A process for the work-up of salt-containing process water which contains an alkali metal chloride as salt in a concentration of at least 4% by weight and organic or inorganic and organic impurities from chemical production processes and reuse of the salt by a combination of prepurification and concentration, crystallization and purification of the salt and optionally subsequently use of the salt in an electrolysis for producing basic chemicals are described.

The present invention is directed to providing a method of preparing a heterogeneous linear carbonate, including: performing a transesterification reaction of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and ethanol (EtOH) in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is an amine-based compound having a boiling point of 150 C. or more.

The present invention is directed to providing a method of preparing a heterogeneous linear carbonate, including: performing a transesterification reaction of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and ethanol (EtOH) in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is an amine-based compound having a boiling point of 150 C. or more.

The present invention provides a method of preparing a heterogeneous linear carbonate, the method including transesterifying an aliphatic alcohol and a symmetric linear carbonate in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is an acidic ion exchange resin, and a mass ratio of the aliphatic alcohol and the symmetric linear carbonate (aliphatic alcohol:symmetric linear carbonate) is 1:10 or more and 50:1 or less. The preparation method of the present specification provides a method of preparing a heterogeneous, symmetric linear carbonate and asymmetric linear carbonate in high yield without a process of reactive distillation, and is economical because a product and a catalyst can be easily separated.

The present invention provides a method of preparing a heterogeneous linear carbonate, the method including transesterifying an aliphatic alcohol and a symmetric linear carbonate in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is an acidic ion exchange resin, and a mass ratio of the aliphatic alcohol and the symmetric linear carbonate (aliphatic alcohol:symmetric linear carbonate) is 1:10 or more and 50:1 or less. The preparation method of the present specification provides a method of preparing a heterogeneous, symmetric linear carbonate and asymmetric linear carbonate in high yield without a process of reactive distillation, and is economical because a product and a catalyst can be easily separated.

A method for co-production of high purity dimethyl carbonate and mono-ethylene glycol by applying a reactor, such as a membrane reactor and/or an adsorbent-catalytic reactor by capturing and reacting carbon dioxide with methanol and ethylene oxide. Carbon dioxide may be recovered from primary sources (utilities and industrial processes) by a membrane or solid adsorbent, and subsequently converted to an intermediate hydroxy-ethyl-methyl carbonate by reacting with ethylene oxide and methanol. For high-purity carbon dioxide (obtained by carbon capture technologies or from an ethanol fermentation process), the membrane reactor is replaced with a catalytic reactor for direct conversion of carbon dioxide to hydroxy-ethyl-methyl carbonate by reacting with ethylene oxide and methanol. The hydro-ethyl-methyl carbonate is further reacted with methanol for conversion to dimethyl carbonate. A combination of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts is implemented for an effective conversion of carbon dioxide. An integrated reactive distillation process using side reactors is used for facilitating catalytic reaction for production of high purity dimethyl carbonate.

A method for co-production of high purity dimethyl carbonate and mono-ethylene glycol by applying a reactor, such as a membrane reactor and/or an adsorbent-catalytic reactor by capturing and reacting carbon dioxide with methanol and ethylene oxide. Carbon dioxide may be recovered from primary sources (utilities and industrial processes) by a membrane or solid adsorbent, and subsequently converted to an intermediate hydroxy-ethyl-methyl carbonate by reacting with ethylene oxide and methanol. For high-purity carbon dioxide (obtained by carbon capture technologies or from an ethanol fermentation process), the membrane reactor is replaced with a catalytic reactor for direct conversion of carbon dioxide to hydroxy-ethyl-methyl carbonate by reacting with ethylene oxide and methanol. The hydro-ethyl-methyl carbonate is further reacted with methanol for conversion to dimethyl carbonate. A combination of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts is implemented for an effective conversion of carbon dioxide. An integrated reactive distillation process using side reactors is used for facilitating catalytic reaction for production of high purity dimethyl carbonate.

A method for co-production of high purity dimethyl carbonate and mono-ethylene glycol by applying a reactor, such as a membrane reactor and/or an adsorbent-catalytic reactor by capturing and reacting carbon dioxide with methanol and ethylene oxide. Carbon dioxide may be recovered from primary sources (utilities and industrial processes) by a membrane or solid adsorbent, and subsequently converted to an intermediate hydroxy-ethyl-methyl carbonate by reacting with ethylene oxide and methanol. For high-purity carbon dioxide (obtained by carbon capture technologies or from an ethanol fermentation process), the membrane reactor is replaced with a catalytic reactor for direct conversion of carbon dioxide to hydroxy-ethyl-methyl carbonate by reacting with ethylene oxide and methanol. The hydro-ethyl-methyl carbonate is further reacted with methanol for conversion to dimethyl carbonate. A combination of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts is implemented for an effective conversion of carbon dioxide. An integrated reactive distillation process using side reactors is used for facilitating catalytic reaction for production of high purity dimethyl carbonate.

The present invention relates to a method for producing fluorine-containing dialkyl carbonate compounds, which are suitable as non-aqueous solvents for non-aqueous electrolytes used in secondary batteries. When an alkyl chloroformate and an alcohol are reacted in the presence of an ether-containing imidazole derivative base, the reaction can be carried out at room temperature as compared with the prior art, and the products can be separated within a short time from the reactants. This is an economical process, and according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain alkyl carbonates containing fluorine atoms simply and without difficulty in the removal of solvents, salts formed during the reaction, and by-products.

The present invention relates to a method for producing fluorine-containing dialkyl carbonate compounds, which are suitable as non-aqueous solvents for non-aqueous electrolytes used in secondary batteries. When an alkyl chloroformate and an alcohol are reacted in the presence of an ether-containing imidazole derivative base, the reaction can be carried out at room temperature as compared with the prior art, and the products can be separated within a short time from the reactants. This is an economical process, and according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain alkyl carbonates containing fluorine atoms simply and without difficulty in the removal of solvents, salts formed during the reaction, and by-products.