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Oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons

Assignee: Standard Oil Co
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Filing: 1949-06-29
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Granted: 1950-03-07
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Expires: 1969-06-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arthur P Lien

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 19:30
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C37/00; C07C37/58

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 134 words
A PROCESS FOR THE OXIDATION OF A LOW BOILING AROMATIC HYDROCARBON WHICH COMPRISES PASSING AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS INTO A LIQUID MIXTURE COMPRISING A LOW BOILING AROMATIC HYDROCARBON, HF AND BF3, THE CONCENTRATION OF HF IN SAID MIXTURE BEING BETWEEN ABOUT 10 AND ABOUT 60 PER CENT BY VOLUME AND THE CONCENTRATION OF BF3 IN SAID MIXTURE BEING SUFFICIENT TO EXERT A PARTIAL PRESSURE BETWEEN ABOUT 5 AND ABOUT 300 P.S.I.G., SUBJECTING SAID LIQUID MIXTURE AND SAID OXYGENCONTAINING GAS TO A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 40 AND ABOUT 400*F. AND A TOTAL PRESSURE BETWEEN ABOUT 100 AND ABOUT 2500 P.S.I.G. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO EFFECT PARTIAL OXIDATION OF THE HYDROCARBON CHARGING STOCK AND THE FORMATION OF A COMPLEX WHICH IS RESISTANT TO OXIDATION AND DECOMPOSING SAID COMPLEX TO LIBERATE HYDROCARBON OXIDATION PRODUCT THEREFROM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 134 words
A PROCESS FOR THE OXIDATION OF A LOW BOILING AROMATIC HYDROCARBON WHICH COMPRISES PASSING AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS INTO A LIQUID MIXTURE COMPRISING A LOW BOILING AROMATIC HYDROCARBON, HF AND BF3, THE CONCENTRATION OF HF IN SAID MIXTURE BEING BETWEEN ABOUT 10 AND ABOUT 60 PER CENT BY VOLUME AND THE CONCENTRATION OF BF3 IN SAID MIXTURE BEING SUFFICIENT TO EXERT A PARTIAL PRESSURE BETWEEN ABOUT 5 AND ABOUT 300 P.S.I.G., SUBJECTING SAID LIQUID MIXTURE AND SAID OXYGENCONTAINING GAS TO A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 40 AND ABOUT 400*F. AND A TOTAL PRESSURE BETWEEN ABOUT 100 AND ABOUT 2500 P.S.I.G. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO EFFECT PARTIAL OXIDATION OF THE HYDROCARBON CHARGING STOCK AND THE FORMATION OF A COMPLEX WHICH IS RESISTANT TO OXIDATION AND DECOMPOSING SAID COMPLEX TO LIBERATE HYDROCARBON OXIDATION PRODUCT THEREFROM.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1953-03-06 1953-09-05 1954-03-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1957-03-06 1957-09-05 1958-03-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1961-03-06 1961-09-05 1962-03-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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