Method of production of dinitrotoluene whereby extracts containing nitrocresols are also used as educt

The invention provides a process for removing nitrocresols from wastewater of mononitrotoluene preparation, which comprises acidifying the alkaline wastewater of mononitrotoluene preparation with acids to a pH of at most 3 and treating the nitrocresols with an extractant. The invention further provi...

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Hauptverfasser: REICHELT, MICHAEL, TONDER, REINHARD, REETZ, REINER, BUETTNER, JOHANNES, ALLARDT, HOLGER
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:The invention provides a process for removing nitrocresols from wastewater of mononitrotoluene preparation, which comprises acidifying the alkaline wastewater of mononitrotoluene preparation with acids to a pH of at most 3 and treating the nitrocresols with an extractant. The invention further provides the preparation of dinitrotoluene by use of the nitrocresol-containing extracts as a feedstock.