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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7408087 | Process for making unsaturated coconut and/or palm nut fatty alcohols Unsaturated coconut and/or palm nut fatty alcohols having an iodine number in the range from 65 to 85, which essentially comprise unsaturated fatty alcohols and mixtures of saturated fatty alcohols of the formula (I): R1OH (I) in... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7365235 | Processes for producing branched compounds via condensation and hydrogenation Processes for producing branched compounds are described wherein a carbonyl compound is condensed in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of acids and bases, to form an α,β-unsaturated condensation product; and the α,β-unsaturated conden... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7282611 | Process for the preparations of a mixture of alcohols and ketones The present invention provides a process for the preparation of a mixture of alcohols and ketones by the liquid phase oxidation of isoalkanes to alkyl hydroperoxides with simultaneous transfer of oxygen to alkanes (C8-C20) in presence of oxides... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7232934 | Hydrogenation of oxo aldehydes to oxo alcohols in the presence of a nickel-molybdenum catalyst A reduced or partially reduced nickel-molybdenum catalyst prepared by a process having the steps of 1) reacting nickel carbonate and molybdenum oxide precursors to form nickel molybdate and 2) treating the nickel molybdate under reducing conditions to form the reduc... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7208643 | Process for producing fatty alcohol The invention relates to a process for producing a fatty alcohol, including hydrogenating a fatty acid ester to prepare a crude fatty alcohol product, and distilling and refining the resulting crude fatty alcohol to prepare a fatty alcohol, further including recover... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7186868 | Hydroformylation process for the conversion of an ethylenically unsaturated compound to an alcohol The invention pertains to a hydroformylation process for the conversion of an ethylenically unsaturated compound to an alcohol comprising a first step of reacting at an elevated temperature in a reactor the ethylenically unsaturated compound, carbon monoxide, hydrog... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183446 | Alcohol mixtures having 13 and 15 carbon atoms and the use thereof in the preparation of surface-active substances The present invention relates to an alcohol mixture which substantively comprises alcohols having 13 or 15 carbon atoms, to a process for its preparation, to a process for functionalizing these alcohol mixtures, and to the resultant functionalized alcohol mixtures a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176336 | Process for the synthesis of unsaturated alcohols A process of preparing an unsaturated alcohol (olefin alcohol), such as, a homo-allylic mono-alcohol or homo-allylic polyol, involving protecting a hydroxy-substituted unsaturated fatty acid or fatty acid ester, such as methyl ricinoleate, derived from a seed oil, t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169959 | Unsaturated palm oil fatty alcohols Unsaturated palm oil fatty alcohols with an iodine number in the range from 65 to 85, which contain substantially unsaturated fatty alcohols and mixtures of saturated fatty alcohols of the formula (I): R1OH (I) in which R1 | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169749 | Method for producing alkyl-substituted butenols Alkyl-substituted butenols having the formula (I): R1—CH2—CH═CR2—CH2OH (I) wherein R1 is a saturated or olefinically unsaturated alkyl or cycloalkyl group having from 4 to 16 ca... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164049 | Process for the preparation of 3,3-dimethylbutanal 3,3-Dimethylbutanal is prepared from 3,3-dimethylbutanol. Intermediate 3,3-dimethylbutanol is obtained by reacting ethylene, isopropylene and a mineral acid to produce a 3,3-dimethylbutyl ester which is hydrolyzed to the alcohol. The hydrolysis step is effectively c... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161048 | Method for deriving methanol from waste generated methane and structured product formulated therefrom Methanol is produced from bacterially oxidized waste methane by reaction with Pd+2, Cu+2, air, and molten phthalic anhydride in an entrained oxidizer generating half ester of methyl phthalate which is reaction distilled to produce methanol and ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7138552 | Method for producing C-alcohol mixtures The present invention relates to a process for preparing a C13-alcohol mixture which is suitable, in particular, as precursor for the preparation of compounds having surfactant properties and of plasticizers. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7098369 | Process for the production of primary alcohols A process for producing primary alcohols from secondary alcohols and/or tertiary alcohols and/or ketones, wherein the process comprises reacting a compound selected from a secondary alcohol, a tertiary alcohol, a ketone, or mixtures thereof, with carbon monoxide and... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7084312 | Catalyst and method for hydrogenating carbonyl compounds A process for the hydrogenation of an organic compound containing at least one carbonyl group comprises bringing the organic compound in the presence of hydrogen into contact with a shaped body which can be produced by a process in which ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7041857 | Hydrogenation of acetone This invention relates to an improvement in a liquid phase process for producing isopropanol by the hydrogenation of acetone in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst; the improvement comprising; contacting acetone with hydrogen ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6919488 | Process for producing saleable liquids from organic material A process for producing saleable liquids from organic material comprising the following steps. Providing organic material and separating it into solids, liquids and vapor. Reacting the liquids, combining it with water vapor and producing a volatized gas stream. Remo... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916964 | Selective hydrogenation of olefinically unsaturated carbonyl compounds The present invention relates to a continuous process for the selective hydrogenation of olefinically unsaturated carbonyl compounds to give unsaturated alcohols in particular of citral to give a mixture of geraniol and nerol, in a reactor containing a liquid phase,... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911567 | Method for producing guerbet alcohols Guerbet alcohols of the formula (I) CH3(CH2)nCHR1CH2OH (I) wherein R1 is a linear alkyl radical having n-1 carbon atoms and n is a number of from 5 to 11 are produced by a pro... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6906228 | Method for catalytic hydrogenation on rhenium-containing active carbon carrier catalysts In a process for preparing alcohols by catalytic hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds over a catalyst comprising rhenium on activated carbon, the catalyst used comprises rhenium (calculated as metal) in a weight ratio to the activated carbon of from 0.0001 to 0.5, pl... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6867323 | Cross-coupling reaction of organosilicon nucleophiles Improved methods for generating a —C—C— bond by cross-coupling of a transferable group with an acceptor group. The transferable group is a substituent of an organosilicon nucleophile and the acceptor group is provided as an organic electrophile. The reaction i... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6855851 | Process for producing aliphatic C3-C10-alcohols from high boilers The present invention relates to a process for producing aliphatic C3-C10-alcohols, in particular 2-ethylhexanol, from high boilers by thermal treatment in the presence of an alkali metal compound and subsequent hydrogenation of the volatile pr... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6790999 | Process for the production of 3-buten-1-ol Disclosed is a process for the continuous, semi-continuous or batch production of 3-buten-1-ol from 3,4-epoxy-1-butene wherein 3,4-epoxy-1-butene and formic acid are fed to a reaction zone having a catalyst solution comprising a palladium(0) compound, a tertiary pho... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6765119 | Method of producing saturated C3-C20-alcohols The invention relates to a process for the preparation of saturated C3-C20-alcohols in which a liquid hydrogenation feed comprising at least one C3-C20-aldehyde is passed over a bed of a hydrogenation catalyst in the prese... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6759561 | Preparation of tetrahydrogeraniol The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of tetrahydrogeraniol, wherein the product mixtures and distillation residues from linalool, citronellal, citronellol or geraniol/nerol synthesis are fed directly to catalytic hydrogenation. ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6723886 | Use of catalytic distillation reactor for methanol synthesis An apparatus and method is disclosed for producing alcohols, particularly methanol, according to an alcohol synthesis process. The apparatus comprises a catalytic distillation reactor where reactants are fed into the catalytic distillation reactor to undergo catalyt... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6617470 | Method for esterifying (meth)acrylic acid with an alkanol In a process for esterifying (meth)acrylic acid with an alkanol in the presence of an esterification catalyst, in which unconverted starting compounds and (meth)acrylic ester to be formed are separated off by distillation and an oxyester-containing bottom... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6610888 | Reaction of a solution comprising a mixture A method of reacting a solution comprising a mixture of chemical compounds which are in chemical equilibrium with one another with at least one further chemical compound (9) is provided. The method comprises the following steps: fractionation of the solut... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6359179 | Direct carbonylation of paraffins using solid strong acid catalyst A process for the direct carbonylation of saturated hydrocarbons has been developed. The process involves contacting the saturated hydrocarbons, which contain at least one primary, secondary or tertiary carbon atom, with carbon monoxide in the presence of... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6333441 | Preparation of cis--olefins A cis-olefin of the formula: R1 --CH.dbd.CH--R2 is prepared by reducing an alkyne of the formula: R1 --C.ident.C--R2 with formic acid in the presence of a palladium catalyst. R1 and R2 are ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6316680 | Isolation of -ethynyl carbinols by distillation In a process for isolating -ethynyl carbinols from the liquid reaction mixture from the addition of acetylene onto ,ଲ-unsaturated carbonyl compounds by distillation, the distillation is carried out continuously, the feed stream is intr... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6229056 | Unsaturated fatty compounds with improved low-temperature behavior The proposal is for unsaturated fatty substances with improved cold behavior obtained by (a) transesterifying a new low stearic (LS) sunflower oil with an oleic acid content of over 85 wt. % and a stearic acid content of under 3 wt. %, and (b) hydrogenati... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6054628 | Reacting Grignard compounds with carbonyl compounds and ensuing hydrolysis In a process for carrying out an exothermal reaction, selected from the addition reaction of organomagnesium halide compounds to carbonyl compounds and the ensuing hydrolysis of the addition product, a considerable fraction of the heat liberated during th... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6022982 | Method for the development of δ-lactones and hydroxy acids from unsaturated fatty acids and their glycerides An improved process for the production of high yields of δ-lactones and 5-hydroxy fatty acids from unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid is disclosed. The δ-lactones may be produced by reacting one or more Ɗ9 to Ɗ15 unsatura... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5962711 | Hydrogenation of substrate and products manufactured according to the process A typical traditional reactor for hydrogenation consists of a tank filled with a liquid and a gas and a small particle catalyst. The reaction is carried out at high pressures and high temperatures. Lack of gas on the catalyst surface limits the velocity o... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5917097 | Unsaturated fatty compounds with improved low-temperature behavior A process for producing unsaturated fatty compounds having improved low-temperature properties by a) splitting lauric oils into fatty acids and glycerol, b) subjecting the fatty acids to fractional crystallization to obtain a fraction of unsaturated fatty acid... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5849935 | Method for the development of δ-lactones and hydroxy acids from unsaturated fatty acids and their glycerides An improved process for the production of high yields of δ-lactones and 5-hydroxy fatty acids from unsaturated fatty acids which are free or esterified with glycerol is disclosed. The δ-lactones may be produced by reacting one or more Ɗ5 or ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5847239 | Transesterification process Dihydromyrcene is reacted with a carboxylic acid, eg acetic acid, to produce an ester which is then reacted with an alcohol in a transesterification reaction to produce (dihydro)myrcenol and another ester. The preferred alcohol is 4-tertiarybutylcyclohexa... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5696299 | Optical resolution for producing optically active alcohol A process for producing an optically active alcohol comprising carrying out interesterification between a racemic alcohol and an ester selected from the group consisting of (a) a diester between a lower monohydric alcohol and a saturated dicarboxylic acid... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5495055 | Acetone hydrogenation using a supported ruthenium catalyst A deactivated supported ruthenium catalyst which has been used to continuously hydrogenate an aqueous acetone stream is regenerated by contacting with steam at an elevated temperature. Periodic regeneration in this manner serves to maintain a high rate of... | 02/27/1996 |
