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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Keßler, Tobias
• Kunde, Christian
• Linke, Steffen
• McBride, Kevin
• Sundmacher, Kai
• Kienle, Achim

Titel

Systematic Selection of Green Solvents and Process Optimization for the Hydroformylation of Long-Chain Olefines

Ist Teil von

• Processes, 2019-12, Vol.7 (12), p.882

Ort / Verlag

Basel: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Including ecologic and environmental aspects in chemical engineering requires new methods for process design and optimization. In this work, a hydroformylation process of long-chain olefines is investigated. A thermomorphic multiphase system is employed that is homogeneous at reaction conditions and biphasic at lower temperatures for catalyst recycling. In an attempt to replace the toxic polar solvent N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), ecologically benign alternatives are selected using a screening approach. Economic process optimization is conducted for DMF and two candidate solvents. It is found that one of the green candidates performs similarly well as the standard benchmark solvent DMF, without being toxic. Therefore, the candidate has the potential to replace it.