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Extractive distillation of alcohol-aldehyde solutions

Assignee: Standard Oil Development Co
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Filing: 1949-08-26
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Granted: 1952-10-21
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Expires: 1969-08-26
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles E Morrell
  • 👤 Stewart Joseph
  • 👤 Carl S Carlson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 10:36
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C29/00; C07C29/74; C07C29/76; C07C29/80; C07C29/84

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 120 words
A METHOD FOR THE SEPARATION AND RECOVERY OF ALDEHYDES AND ALCOHOLS FROM A MIXTURE OF OXYGENATED COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY THE OXO REACTION, SAID MIXTURE CONTAINING CLOSE-BOILING OXYGENATED COMPONENTS INCLUDING ALDEHYDES, ALCOHOLS, ACETALS, HEMIACETALS, AND UNSATURATED ETHERS, WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING SAID MIXTURE TO A SIMULTANEOUS HYDROLYSIS AND EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION USING AS AN EXTRACTION SOLVENT A DILUTE AQUEOUS ACIDIC SOLUTION HAVING A PH IN THE RANGE OF 1 TO 5 AND CONTAINING IN SOLUTION AT LEAST 20% BY WEIGHT OF A WATER-SOLUBLE SALT OF A MONONUCLEAR AROMATIC SULFONIC ACID, WHEREBY THE ACETALS, HEMIACETALS, AND UNSATURATED ETHERS ARE HYDROLYZED, THOSE COMPONENTS WHICH ARE RELATIVELY MORE VOLATILE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE AQUEOUS SOLVENT ARE SEPARATED FROM THOSE COMPONENTS WHICH ARE RELATIVELY LESS VOLATILE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 120 words
A METHOD FOR THE SEPARATION AND RECOVERY OF ALDEHYDES AND ALCOHOLS FROM A MIXTURE OF OXYGENATED COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY THE OXO REACTION, SAID MIXTURE CONTAINING CLOSE-BOILING OXYGENATED COMPONENTS INCLUDING ALDEHYDES, ALCOHOLS, ACETALS, HEMIACETALS, AND UNSATURATED ETHERS, WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING SAID MIXTURE TO A SIMULTANEOUS HYDROLYSIS AND EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION USING AS AN EXTRACTION SOLVENT A DILUTE AQUEOUS ACIDIC SOLUTION HAVING A PH IN THE RANGE OF 1 TO 5 AND CONTAINING IN SOLUTION AT LEAST 20% BY WEIGHT OF A WATER-SOLUBLE SALT OF A MONONUCLEAR AROMATIC SULFONIC ACID, WHEREBY THE ACETALS, HEMIACETALS, AND UNSATURATED ETHERS ARE HYDROLYZED, THOSE COMPONENTS WHICH ARE RELATIVELY MORE VOLATILE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE AQUEOUS SOLVENT ARE SEPARATED FROM THOSE COMPONENTS WHICH ARE RELATIVELY LESS VOLATILE.

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