Biobased diisocyanates are derived from 3-petadecyl phenol, which is derived from Cardanol harvested from cashew nutshell liquid food waste. The biobased diisocyanates are of the formulas:

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wherein R is an alkyl chain C.sub.15H.sub.31 (n-pentadecyl); R.sub.1═CH.sub.3 or COCH.sub.3; and R.sub.2 is an alkylene of from about 1 to 18 carbon atoms.

Biobased diisocyanates are derived from 3-petadecyl phenol, which is derived from Cardanol harvested from cashew nutshell liquid food waste. The biobased diisocyanates are of the formulas:

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wherein R is an alkyl chain C.sub.15H.sub.31 (n-pentadecyl); R.sub.1═CH.sub.3 or COCH.sub.3; and R.sub.2 is an alkylene of from about 1 to 18 carbon atoms.

The invention relates to a method for producing isocyanates by reacting the corresponding primary amines with phosgene in the gas phase, wherein the phosgene is injected into the gaseous amine flow in the interior of the flow tube via an outer ring channel and through several radial channels in an angle of ≦90° relative to the flow direction of the gaseous amine flow, wherein a static mixer of the KENICS type is provided coaxially in the interior of the flow tube.

The invention relates to a method for producing isocyanates by reacting the corresponding primary amines with phosgene in the gas phase, wherein the phosgene is injected into the gaseous amine flow in the interior of the flow tube via an outer ring channel and through several radial channels in an angle of ≦90° relative to the flow direction of the gaseous amine flow, wherein a static mixer of the KENICS type is provided coaxially in the interior of the flow tube.

The invention relates to a method for producing isocyanates by reacting the corresponding primary amines with phosgene in the gas phase, wherein the phosgene is injected into the gaseous amine flow in the interior of the flow tube via an outer ring channel and through several radial channels in an angle of ≦90° relative to the flow direction of the gaseous amine flow, wherein a static mixer of the KENICS type is provided coaxially in the interior of the flow tube.

The invention relates to a method for producing 1,5-pentanediisocyanate (PDI) by reacting 1,5-pentanediamine (PDA) with phosgene in the gas phase.

The invention relates to a method for producing 1,5-pentanediisocyanate (PDI) by reacting 1,5-pentanediamine (PDA) with phosgene in the gas phase.

The invention relates to a method particularly for reacting phosgene with compounds that contain hydroxyl, thiol, amino and/or formamide groups, comprising the steps of: (I) providing a reactor which has a first reaction chamber (300, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350) and a second reaction chamber (200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260), the first and the second reaction chambers being separated from one another by means of a porous carbon membrane (100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150); (II) providing carbon monoxide and chlorine in the first reaction chamber; and simultaneously (III) providing a compound containing hydroxyl, thiol, amino and/or formamide groups in the second reaction chamber. The porous carbon membrane is configured to catalyse the reaction of carbon monoxide and chlorine to obtain phosgene, and to allow this formed phosgene to pass into the second reaction chamber. The invention also relates to a reactor that is suitable for carrying out the claimed method.

The present invention provides a process for preparing di- and polyamines from the diphenylmethane series by converting aniline and formaldehyde in the absence of an acid catalyst to give aminal and water, removing the aqueous phase and further processing the organic aminal phase to give the di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series, in which use of a coalescence aid in the phase separation of the process product obtained in aminal reaction reduces the proportion of water and hence also of water-soluble impurities in the organic phase containing the aminal. The di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series obtained by acid-catalyzed rearrangement and workup after further processing of the aminal phase are outstanding suitably for preparation of the corresponding isocyanates.

The present invention provides a process for preparing di- and polyamines from the diphenylmethane series by converting aniline and formaldehyde in the absence of an acid catalyst to give aminal and water, removing the aqueous phase and further processing the organic aminal phase to give the di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series, in which use of a coalescence aid in the phase separation of the process product obtained in aminal reaction reduces the proportion of water and hence also of water-soluble impurities in the organic phase containing the aminal. The di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series obtained by acid-catalyzed rearrangement and workup after further processing of the aminal phase are outstanding suitably for preparation of the corresponding isocyanates.