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US3342879A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Dehydration process using molybdenum sulfide

Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1963-07-03
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Granted: 1967-09-19
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Expires: 1983-07-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Pine Lloyd Albert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 10:15
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C1/00; C07C1/20; C07C1/24; C07C2527/00; C07C2527/02; C07C2527/04; C07C2527/047; C07C2527/051; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S585/00; Y10S585/929; Y10S585/93; Y10S585/932

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 69 words
A PROCESS FOR SELECTIVELY DEHYDRATING A MIXTURE CONSISTING OF ALCOHOLS CONTAINING BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HYDROXY GROUPS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF UNSUBSTITUTED SATURATED ALIPHATIC ALCOHOLS AND UNSUBSTITUTED SATURATED CYCLOALIPHATIC ALCOHOLS WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING SAID MIXTURE WITH A MOLYBDENUM SULFIDE CATALYST AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF 400 TO 600*F. FOR A TIME SUFFICIENT TO RECOVER A MIXTURE OF PRODUCTS CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF PRIMARY ALCOHOLS AND OLEFINS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 69 words
A PROCESS FOR SELECTIVELY DEHYDRATING A MIXTURE CONSISTING OF ALCOHOLS CONTAINING BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HYDROXY GROUPS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF UNSUBSTITUTED SATURATED ALIPHATIC ALCOHOLS AND UNSUBSTITUTED SATURATED CYCLOALIPHATIC ALCOHOLS WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING SAID MIXTURE WITH A MOLYBDENUM SULFIDE CATALYST AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF 400 TO 600*F. FOR A TIME SUFFICIENT TO RECOVER A MIXTURE OF PRODUCTS CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF PRIMARY ALCOHOLS AND OLEFINS.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 49 words
THE PROCESS OF CLAIM 1 WHEREIN SAID MIXTURE OF OXYGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONSISTS OF A MIXTURE OF ALCOHOLS OBTAINED FROM THE TELOMERIZATION OF METHANOL WITH ETHYLENE AND CONTAINS 15-50 WT. PERCENT OF SECONDARY ALCOHOLS, 1-5 WT. PERCENT OF TERTIARY ALCOHOLS, 10-25 WT. PERCENT HYDROCARBONS, THE REMAINDER BEING PRIMARY ALCOHOLS.

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