The present disclosure relates to a process for the manufacturing of a (meth)acrylic anhydride, wherein the process comprises the steps of: A. providing a flow reactor comprising a reaction chamber; B. providing reactants and reagents comprising: a) a (meth)acryloyl halide; b) an organic solvent; c) a (meth)acrylic acid; d) and either: i. a tertiary amine; or ii. an inorganic base and a polar solvent; and C. incorporating the reactants and reagents into the reaction chamber of the flow reactor, thereby forming a reaction product stream comprising the (meth)acrylic anhydride. In another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to the use of a polar solvent for the manufacturing of a (meth)acrylic anhydride in a flow reactor.

Disclosed is the integration of the production of acetic anhydride from ketene, and the acetylation of wood using acetylation fluid comprising acetic acid and acetic anhydride. The invention involves recirculating acetylation fluid recovered from wood acetylation to a unit for the production of acetic anhydride from acetic acid and ketene. The acetic anhydride product stream can, in turn, be directly used as a wood acetylation fluid.

Disclosed is the integration of the production of acetic anhydride from ketene, and the acetylation of wood using acetylation fluid comprising acetic acid and acetic anhydride. The invention involves recirculating acetylation fluid recovered from wood acetylation to a unit for the production of acetic anhydride from acetic acid and ketene. The acetic anhydride product stream can, in turn, be directly used as a wood acetylation fluid.

Disclosed is the integration of the production of acetic anhydride from ketene, and the acetylation of wood using acetylation fluid comprising acetic acid and acetic anhydride. The invention involves recirculating acetylation fluid recovered from wood acetylation to a unit for the production of acetic anhydride from acetic acid and ketene. The acetic anhydride product stream can, in turn, be directly used as a wood acetylation fluid.

Processes for purifying acetic acid by distilling a process stream in a column in which acetic anhydride is formed in the lower portion of the column. The product stream withdrawn from the column comprises acetic acid, water at a concentration of no more than 0.2 wt. %, and acetic anhydride at a concentration of no more than 600 wppm. The process further comprises hydrating the acetic anhydride in the product stream to form a purified acetic acid product comprising acetic anhydride at a concentration of no more than 50 wppm.

Processes for purifying acetic acid by distilling a process stream in a column in which acetic anhydride is formed in the lower portion of the column. The product stream withdrawn from the column comprises acetic acid, water at a concentration of no more than 0.2 wt. %, and acetic anhydride at a concentration of no more than 600 wppm. The process further comprises hydrating the acetic anhydride in the product stream to form a purified acetic acid product comprising acetic anhydride at a concentration of no more than 50 wppm.

Processes for purifying acetic acid by distilling a process stream in a column in which acetic anhydride is formed in the lower portion of the column. The product stream withdrawn from the column comprises acetic acid, water at a concentration of no more than 0.2 wt. %, and acetic anhydride at a concentration of no more than 600 wppm. The process further comprises hydrating the acetic anhydride in the product stream to form a purified acetic acid product comprising acetic anhydride at a concentration of no more than 50 wppm.

The present invention concerns a process for the reduction of content of carboxylic acids and derivatives thereof in oleum, disulfuric acid or concentrated sulfuric acid. The invention further concerns a process for the manufacture of carboxylic acid anhydrides comprising the process for the reduction of content of carboxylic acids and derivatives thereof from oleum, disulfuric acid or concentrated sulfuric acid.

The present invention concerns a process for the reduction of content of carboxylic acids and derivatives thereof in oleum, disulfuric acid or concentrated sulfuric acid. The invention further concerns a process for the manufacture of carboxylic acid anhydrides comprising the process for the reduction of content of carboxylic acids and derivatives thereof from oleum, disulfuric acid or concentrated sulfuric acid.

A process includes forming a bio-derived crosslinking material from biorenewable aconitic acid. The process includes initiating a chemical reaction to form a bio-derived crosslinking material that includes multiple functional groups. The chemical reaction includes converting each carboxylic acid group of a biorenewable aconitic acid molecule to one of the multiple functional groups.