FIELD: chemistry.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a method of preparing a dry residue of aromatic dicarboxylic acid containing 8-14 carbon atoms, suitable for use as starting material for synthesis of polyester, where the said method involves the following sequence of stages, for example: (a) oxidation of aromatic material in the oxidation zone to obtain a suspension of carboxylic acid; (b) removal of impurities from the suspension of aromatic dicarboxylic acid in the liquid-phase mass-transfer zone where at least 5% liquid is removed, with formation of a residue or suspension of aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and a stream of mother solution, where the liquid-phase mass-transfer zone includes a device for separating solid substance and liquid; (c) removal of residual impurities from the suspension or residue of aromatic dicarboxylic acid obtained at stage (b) in the zone for countercurrent washing with a solvent to obtain a residue of aromatic dicarboxylic acid with the solvent and a stream of mother solution together with the solvent, where the number of steps for countercurrent washing ranges from 1 to 8, and the countercurrent washing zone includes at least one device for separating solid substance and liquid, and the said solvent contains acetic acid, (d) removal of part of the solvent from the residue of aromatic dicarboxylic acid together with the solvent obtained at stage (c) in the zone for countercurrent washing with water to obtain a residue of aromatic dicarboxylic acid wetted with water and a stream of liquid by-products together with the solvent/water, where the number of countercurrent washing ranges from 1 to 8, and the countercurrent washing zone includes at least one device for separating solid substance and liquid, where stages (b), (c) and (d) are combined into a single liquid-phase mass-transfer zone, and directing the residue of aromatic dicarboxylic acid wetted with water directly to the next stage (e), (e) drying the said residue of aromatic dicarboxylic acid wetted with water in the drying zone to obtain the said dry residue of aromatic dicarboxylic acid suitable for synthesis of polyester, where the said residue wetted with water retains the form of residue between stages (d) and (e).
EFFECT: design of an improved version of the method of preparing dry residue of aromatic dicarboxylic acid.
21 cl, 4 dwg
