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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7214836 | Method of decomposing organophosphorus compounds Methods and kits for decomposing organophosphorus compounds in non-aqueous media at ambient conditions are described. Insecticides, pesticides, and chemical warfare agents can be quickly decomposed to non-toxic products. The method comprises combining the organophos... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6534657 | Chiral ferrocene phosphines and their use in asymmetric catalytic reactions Ferrocene anchored chiral ligands and metal complexes based on such chiral ligands useful in asymmetric catalysis are disclosed. The metal complexes according to the present invention are useful as catalysts in asymmetric reactions, such as, hydrogenation... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6362377 | Waxes A process for modifying a wax comprising treating a wax to introduce a hydroxyl functionality, said treating being selected from the group consisting of grafting with an allyl alcohol, oxidizing the wax and hydrogenating the oxidized wax, reacting the wax... | 03/26/2002 |
| 5916983 | Biologically active compounds by catalytic olefin metathesis Biologically active compounds such as pheromones and precursors thereof are produced by catalyzed cross metathesis of dissimilar terminal olefins or of a cyclodiene and a terminal olefin.... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5663461 | Process for producing geranylgeraniol A process for producing geranylgeraniol is provided, which comprising the steps of subjecting a mixture of at least one ester derivative wherein one or more carbon-carbon double bonds in the molecule are in cis form represented by the general formula (1):... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5146009 | Process for the recovery of alcohols using an organic acid-modified polymer membrane According to the process of this invention, alcohols are recovered from aqueous acid solution by permeation of the alcohol through an organic-acid modified polymer membrane. An improved process for the manufacture of alcohols by acid absorption of olefins... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4761505 | Process for recovery of alcohols from sulfuric acid streams According to the process of the present invention, carboxylic acids are recovered from aqueous strong acid mixtures thereof which mixtures are formed as an alcohol-depleted phase by the extraction of alcohols from aqueous strong acid solution with carboxy... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4760201 | Process for recovering alcohols from sulfuric acid streams (CS-342) According to the process of the present invention, alcohols are recovered from aqueous mixtures thereof with a concentrated strong acid by contacting such alcohol-containing aqueous concentrated acid mixtures with a carboxylic acid selected from the group... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4720558 | Process for inverting the configuration of secondary alcohols Process for inverting the configuration of secondary alcohols in which the hydroxyl group is attached to an asymmetric carbon atom, in accordance with which the secondary alcohols are esterified, with inversion of their configuration, by conversion into i... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4538010 | Alcohol recovery process According to the process of this invention, saturated mono-alcohols are recovered from solutions containing such mono-alcohols together with a carboxylic acid extraction solvent therefor by passing the mono-alcohol solution to an alcohol vaporization zone... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4423256 | Recovery of secondary alkanols An improved method for recovery of product alkanol and reactant olefin from a reaction mixture obtained via the sulfation and hydrolysis of C6 to C20 olefins, which comprise steps for a limited first evaporation of the reaction mixtu... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4393256 | Hydration of olefins Alcohols may be obtained by an indirect hydration of olefinic hydrocarbons in which said olefinic hydrocarbon is esterified by treatment with an inorganic acid to form dialkyl and alkyl hydrogen salts. The esters are then hydrolyzed with water, the recons... | 07/12/1983 |
