Claims
- 1. A process for the production of tetrabromobisphenol-A, which process comprises:
- a. feeding bisphenol-A to a reaction mass having a reaction mass temperature which is within the range of from about 30 to about 100.degree. C. and having an acidic liquid phase, which liquid phase contains (i) water and a solvent quantity of an alcohol having up to 4 carbon atoms, the water being present in an amount of from about 30 to about 85 wt %, based on the weight of the water and alcohol solvent in the reaction mass, and (ii) at least about 50 ppm but less than about 20,000 ppm unreacted Br.sub.2 ; and
- b. during the feeding in (a), producing a precipitate which is at least 95 wt % tetrabromobisphenol-A and in a yield which is at least about 90%, based on the amount of bisphenol-A fed.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the bisphenol-A is added in the molten form.
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the bisphenol-A is added as a solute in a solution containing an alcohol solvent having up to 4 carbon atoms.
- 4. The process of claim 3 wherein the liquid phase of the reaction mass contains from about 1 wt % to about 30 wt % mineral acid.
- 5. The process of claim 1 wherein the alcohol in the reaction mass is methanol, ethanol, propanol, ethylene glycol, glycerine or a mix of any two or more of the foregoing.
- 6. The process of claim 1 wherein the alcohol solvent in the reaction mass is methanol, ethanol or a mixture thereof.
- 7. The process of claim 1 wherein the reaction mass water is present in an amount of from about 30 to about 70 wt %, based on the weight of the water and alcohol in the reaction mass.
- 8. The process of claim 1 wherein the reaction mass contains from about 50 to about 15,000 ppm unreacted Br.sub.2.
- 9. The process of claim 1 wherein the reaction mass contains from about 2,000 to 6,000 ppm unreacted Br.sub.2.
- 10. The process of claim 1 wherein the reaction mass temperature is within the range of from about 50 to about 80.degree. C.
- 11. The process of claim 1 wherein (i) the alcohol in the reaction mass is selected from methanol, ethanol or a mixture thereof; (ii) the reaction mass contains from about 30 to 85 wt % water based on the weight of the water and alcohol in the reaction mass and from about 2,000 to about 6,000 ppm unreacted Br.sub.2 ; (iii) the reaction mass temperature is within the range of from about 50 to about 80.degree. C.; and (iv) the liquid phase of the reaction mass contains from about 1 wt % to about 30 wt % mineral acid.
- 12. The process of claim 1 wherein the alcohol is ethanol and the amount of alkyl bromide produced is within the range of from about 0.91 kg (2 lbs) to about 0.0454 kg (0.1 lbs) or less/45.4 kg (100 lbs) of tetrabromobisphenol-A precipitate produced.
- 13. The process of claim 1 wherein Br.sub.2 and bisphenol-A are co-fed to the reaction mass.
- 14. The process of claim 13 wherein the unreacted Br.sub.2 concentration in the reaction mass is at least partially obtained by monitoring the unreacted Br.sub.2 reaction mass concentration and adjusting, as needed, the co-feed of the Br.sub.2, the bisphenol-A or both to obtain the desired unreacted Br.sub.2 concentration.
- 15. The process of claim 13 wherein the bisphenol-A is added as a solute in a solution containing an alcohol solvent having up to 4 carbon atoms.
- 16. The process of claim 15 wherein the solvent is methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol or a mix of any two or more of the foregoing.
- 17. The process of claim 13 wherein the liquid phase of the reaction mass contains from about 1 wt % to about 30 wt % mineral acid.
- 18. The process of claim 13 wherein the reaction mass water is present in an amount of from about 30 to about 70 wt %, based on the weight of the water and alcohol in the reaction mass.
- 19. The process of claim 13 wherein the reaction mass contains from about 50 to about 15,000 ppm unreacted Br.sub.2.
- 20. The process of claim 13 wherein the reaction mass contains from about 2,000 to about 6,000 pm unreacted Br.sub.2.
- 21. The process of claim 13 wherein the reaction mass temperature is within the range of from about 50 to about 80.degree. C.
- 22. The process of claim 13 wherein (i) the alcohol in the reaction mass is selected from methanol, ethanol and a mix thereof; (ii) the reaction mass contains from about 30 to about 85 wt % water, based upon the weight of water and alcohol in the reaction mass; (iii) the reaction mass contains from about 2,000 to about 6,000 ppm unreacted Br.sub.2 ; (iv) the reaction mass temperature is within the range of from about 50 to about 80.degree. C.; and (v) the liquid phase of the reaction mass contains from about 1 wt % to about 30 wt % mineral acid.
- 23. The process of claim 13 wherein the alcohol is ethanol and wherein the amount of ethyl bromide produced is no more than about 4.54 kg (10 lbs) per 45.4 kg (100 lbs) of tetrabromobisphenol-A precipitate produced.
- 24. A process for the production of tetrabromobisphenol-A, which process comprises:
- a. feeding bisphenol-A to a reaction mass having a reaction mass temperature which is within the range of from about 30 to about 100.degree. C. and having an acidic liquid phase, which liquid phase contains (i) water and a solvent quantity of an alcohol having up to 4 carbon atoms, the water being present in an amount of from about 30 to about 85 wt %, based on the weight of the water and alcohol solvent in the reaction mass, and (ii) at least about 50 ppm but less than about 20,000 ppm unreacted Br.sub.2 ;
- b. providing at least a portion of the unreacted Br.sub.2 in (a) by the oxidation of HBr to Br.sub.2 ; and
- c. during the feeding in (a), producing precipitate which is at least 95 wt % tetrabromobisphenol-A and in a yield of at least about 90 wt %, based on the amount of bisphenol-A fed.
- 25. The process of claim 24 wherein the HBr is oxidized with H.sub.2 O.sub.2 or Cl.sub.2.
- 26. The process of claim 24 wherein the HBr is oxidized with H.sub.2 O.sub.2.
- 27. The process of claim 24 wherein the reaction mass additionally contains from about 1 to about 30 wt % hydrohalogenic acid.
- 28. The process of claim 27 wherein the hydrohalogenic acid is HBr.
- 29. The process of claim 24 wherein the bisphenol-A is added in the molten form.
- 30. The process of claim 24 wherein the bisphenol-A is added as a solute in a solution containing an alcohol having up to 4 carbon atoms.
- 31. The process of claim 30 wherein the alcohol in the bisphenol-A solution is selected from methanol, ethanol, propanol, butane, ethylene glycol glycerine or a mix of any two or more of the foregoing.
- 32. The process of claim 24 wherein the alcohol in the reaction mass is methanol, ethanol or a mix thereof.
- 33. The process of claim 24 wherein the reaction mass water is present in an amount of from about 30 to about 70 wt % water, based on the weight of water and alcohol in the reaction mass.
- 34. The process of claim 24 wherein the reaction mass contains from about 50 to about 15,000 ppm unreacted Br.sub.2.
- 35. The process of claim 24 wherein the reaction mass contains from about 2,000 to about 6,000 pm unreacted Br.sub.2.
- 36. The process of claim 24 wherein the reaction mass temperature is within the range of from about 50 to about 80.degree. C.
- 37. The process of claim 24 wherein (i) the alcohol in the reaction mass is selected from methanol, ethanol and a mixture thereof, (ii) the reaction mass contains from about 30 to 85 wt % water, based on the weight of the water and alcohol in the reaction mass, and from about 2,000 to about 6,000 ppm unreacted Br.sub.2, and (iii) the reaction mass temperature is within the range of from about 50 to about 80.degree. C.
- 38. The process of claim 24 wherein the HBr is oxidized with H.sub.2 O.sub.2, the bisphenol-A is added as a solute in a solution containing an alcohol having up to 4 carbon atoms, and wherein the reaction mass additionally contains from about 1 to about 30 wt % hydrohalogenic acid.
- 39. The process of claim 24 wherein HBr is oxidized in the reaction mass.
- 40. The process of claim 24 wherein HBr is oxidized external of the reaction mass.
- 41. The process of claim 24 wherein the alcohol is ethanol and wherein the amount of ethyl bromide produced is no more than about 4.54 kg (10 lbs) per 45.4 kg (100 lbs) of tetrabromobisphenol-A precipitate produced.
- 42. A process for the production of tetrabromobisphenol-A, which process comprises:
- a. continuously adding bisphenol-A to a reaction mass having a reaction mass temperature which is within the range of from about 30 to about 100.degree. C. and having an acidic liquid phase which contains (i) water and a solvent quantity of an alcohol containing up to 4 carbon atoms, the water being present in an amount of from about 30 to 85 wt %, based on the weight of the water and alcohol in the reaction mass and (ii) at least about 50 ppm but less than about 20,000 ppm unreacted Br.sub.2 ;
- b. during the addition in (a), producing a precipitate which is at least 95 wt % tetrabromobisphenol-A and in a yield which is at least about 90%, based on the amount of bisphenol-A fed; and
- c. continuously removing at least a portion of the precipitate from the reaction mass.
- 43. The process of claim 42 wherein the alcohol in the reaction mass is methanol, ethanol, propanol, ethylene glycol, glycerine and a mix of any two or more of the foregoing.
- 44. The process of claim 42 wherein the bisphenol-A is added as a solute in a solution containing an alcohol having up to 4 carbon atoms.
- 45. The process of claim 42 wherein at least a portion of the unreacted Br.sub.2 is obtained from the oxidation of HBr to Br.sub.2.
- 46. The process of claim 45 wherein the reaction mass additionally contains from about 1 to about 30 wt % hydrohalogenic acid.
- 47. The process of claim 46 wherein the hydrohalogenic acid is HBr.
- 48. The process of claim 45 wherein the HBr is oxidized with H.sub.2 O.sub.2, the bisphenol-A is added as a solute in a solution containing alcohol having up to 4 carbon atoms and wherein the reaction mass additionally contains from about 1 to about 30 wt % hydrohalogenic acid.
- 49. The process of claim 48 wherein HBr is oxidized in the reaction mass.
Parent Case Info
This Application is a continuation-in-part of the following U.S. Patent Applications: (1) U.S. Ser. No. 08/426,998 filed Apr. 24, 1995, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/398,837 filed Mar. 6, 1995, now abandoned; (2) U.S. Ser. No. 08/550,044 filed Oct. 30, 1995, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,723,690, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/426,997 filed Apr. 24, 1995, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,527,971; and (3) U.S. Ser. No. 08/426,996 filed Apr. 24, 1995, now abandoned.
This is the U.S. National Stage Application of PCT/US96/05511 filed Apr. 18, 1996.
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