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Sulfonation of alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons

Assignee: Standard Oil Development Co
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Filing: 1950-07-28
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Granted: 1954-09-07
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Expires: 1970-07-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Charles A Cohen

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 10:46
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C309/00; C07C309/01; C07C309/28; C07C309/29; C07C309/30; C07C309/31; C07C7/00; C07C7/148; C07C7/17; C07C7/171

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 130 words
IN THE PRODUCTION OF A COLORLESS, ODORLESS AND OIL-FREE ALKYL ARYL SULFONIC ACID BY THE SULFONATION OF AN ALKYL ARYL HYDROCARBON PRODUCED BY THE ALKYLATION OF AN AROMATIC HYDROCARBON BY AN OLEFIN IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ALKYLATION CATALYST, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES TREATING SAID ALKYL ARYL HYDROCARBON HAVING FROM 10 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS IN THE ALKYL CHAIN AND CONTAINING OLEFINIC AND POLYMERIC IMPURITIES WITH 90-98 WEIGHT PER CENT SULFURIC ACID TO SULFONATE THE IMPURITIES SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETELY WITHOUT SULFONATING THE ALKYL ARYL HYDROCARBON, SEPARATING THE RESULTING SLUDGE, REMOVING SO2 FROM THE ACID-TREATED HYDROCARBON, CONTACTING THE ACIDTREATED HYDROCARBON WITH A SORBENT MATERIAL, SEPARATING A PURIFIED ALKYL ARYL HYDROCARBON FROM THE SORBENT MATERIAL AND SULFONATING THE PURIFIED ALKYL ARYL HYDROCARBON TO PRODUCE A COLORLESS, ODORLES AND OIL-FREE ALKYL ARYL SULFONIC ACID.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 130 words
IN THE PRODUCTION OF A COLORLESS, ODORLESS AND OIL-FREE ALKYL ARYL SULFONIC ACID BY THE SULFONATION OF AN ALKYL ARYL HYDROCARBON PRODUCED BY THE ALKYLATION OF AN AROMATIC HYDROCARBON BY AN OLEFIN IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ALKYLATION CATALYST, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES TREATING SAID ALKYL ARYL HYDROCARBON HAVING FROM 10 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS IN THE ALKYL CHAIN AND CONTAINING OLEFINIC AND POLYMERIC IMPURITIES WITH 90-98 WEIGHT PER CENT SULFURIC ACID TO SULFONATE THE IMPURITIES SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETELY WITHOUT SULFONATING THE ALKYL ARYL HYDROCARBON, SEPARATING THE RESULTING SLUDGE, REMOVING SO2 FROM THE ACID-TREATED HYDROCARBON, CONTACTING THE ACIDTREATED HYDROCARBON WITH A SORBENT MATERIAL, SEPARATING A PURIFIED ALKYL ARYL HYDROCARBON FROM THE SORBENT MATERIAL AND SULFONATING THE PURIFIED ALKYL ARYL HYDROCARBON TO PRODUCE A COLORLESS, ODORLES AND OIL-FREE ALKYL ARYL SULFONIC ACID.

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