In a process for preparing hydrogen peroxide by an anthraquinone process, comprising hydrogenating a working solution comprising an anthraquinone compound, oxidizing the hydrogenated working solution to form hydrogen peroxide and extracting the hydrogen peroxide with water, the extracted aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution is stabilized with one or more oxidizer stable polymeric stabilizers.

In a process for preparing hydrogen peroxide by an anthraquinone process, comprising hydrogenating a working solution comprising an anthraquinone compound, oxidizing the hydrogenated working solution to form hydrogen peroxide and extracting the hydrogen peroxide with water, the extracted aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution is stabilized with one or more oxidizer stable polymeric stabilizers.

Apparatuses and methods for producing hydrogen peroxide by performing coupled chemical and electrochemical reactions are disclosed. An electrochemical cell has a chemical reaction chamber configured to hydrogenate a shuttle molecule and an electrochemical chamber configured to electrochemically dissociate water to form hydrogen ions at an anode, and to reduce the hydrogen ions to atomic hydrogen at a cathode. The chemical reaction chamber and the anode chamber are separated by a metallic membrane. The metallic membrane acts as a cathode of the cell, a hydrogen-selective layer and a catalyst. The metallic membrane may comprise a layer of palladium or a palladium alloy. A layer of co-catalyst may optionally be electrodeposited on the layer of palladium or palladium alloy. An ion exchange membrane separates the metallic membrane and the anode chamber. The hydrogenated shuttle molecule may be supplied to a reactor for contacting an oxygen-containing gas to yield hydrogen peroxide.

Disclosed are a method and system for producing hydrogen peroxide, the method comprising: 1) carrying out a hydrogenation reaction on a working solution containing an alkylanthraquinone in the presence of hydrogenation catalyst particles and hydrogen, separating the resultant to obtain a circulating slurry and a hydrogenated solution, and recycling the circulating slurry; 2) dividing the hydrogenated solution into two streams, and regenerating the first stream of the hydrogenated solution to obtain a regenerated hydrogenated solution; 3) contacting the second stream of the hydrogenated solution and the regenerated hydrogenated solution with an oxygen-containing gas for oxidation reaction to obtain an oxidized solution; and 4) carrying out extraction separation on the oxidized solution to obtain an extract liquor containing hydrogen peroxide and a raffinate, and recycling the raffinate. The method can substantially eliminate the temperature difference of the reactor bed, effectively improve the hydrogenation selectivity, plant efficiency and hydrogenation efficiency, and prolong the service life of the hydrogenation catalyst.

Disclosed are a method and system for producing hydrogen peroxide, the method comprising: 1) carrying out a hydrogenation reaction on a working solution containing an alkylanthraquinone in the presence of hydrogenation catalyst particles and hydrogen, separating the resultant to obtain a circulating slurry and a hydrogenated solution, and recycling the circulating slurry; 2) dividing the hydrogenated solution into two streams, and regenerating the first stream of the hydrogenated solution to obtain a regenerated hydrogenated solution; 3) contacting the second stream of the hydrogenated solution and the regenerated hydrogenated solution with an oxygen-containing gas for oxidation reaction to obtain an oxidized solution; and 4) carrying out extraction separation on the oxidized solution to obtain an extract liquor containing hydrogen peroxide and a raffinate, and recycling the raffinate. The method can substantially eliminate the temperature difference of the reactor bed, effectively improve the hydrogenation selectivity, plant efficiency and hydrogenation efficiency, and prolong the service life of the hydrogenation catalyst.

A process for manufacturing a substituted cyclohexanecarbonitrile said process comprising the following steps: —reacting the corresponding substituted cyclohexanecarboxylic acid with thionyl chloride to make the corresponding acyl chloride; and simultaneously or subsequently —reacting the chloride with sulfonamide in sulfolane as solvent to make the substituted cyclohexanecarbonitrile.

A process for manufacturing an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution comprising the following steps:—hydrogenating a working solution which comprises an alkylanthraquinone and/or tetrahydroalkylanthraquinone and a mixture of a non-polar organic solvent and a polar organic solvent;—oxidizing the hydrogenated working solution to produce hydrogen peroxide; and—isolating the hydrogen peroxide, wherein the polar organic solvent is 5-methyl-2-isopropylcyclohexanecarbonitrile (C11F).

A process for manufacturing an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution comprising the following steps:—hydrogenating a working solution which comprises an alkylanthraquinone and/or tetrahydroalkylanthraquinone and a mixture of a non-polar organic solvent and a polar organic solvent;—oxidizing the hydrogenated working solution to produce hydrogen peroxide; and—isolating the hydrogen peroxide, wherein the polar organic solvent is 5-methyl-2-isopropylcyclohexanecarbonitrile (C11F).

Process for manufacturing an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution comprising the following steps: hydrogenating a working solution which comprises an alkylanthraquinone and/or tetrahydroalkylanthraquinone and a mixture of a non-polar organic solvent and a polar organic solvent wherein the concentration of non-polar organic solvent in said mixture is equal to or higher than 30 wt %; oxidizing the hydrogenated working solution to produce hydrogen peroxide; and isolating the hydrogen peroxide, wherein the polar organic solvent is a substituted cyclohexane carbonitrile.

Process for manufacturing an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution comprising the following steps: hydrogenating a working solution which comprises an alkylanthraquinone and/or tetrahydroalkylanthraquinone and a mixture of a non-polar organic solvent and a polar organic solvent wherein the concentration of non-polar organic solvent in said mixture is equal to or higher than 30 wt %; oxidizing the hydrogenated working solution to produce hydrogen peroxide; and isolating the hydrogen peroxide, wherein the polar organic solvent is a substituted cyclohexane carbonitrile.