Pennwalt Corporation

Atochem North America, Inc.

Altaf Husain

Stanley R Sandler

Gregory A Wheaton

Michael D Mayo

Pamela J Peerce-Landers

A process for separating emulsions of alkanesulfonyl chloride in aqueous hydrochloric acid comprises passing the emulsion through a carbon bed, a graphite bed, a layer of alkanesulfonyl chloride or a combination thereof; and allowing the emulsion to enter a settling vessel.

Breaking emulsions of alkanesulfonyl chlorides in aqueous hydrochloric

Alkyl alkanethiolsulfonates are prepared by oxidation of the corresponding alkanethiol, dialkyl disulfide, or mixture thereof by aqueous hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a Group VIII transition metal catalyst.

Preparation of alkyl alkanethiolsulfonates

Alkanesulfonic acids and alkanesulfonyl chlorides, free of undesirable side products arising from side-chain chlorination, are prepared by oxidation with hydrogen peroxide of the corresponding alkanethiol, dialkyldisulfide or alkyl alkanethiolsulfonate mixed with aqueous hydrochloric acid.

Oxidation of thiols, disulfides and thiolsulfonates

A process is provided for converting waste distillation bottoms containing t-alkylphenols with substantial unknown constituents to useable para-t-alkylphenols. The process comprises heating the waste distillation bottoms with phenol and an acid catalyst to effect transalkylation. The waste distillation bottoms typically result from the production of para-t-alkylphenol and/or 2,4-di-t-alkylphenol.

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