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Purification of terephthalic acid

Assignee: Solutia Inc
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Filing: 1953-10-12
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Granted: 1958-04-01
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Expires: 1973-10-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Carlyle J Stehman
  • 👤 Clarence E Hieserman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 15:46
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C51/00; C07C51/42; C07C51/02; C07C51/487

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 71 words
A PROCESS FOR PURIFYING TEREPHTHALIC ACID COMPRISING, DISSOLVING CRUDE TEREPHTHALIC ACID IN PYRIDINE, REACTING THE CRUDE TEREPHTHALIC ACID, WHILE DISSOLVED IN THE PYRIDINE, WITH A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ISOPROPYLAMINE AND MORPHOLINE TO FORM AN AMINE SALT OF TEREPHTHALIC ACID, RECRYSTALLIZING THE AMINE SALT FROM ETHYLENE GLYCOL, DISSOLVING THE AMINE SALT IN WATER, ACIDIFYING THE AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF THE AMINE SALT, AND RECOVERING THE PURIFIED, INSOLUBLE TEREPHTHALIC ACID.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 71 words
A PROCESS FOR PURIFYING TEREPHTHALIC ACID COMPRISING, DISSOLVING CRUDE TEREPHTHALIC ACID IN PYRIDINE, REACTING THE CRUDE TEREPHTHALIC ACID, WHILE DISSOLVED IN THE PYRIDINE, WITH A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ISOPROPYLAMINE AND MORPHOLINE TO FORM AN AMINE SALT OF TEREPHTHALIC ACID, RECRYSTALLIZING THE AMINE SALT FROM ETHYLENE GLYCOL, DISSOLVING THE AMINE SALT IN WATER, ACIDIFYING THE AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF THE AMINE SALT, AND RECOVERING THE PURIFIED, INSOLUBLE TEREPHTHALIC ACID.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1961-03-31 1961-09-30 1962-04-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1965-03-31 1965-09-30 1966-04-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1969-03-31 1969-09-30 1970-04-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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