METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TERTIARY AMINE

Abstract

The invention provides a method for manufacturing a tertiary amine, including reacting a tertiary amine with an alcohol and a primary or secondary amine in a reactor loaded with a film type catalyst, controlling the superficial velocity of liquid in the reactor at 0.1 cm/s or more.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a summary drawing showing one example of the circulation fixed-bed type reaction apparatus for use in the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a summary drawing showing one example of a single flow fixed-bed type reaction apparatus for use in the present invention. In the drawing, numeral References are: 1: A tube-reactor loaded with a film type catalyst, 2: Buffering tank, 3: Liquid feeding pump, 4: Conduit pipe for feeding, 5: Conduit pipe for packed tower, 6: Packed tower, 7: Raw material tank, 8: Product tank.

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing a tertiary amine, comprising the step of reacting a tertiary amine with an alcohol and a primary or secondary amine in a reactor loaded with a film type catalyst, controlling the superficial velocity of the reactor at 0.1 cm/s or more.

2. The method for manufacturing a tertiary amine according to claim 1, wherein the reaction is carried out by disposing the reactor in an outside circular line ancillary to a buffering tank loaded with no catalyst and circulating the reacting liquid to the reactor.

3. The method for manufacturing a tertiary amine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the film type catalyst is fixed on the surface of a support and the thickness of the catalyst is 0.01-500 μm.

4. The method for manufacturing a tertiary amine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the alcohol is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic alcohol having 8-36 carbon atoms.

5. The method for manufacturing a tertiary amine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the primary or secondary amine is an aliphatic primary or secondary amine.