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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7371309 | Purification of difluoromethane by extractive distillation The present invention provides extractive distillation processes for removing difluoromethane (HFC-32) from a mixture comprising HFC-32 and at least one of chlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12), 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a), chloropentafluoroethane (CFC-115), and penta... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7285187 | Method of purifying propylene oxide A process for purifying propylene oxide characterized by subjecting a liquid reaction mixture containing propylene oxide, and water, hydrocarbons and oxygen-containing organic compounds as impurities obtained by reacting cumene hydroperoxide with propylene to extrac... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271292 | Process for distillatively removing piperazine from an ethylenediamine-piperazine mixture The invention relates to a process for continuously, distillatively removing piperazine from an ethylenediamine-piperazine mixture under pressure at elevated temperature, by discharging the ethylenediamine at the top and the piperazine at the bottom of a distillatio... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7037412 | Method for preparing deodorized N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone The invention provides a method for producing purified N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone free of odorous components. The method is composed of distilling with a distillation column a liquid, which is formed by adding to an odorous components-containing liquid having a N-vinyl-2... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6984293 | Azeotropic distillation of cyclic esters of hydroxy organic acids Cyclic esters of hydroxy organic acids can be produced and recovered via azeotropic distillation. In certain embodiments cyclic esters, such as glycolide and lactide, can be produced from a fermentation broth or other feed stream that contains a hydroxy organic acid... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6982026 | Azeotropic distillation process for producing organic acids or organic acid amides Disclosed herein are methods for the recovery of at least one of an organic acid or an organic acid amide, such as a heat stable lactic acid or lactamide, from a feed stream which contains the organic acid and/or organic acid amide. The feed stream is mixed with at ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6926810 | Process for obtaining an organic acid from an organic acid ammonium salt, an organic acid amide, or an alkylamine organic acid complex Disclosed herein are methods for the recovery of an organic acid, such as a heat stable lactic acid, from a feed stream which contains at least one of an organic acid amide, an organic acid ammonium salt, or an alkylamine-organic acid complex. The feed stream is mix... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6787001 | Method for distilling (meth) acrylic acid solution A method for distilling a raw material liquid containing (meth)acrylic acid substantially free from azeotropic solvents, collected with a collection agent from a mixed gas obtained by gas phase catalytic oxidation reactions which includes feeding to a distillation c... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6461481 | Process for removing water from organoborane compounds A method of removing water from wet organoborane by dissolving the wet organoborane in an organic solvent in which water is incompletely soluble, decanting any insoluble water, and distilling the organic phase to remove water which may be contained therei... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6444096 | Process for the recovery and purification of cyclobutanone A process for the recovery and purification of cyclobutanone from a crude product mixture obtained from an oxidation product mixture resulting from the oxidation of cyclobutanol to cyclobutanone in the presence of water. The process provides for the recov... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6352618 | Modular solvent recovery device A process is disclosed for manufacturing a concentrated residue from a photopolymer fluid which includes photopolymer and photopolymer solvent. The photopolymer fluid may be derived by chemically etching a photopolymer layer of a printing plate with a sol... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6299737 | Recovery of glycols from used glycol-containing technical fluids A process for recovering glycols from used glycol-containing technical fluids, especially from used antifreeze comprises adding to the used glycol-containing technical fluids an organic solvent which forms with the glycol to be separated off an azeotropic... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6166270 | Extractive distillation separation High purity tertiary butyl alcohol is obtained from mixtures comprised of tertiary butyl alcohol and tertiary butyl acetate by extractive distillation using a hydrocarbon extractive solvent such as decane.... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6159345 | Method and apparatus for recovering and/or recycling solvents A method and apparatus for recycling and recovering potentially explosive solvents includes providing a contaminated solvent to a distillation tank, vaporizing the solvent in the distillation tank, thereby producing solvent vapor, condensing the solvent v... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6120652 | Method for purifying crude 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane The invention relates to a method for purifying a crude 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa) containing HFC-245fa and 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-trans-1-propene (HCFC-1233zd(t)), by distillation. This method is characterized in that the distillation is ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6042697 | Separation of 9,11-Diene C18 fatty acid from 10,12-Diene C18 fatty acid by azeotropic distillation 9,11- Diene C18 fatty acid cannot be separated from 10,12-Diene C18 fatty acid by conventional rectification because of the proximity of their boiling points. 9,11-Diene C18 fatty acid can be readily separated from 10,12-Diene fatty acid by azeotropic dis... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6039846 | Separation of 3-methyl-2-pentenal from n-butanol by azeotropic distillation 3-Methyl-2-pentenal cannot be separated from 1-butanol by conventional rectification because of the proximity of their boiling points. 3-methyl-2-pentenal can be readily separated from n-butanol by azeotropic distillation. Effective agents are dimethoxyme... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6024841 | Separation of 2-methyl-1-butanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol from 1-pentanol by extractive distillation 2-Methyl-1-butanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol are difficult to separate from 1 pentanol by conventional distillation or rectification because of the proximity of their boiling points. 2-Methyl-1-butanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol can be easily separated from 1-pe... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6004435 | Separation of cumene from 3-ethyl toluene by azeotropic distillation Cumene cannot be separated from 3-ethyl toulene by distillation because of the proximity of their boiling points. They are readily separated by azeotropic distillation. Effective agents are methyl salicylate, diethylene glycol butyl ether and 3-nitrotolue... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5993610 | Separation of ethyl acetate from ethanol by azeotropic distillation Ethyl acetate cannot be separated from ethanol by distillation or rectification because of the closeness of their boiling points. Ethyl acetate is readily separated from ethanol by azeotropic distillation. Effective agents are ethyl ether, methyl formate ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5964987 | Neutral oil removal from natural cresylic acid mixtures Natural cresylic acid is processed to remove neutral oil impurities by countercurrent liquid/liquid extraction using a heavy phase solvent of a mixture of glycerol and another polyhydric alcohol, preferably triethylene glycol. The light phase solvent is a... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5908538 | Separation of T-amyl alcohol from 2- methyl-1 -propanol azeotropic distillation 2-Methyl-1-propanol cannot be separated from t-amyl alcohol by distillation or rectification because of the closeness of their boiling points. 2-Methyl-1-propanol is readily separated from t-amyl alcohol by azeotropic distillation. Effective agents are bu... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5897750 | Separation of acetone from isopropanol-water mixtures by extractive distillation Acetone cannot be separated from a mixture of isopropanol and water because of the closeness of their boiling points. Acetone can be easily separated from isopropanol and water by extractive distillation. Effective extractive agents are 1-nitropropane, 3-... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5882485 | Process for the separation of dimethyl ether and chloromethane in mixtures A process for the separation of dimethyl ether and chloromethane in mixtures A process for the separation of dimethyl ether and chloromethane in mixtures by two distillation steps. In the first step, the mixture is subjected to an extractive distillation ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5879517 | Method for separating 2-butanol from t-amyl alcohol using certain organic compounds as the agent in extractive distillation 2-Butanol cannot be sparated from t-amyl alcohol by distillation or rectification because of the closeness of their boiling points. 2-Butanol is readily separated from t-amyl alcohol by extractive distillation. Effective agents are butyl ether, benzyl ace... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5876569 | Separation of methyl ethyl ketone from ethanol by extractive distillation Methyl ethyl ketone cannot be separated from ethanol by distillation or rectification because of the closeness of their boiling points. Methyl ethyl ketone is readily separated from ethanol by extractive distillation. Effective agents are methyl benzoate,... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5840160 | Separation of 3-carene from limonene by extractive distillation 3-Carene is difficult to separate from limonene by conventional distillation or rectification because of the proximity of their boiling points. 3-Carene can be readily separated from limonene by extractive distillation. Effective agents are o-cresol, 2,6-... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5834585 | Method for the separation of hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane A method for separating hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane that does not require the use of a distillation set up adapted for use with solids and that collects the hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane in the form of an easy-to-handle solution. The method comprising inducin... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5800681 | Separation of ethanol, isopropanol and water mixtures by extractive distillation Ethanol, isopropanol and water cannot be separated from each other by distillation or rectification because of minimum azeotropes. They are readily separated by extractive distillation. Effective agents are: dimethylsulfoxide for ethanol, phenol for isopr... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5795447 | Separation of 2-butanol from isobutanol by extractive distillation 2-Butanol cannot be separated from isobutanol by distillation or rectification because of the closeness of their boiling points. 2-Butanol is readily separated from isobutanol by extractive distillation. Effective agents are propylene glycol propyl ether,... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5779862 | Separation of 2-methyl-1-butanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol from 1-pentanol by azeotropic distillation 2-Methyl-1-butanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol are difficult to separate from 1-pentanol by conventional distillation or rectification because of the proximity of their boiling points. 2-Methyl-1-butanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol can be easily separated from 1-pe... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5776322 | Separation of 4-methyl-2-pentanol from 3-methyl-1-butanol by azeotropic distillation 4-Methyl-2-pentanol cannot be separated from 3-methyl-1-butanol by distillation because of the closeness of their boiling points. 4-Methyl-2-pentanol can be easily separated from 3-methyl-1-butanol by azeotropic distillation. Effective agents are m-xylene... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5776321 | Separation of t-amyl alcohol from 1-propanol by azeotropic distillation 1-Propanol cannot be separated from t-amyl alcohol by distillation or rectification because of the closeness of their boiling points. 1-Propanol is readily separated from t-amyl alcohol by azeotropic distillation. Effective agents are heptane, ethyl aceta... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5772853 | Separation of 1-propanol from t-amyl alcohol by extractive distillation 1-Propanol and t-amyl alcohol cannot be separated by distillation or rectification because of the closeness of their boiling points. 1-Propanol is readily separated from t-amyl alcohol by extractive distillation. Effective agents are dipentene, amyl aceta... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5762764 | Purification of acetone Close boiling hydrocarbon impurities are separated from acetone by extractive distillation using a C9 -C14 alkane and/or a C8 -C12 aromatic hydrocarbon extractive distillation solvent.... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5738763 | Separation of 2-methyl-1-propanol from 2-methyl-1-butanol by extractive distillation 2-Methyl-1-propanol is difficult to separate from 2-methyl-1-butanol by conventional distillation or rectification because of the proximity of their boiling points. 2-Methyl-1-propanol can be readily separated from 2-methyl-1-butanol by extractive distill... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5723024 | Separation of 2-methyl-1-propanol from 1-butanol by extractive distillation 2-Methyl-1-propanol is difficult to separate from 1-butanol by conventional distillation or rectification because of the proximity of their boiling points. 2-Methyl-1-propanol can be readily separated from 1-butanol by extractive distillation. Effective a... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5723025 | Separation of 2-methyl-1-propanol from 2-butanol by extractive distillation 2-Methyl-1-propanol is difficult to separate from 2-butanol by conventional distillation or rectification because of the proximity of their boiling points. 2-Methyl-1-propanol can be readily separated from 2-butanol by extractive distillation. Effective a... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5718809 | Separation of t-amyl alcohol from 2-methyl-1-propanol by extractive distillation T-Amyl alcohol and 2-methyl-1-propanol are difficult to separate by conventional distillation or rectification because of the proximity of their boiling points. T-Amyl alcohol can be easily separated from 2-methyl-1-propanol by extractive distillation. Ef... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5716499 | Separation of 2-methyl-1-propanol from 1-butanol by azeotropic distillation 2-Methyl-1-propanol is difficult to separate from 1-butanol by conventional distillation or rectification because of the proximity of their boiling points. 2-Methyl-1-propanol can be easily separated from 1-butanol by azeotropic distillation. Effective ag... | 02/10/1998 |
