moisture.When loading catalyst in the reactor, by application heater, generally make the temperature of catalyst Degree reaches 180-250 DEG C, and makes inert purge gas pass through catalyst, the driving of the catalyst applied May require or not that application purging gas, but typically require application.Generally purge time is 12-96 hour.
After purge terminates, can apply the inventive method that high selectivity silver catalyst is carried out heat treatment, carry High selectivity silver catalyst initial stage selectivity.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, carrying out the raising oxidation of ethylene epoxy second of the present invention Alkane is with after the initial stage selective method of high selectivity silver catalyst, according to usual catalyst starting program, logical Enter the reaction gas of oxidation of ethylene epoxy ethane.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, for new peak selectivity silver catalyst, by second In the initial action gas of alkene oxidation epoxy ethane, ethylene contents is 20-40mol%, and oxygen content is 6-7mol% (nitrogen system is steady) or 7.5-8.5mol% (methane is steady), carbon dioxide content is < 2mol%, and reaction is adjusted The content of joint agent is 0.2-2ppm volume, and remaining is for causing steady gas.Reaction control agent is typically monochlorethane, dichloro Ethane or its mixture.After the composition regulation of initial action gas is complete, by the temperature of high selectivity silver catalyst Degree is increased to 180-250 DEG C, preferably 200-220 DEG C.Can suitably optimize reaction control agent according to reaction condition to contain Amount, makes selectivity of catalyst reach desired value.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, the high selectivity again driven after initial reaction stage is stopped Catalyst, it is also possible to the processing method of the application present invention carries out raising initial stage selective heat treatment to catalyst. Then according to the startup procedure that catalyst is driven after stopping again is passed through the reaction gas of oxidation of ethylene epoxy ethane.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a kind of olefin epoxidation process, described method includes:
Catalyst and the raw material continuous contact 0.5 containing propylene and oxygen is made within the temperature range of 200 DEG C to 270 DEG C Hour to 50 hours, contact makes catalyst temperature be not higher than 250 DEG C after terminating, and makes described high selectivity silver urge Agent contacts with the raw material containing ethylene and oxygen.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, described catalyst is high selectivity silver catalyst.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, described alkene is ethylene.
One of the present invention preferred embodiment in, the described raw material containing propylene and oxygen also includes as instead The organic chloride of regulator, described organic chloride is answered to be preferably dichloroethanes.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a kind of method producing 1,2-ethandiol, described method includes:
1) oxyalkylene is obtained by the olefin epoxidation process described in claim 7;And
2) described oxyalkylene is made to be converted into 1,2-ethylene glycol.
The beneficial effects of the present invention is, method according to the invention it is possible to keeping high selectivity silver catalyst Under conditions of initial reaction temperature is basically unchanged, it is greatly improved the selectivity at high selectivity silver catalyst initial stage, from And it is effectively improved the average selectivity of high selectivity silver catalyst, thus improve the performance of silver catalyst, reduce raw Produce cost of material.
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Below in conjunction with specific embodiment, the invention will be further described, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to These embodiments.
The various high selectivity silver catalyst laboratory microreactor (hereinafter referred to as " micro-anti-") that the present invention uses Evaluating apparatus tests its performance and stability.The reactor that micro anti-evaluation device uses is the stainless of internal diameter 4mm Steel pipe, reactor is placed in heating mantle.The admission space of high-selectivity catalyst is 1ml, and bottom has inertia to fill out Material, makes high-selectivity catalyst bed be positioned at the flat-temperature zone of heating mantle.
The condition determination of the activity and selectivity that the present invention uses is as follows:
Table 1: reacting gas composition (mol%)
METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS DETERMINATION reactor inlet, exit gas composition after stably reaching above-mentioned reaction condition.Measurement result Selectivity is calculated as follows after carrying out volume contraction correction:
Selectivity
Wherein Δ EO is to work off one's feeling vent one's spleen and inlet gas ethylene oxide content difference, Δ CO2Be work off one's feeling vent one's spleen with in inlet gas Carbon dioxide content is poor, takes the average result of the test as the same day of more than 10 groups test datas.
Embodiment 1
The preparation of high selectivity silver catalyst carrier
By 50-200 purpose three water α-A12O3The vacation one water A1 of 440g and 200-500 mesh2O3110g, puts into Mix homogeneously in blender.Then proceed in kneader, add the dust technology that mass ratio is 1:3 of nitric acid and water 100 milliliters, being kneaded into can the paste of extrusion molding.Extrusion molding is external diameter 8.0mm, long 6.0mm, interior The five hole columns of footpath 1.0mm, are dried 3 hours at 60-120 DEG C, make free water content be reduced to 10 weights Amount below %, obtains green compact.Then green compact are put in electric furnace, be increased to from room temperature through 30 hours 1410-1450 DEG C, constant temperature 2 hours, obtain white α-A12O3Support samples.
Embodiment 2
The preparation of high selectivity silver catalyst
In the glass flask of band stirring, add 300g ethylenediamine, 110g ethanolamine and 375g deionized water, obtain To mixed liquor.Being added by silver oxalate in gained mixed liquor under stirring, temperature is maintained at about 40 DEG C, makes oxalic acid Silver all dissolves.Then it is added thereto to 0.69g ammonium perrhenate and 1.65g cesium sulfate, then adds deionized water and make Solution gross mass reaches 2200g, gained solution mix homogeneously, obtains impregnation liquid, stand-by.In this impregnation liquid, The content of silver is 29 weight %.
Take 100g white α-A1 prepared above2O3Support samples is put in the container of energy evacuation.It is evacuated to Vacuum is less than 10mmHg, puts into above impregnation liquid, submergence carrier, keeps 30 minutes.Leaching removes many Remaining solution.Carrier after dipping heats 8 minutes in the air stream of 300 DEG C, cooling, i.e. makes epoxy second Alkane silver catalyst for producing.This catalyst is high selectivity silver catalyst, containing the silver of 20 weight %, 200 weights The rhenium of amount ppm and the caesium of 500 weight ppm.
After measured, above-mentioned high selectivity silver catalyst uses the selectivity at initial stage to be 83mol%, the highest selectivity For 89mol%, average selectivity is 87mol%, and latter stage, selectivity was 86mol%, and space-time yield is 220 * rose catalyst gram EO/ hour.
Comparative example 1-3 and embodiment 3-6
With microreactor evaluating apparatus, the fresh high selectivity silver catalyst of preparation in reference example 2 is entered Row performance test.The catalyst sample that 0.6-1.0g pulverizes is loaded respectively in seven stainless steel tubes.Described pipe It is positioned in the METAL HEATING PROCESS set of 180 DEG C, and the end of every pipe is all connected with air flow system.Gas mixes Thing passes through beds with the mode of operation of " once by ".Regulate the catalyst weight and entrance applied The flow of gas, making gas hour air speed is 4500h-1, inlet gas pressure is 1600kPa absolute pressure.Reaction tube Inlet gas composition sees table 1.
Make the temperature of each beds rise to 220 DEG C with the speed of per hour 10 DEG C, then regulate temperature To obtain the ethylene oxide content of 2.5mol% in each reaction tube outlet gas mixture.These regulations are protected Holding 96 hours, now catalyst has reached balance in terms of reactivity worth, and table 2 gave through 96 hours Time interval after measure with reaction temperature and the performance of each catalyst of selective presentation.
Then as shown in table 2, within the time period of 24 hours, make the different gas mixing shown in table 2 Thing passes through each beds, and makes raw up to 240 DEG C of the temperature of each beds.Through this section time After between, those conditions that appreciation condition is applied before reverting to heat up, and regulate the temperature of each beds Degree, so that recovering the ethylene oxide content of 2.5mol% in each reaction tube outlet gas mixture.
After measured, by the immediate catalyst reaction temperature of every kind of catalyst after admixture of gas heat treatment at 240 DEG C Degree and selectivity are as shown in table 2.
Table 2
Comparative example 4-6 and embodiment 7-10
Use the high selectivity silver catalyst of preparation in embodiment 2, load in seven stainless steel tubes respectively The catalyst sample that 0.6-1.0g pulverizes.Described pipe is positioned in the METAL HEATING PROCESS set of 180 DEG C, and every pipe The end of son is all connected with air flow system.Admixture of gas passes through catalyst with the mode of operation of " once by " Bed.Regulating the catalyst weight and the flow of inlet gas applied, making gas hour air speed is 4500h-1, Inlet gas pressure is 1600kPa absolute pressure.The temperature of each beds is made with the speed of per hour 10 DEG C Rising to 220 DEG C, then regulation temperature is to obtain 2.5mol%'s in each reaction tube outlet gas mixture Ethylene oxide content.These regulations being kept 90 days, table 3 gives to be measured after the time interval of 90 days With reaction temperature and the performance of each catalyst of selective presentation.
Then as shown in table 3, within the time period of 24 hours, make different admixture of gas be urged by each Agent bed, and make raw up to 240 DEG C of the temperature of each beds.After during this period of time, evaluate bar Those conditions that part is applied before reverting to heat up, and regulate the temperature of each beds, so that often Individual reaction tube outlet gas mixture recovers the ethylene oxide content of 2.5mol%.
After measured, by the immediate catalyst reaction temperature of every kind of catalyst after admixture of gas heat treatment at 240 DEG C Degree and selectivity are as shown in table 3.
Table 3
Embodiment 3-6 is compared with comparative example 1-3 or embodiment 7-10 is compared with comparative example 4-6, experimental result All show, after making catalyst contact a period of time with the mixed gas containing propylene and oxygen at 240 DEG C, when When it is applied subsequently in the course of normal operation of epoxidizing method, this catalyst shows the selectivity of improvement, The temperature of catalyst keeps being basically unchanged (i.e. activity is basically unchanged) simultaneously.Meanwhile, the raising catalysis of the present invention The selective method of agent can be incorporated in epoxidizing method, such as embodiment 3-10 as a step.

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1. improve an initial stage selective method for the high selectivity silver catalyst of oxidation of ethylene epoxy ethane, Described method includes:
High selectivity silver catalyst is made and containing propylene and the raw material of oxygen within the temperature range of 200 DEG C to 270 DEG C Continuous contact 0.5 hour to 50 hours, contact makes catalyst temperature be not higher than 250 DEG C after terminating, and makes described High selectivity silver catalyst contacts with the raw material containing ethylene and oxygen,
Wherein said high selectivity silver catalyst includes that carrier and the silver-colored active component and the rhenium that deposit on it help Agent, described carrier is preferably alpha-alumina supports.
Method the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that in the described raw material containing propylene and oxygen, The content of described propylene is calculated as 0.1-1.0mol% relative to the raw material containing propylene and oxygen, preferably 0.2-0.5 Mol%, oxygen content is calculated as 0.5-5.0mol% relative to the raw material containing propylene and oxygen, preferably 1.0-3.0 mol%。
Method the most according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterised in that the temperature of 200 DEG C to 270 DEG C High selectivity silver catalyst and the raw material continuous contact 0.5 hour to 50 hours containing propylene and oxygen is made in the range of degree Before, purging beds by purge gas, described purge gas is preferably noble gas, more preferably nitrogen, Described purge time is preferably 12-96 hour.
4. according to the method described in any one in claim 1-3, it is characterised in that described high selectivity silver Catalyst also includes the coassist agent of rhenium auxiliary agent, the most also includes alkali metal promoter, the most also includes alkaline-earth metal Auxiliary agent.
5. according to the method described in any one in claim 1-4, it is characterised in that based on high selectivity silver The gross weight of catalyst, silver content is calculated as 1-30 weight %, preferably 10-29 weight % with silver element;With/ Or rhenium content is calculated as 5 weight ppm-2500 weight ppm, preferably 10 weight ppm-1500 weights with rhenium element Amount ppm;If and/or if the coassist agent of rhenium auxiliary agent is optionally present, its amount is calculated as 5 weights with this coassist agent element Amount ppm-1000 weight ppm, preferably 10 weight ppm-500 weight ppm;If and/or alkali metal promoter If being optionally present, its amount is calculated as 5 weight ppm-2000 weight ppm with alkali metal, and preferably 10 Weight ppm-1500 weight ppm;If and/or if base earth metal promoter is optionally present, its amount is with alkaline earth gold Belong to element and be calculated as 5 weight ppm-2000 weight ppm, preferably 10 weight ppm-1200 weight ppm.
6. according to the method described in any one in claim 1-5, it is characterised in that described high selectivity silver In catalyst, described silver active component is argent and/or silver compound, preferably argent, silver oxide, nitre One or more in acid silver and silver oxalate;
Described rhenium auxiliary agent is rhenium metal and/or rhenium compound, and described rhenium compound is preferably the oxide of rhenium, high rhenium Acid and perrhenate in one or more, more preferably perrhenic acid and/or perrhenate, more preferably perrhenic acid, One or more in perrhenic acid caesium and ammonium perrhenate;
If described high selectivity silver catalyst is optionally present the coassist agent of rhenium auxiliary agent, helping altogether of described rhenium auxiliary agent Agent is one or more elements in chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, boron, cerium, sulfur and manganese or its compound;
If being optionally present alkali metal promoter in described high selectivity silver catalyst, described alkali metal promoter is to be selected from One or more metals in lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium and caesium or its compound, preferably lithium, potassium or caesium or its change Compound;
If being optionally present base earth metal promoter in described high selectivity silver catalyst, described base earth metal promoter is One or more metals in magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium or its compound, preferably barium or strontium or its compound.
7. an olefin epoxidation process, described method includes:
Catalyst and the raw material continuous contact 0.5 containing propylene and oxygen is made within the temperature range of 200 DEG C to 270 DEG C Hour to 50 hours, contact makes catalyst temperature be not higher than 250 DEG C after terminating, and makes described high selectivity silver urge Agent contacts with the raw material containing ethylene and oxygen.
Method the most according to claim 7, it is characterised in that described catalyst is that high selectivity silver is urged Agent.
9. according to the method described in claim 7 or 8, it is characterised in that described alkene is ethylene.
10. according to the method described in any one in claim 7-9, it is characterised in that described containing propylene with oxygen The raw material of gas also includes that the organic chloride as reaction control agent, described organic chloride are preferably two chloroethenes Alkane.
11. 1 kinds of methods producing 1,2-ethandiol, described method includes:
1) oxyalkylene is obtained by the olefin epoxidation process described in claim 7;And
2) described oxyalkylene is made to be converted into 1,2-ethylene glycol.
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