Claims
- 1. A process of making polyalkylene polyamines which comprises condensing an amino compound comprising at least one of ammonia and one or more organic compounds containing nitrogen to which is bonded an active hydrogen, with a high surface area Group IVB metal oxide condensation catalyst selected from the group consisting of hafnium oxide having a surface area greater than about 70 m.sup.2 /gm, zirconium oxide having a surface area greater than about 70 m.sup.2 /gm, titanium oxide having a surface area greater than about 140 m.sup.2 /gm and mixtures thereof.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the titanium oxide condensation catalyst comprises titanium dioxide.
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the zirconium oxide condensation catalyst comprises zirconium dioxide.
- 4. The process of claim 1 wherein the condensation catalyst comprises a mixture of titanium dioxide and zirconium dioxide.
- 5. The process of claim 1 wherein the catalyst is associated with a support material.
- 6. The process of claim 5 wherein the support comprises an alumina material or an alumina-silica material.
- 7. The process of claim 5 wherein the support comprises a silica material or a silica-alumina material.
- 8. The process of claim 5 wherein the support comprises from about 5 to about 50 percent by weight of the catalyst.
- 9. The process of claim 1 wherein the catalyst contains a performance moderator that enhances product selectivity of the process.
- 10. The process of claim 9 wherein the performance moderator comprises one or more metal oxides.
- 11. The process of claim 11 wherein the performance moderator comprises one or more Group IA metal oxides, Group IIA metal oxides, Group IIIB metal oxides, Group VB metal oxides, Group VIB metal oxides, Group VIIB metal oxides, Group VIII metal oxides, Group IB metal oxides, Group IIB metal oxides, Group IIIA metal oxides, Group IVA metal oxides, Group VA metal oxides, Group VIA metal oxides, other Group IVB metal oxides or mixtures thereof.
- 12. The process of claim 11 wherein the performance moderator comprises one or more oxides of scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, gadolinium, lutetium, ytterbium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, titanium, zirconium, iron, cobalt, nickel, zinc, cadmium, boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, silicon, germanium, tin, lead, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.
- 13. The process of claim 9 wherein the performance moderator comprises one or more metallic phosphates having a cyclic structure or an acylic structure, metallic polyphosphates having a condensed structure, metallic metaphosphimates, metallic phosphoramidates, metallic amidophosphates, metallic imidophosphates or mixtures thereof.
- 14. The process of claim 13 wherein the performance moderator comprises sodium dihydrogen phosphate, sodium trimetaphosphate, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate or mixtures thereof.
- 15. The process of claim 1 wherein the Group IVB metal oxide condensation catalyst comprises a mixed oxide of a Group IVB metal oxide and one or more other metal oxides.
- 16. The process of claim 15 wherein the metal oxide comprises one or more Group IA metal oxides, Group IIA metal oxides, Group IIIB metal oxides, Group VB metal oxides, Group VIB metal oxides, Group VIIB metal oxides, Group VIII metal oxides, Group IB metal oxides, Group IIB metal oxides, Group IIIA metal oxides, Group IVA metal oxides, Group VA metal oxides, Group VIA metal oxides, other Group IVB metal oxides or mixtures thereof.
- 17. The process of claim 15 wherein the metal oxide comprises one or more oxides of scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, gadolinium, lutetium, ytterbium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, titanium, zirconium, iron, cobalt, nickel, zinc, cadmium, boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, silicon, germanium, tin, lead, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.
- 18. The process of claim 1 wherein the Group IVB metal oxide condensation catalyst comprises a Group IVB metal oxide in an amount of from about 50 weight percent to about 100 weight percent of the weight of the catalyst.
- 19. The process of claim 1 wherein the Group IVB metal oxide condensation catalyst comprises a Group IVB metal oxide in an amount of from about 75 weight percent to about 100 weight percent of the weight of the catalyst.
- 20. The process of claim 1 wherein the Group IVB metal oxide condensation catalyst comprises a Group IVB metal oxide in an amount of from about 90 weight percent to about 100 weight percent of the weight of the catalyst.
- 21. The process of claim 1 wherein the amino compound comprises an alkyleneamine.
- 22. The process of claim 1 wherein the condensation further comprises condensing the amino compound with a compound containing an alcoholic hydroxy group.
- 23. The process of claim 22 wherein the amino compound is ammonia.
- 24. The process of claim 133 wherein the compound containing an alcoholic hydroxy group is an alkanolamine or an alkylene glycol.
- 25. The process of claim 24 wherein the alkanolamine is aminoethylethanolamine.
- 26. The process of claim 22 wherein the amino compound comprises ethylenediamine or diethylenetriamine and the compound containing the alcoholic hydroxy group is ethylene glycol.
- 27. The process of claim 1 wherein the amino compound comprises a mixture of monoethanolamine and ethylenediamine.
- 28. The process of claim 1 wherein the amino compound comprises a mixture of monoethanolamine and diethylenetriamine.
- 29. The process of claim 1 wherein the amino compound comprises a mixture of monoethanolamine, ethylenediamine and ammonia.
- 30. The process of claim 1 wherein the amino compound comprises a mixture of monoethanolamine, diethylenetriamine and ammonia.
- 31. The process of claim 1 wherein the amino compound comprises a mixture of aminoethylethanolamine and ethylenediamine.
- 32. The process of claim 1 wherein the amino compound comprises a mixture of aminoethylethanolamine and diethylenetriamine.
- 33. The process of claim 1 wherein the amino compound comprises a mixture of aminoethylethanolamine, ethylenediamine and ammonia.
- 34. The process of claim 1 wherein the amino compound comprises a mixture of aminoethylethanolamine, diethylenetriamine and ammonia.
- 35. The process of claim 1 wherein the amino compound comprises a mixture of diethanolamine and ethylenediamine or a mixture of diethanolamine and diethylenetriamine.
- 36. The process of claim 1 wherein the amino compound comprises a mixture of dihydroxyethylethylenediamine and ethylenediamine or a mixture of dihydroxyethylethylenediamine and diethylenetriamine.
- 37. The process of claim 1 wherein the amino compound comprises a mixture of hydroxyethyldiethylenetriamine and ethylenediamine or a mixture of hydroxyethyldiethylenetriamine and diethylenetriamine.
- 38. The process of claim 1 wherein the amino compound comprises a mixture of hydroxyethyltriethylenetetramine and ethylenediamine or a mixture of hydroxyethyltriethylenetetramine and diethylenetriamine.
- 39. The process of claim 1 which is effected in the liquid phase, vapor phase, supercritical liquid phase or mixtures thereof.
- 40. A process of making alkylamines which comprises condensing an alcohol and at least one of a primary amine, a secondary amine or a tertiary amine with a high surface area Group IVB metal oxide condensation catalyst.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 136,615, filed Dec. 22, 1987 now abandoned.
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