Basf Aktiengesellschaft

Gerhard Jeschek

Herbert Mueller

Rolf Hartmuth Fischer

Hans-Juergen Weyer

Willibald Schoenleben

Otto Hertel

Franz Merger

Roman Fischer

Theodor Weber

Wolfgang Koernig

Hans Hammer

Emil Scharf

Hans-Jurgen Weyer

Guenter Boettger

Walter Klink

Fritz Rateike

Herbert Muller

Separation of heteropoly compounds from polyethers, polyesters and

Polyoxyalkylene glycol monoethers of monohydric alcohols are prepared by a process in which tetrahydrofuran or a mixture of tetrahydrofuran with a total of not more than 95 mol %, based on the amount of tetrahydrofuran used, of one or more comonomers from the group consisting of the cyclic ethers and acetals is polymerized in the absence of water and in the presence of a monohydric alcohol and of an anhydrous heteropoly acid catalyst.

Preparation of polyoxyalkylene glycol monoether of tert-butyl alcohol

Polyoxyalkylene glycol monoesters of carboxylic acids are prepared by a process in which tetrahydrofuran or a mixture of tetrahydrofuran with a total of not more than 95 mol %, based on the amount of tetrahydrofuran used, of one or more comonomers from the group consisting of the cyclic ethers and acetals is polymerized in the absence of water and in the presence of a carboxylic acid and of an anhydrous heteropolyacid catalyst.

Preparation of polyoxyalkylene glycol monoesters of monocarboxylic acids

Polyoxyalkylene glycols are prepared by a process in which tetrahydrofuran is polymerized with a total of not more than 95 mol %, based on the amount of tetrahydrofuran used, of one or more comonomers from the group consisting of the cyclic ethers and acetals in the absence of water and in the presence of a monohydric alcohol or of a monocarboxylic acid with the aid of an anhydrous heteropoly acid catalyst, and the polyoxyalkylene glycol is liberated from the resulting polyoxyalkylene glycol monoethers or polyoxyalkylene glycol monoesters by cleavage of the monoether or monoester bond.

Preparation of poloxy-alkylene glycols

Polyoxyalkylene glycol monoethers of monohydric alcohols are prepared by a process in which tetrahydrofuran or a mixture of tetrahydrofuran with a total of not more than 95 mol %, based on the amount of tetrahydrofuran used, of one or more comonomers from the group consisting of the cyclic ethers and acetals is polymerised in the absence of water and in the presence of a monohydric alcohol and of an anhydrous heteropoly acid catalyst.

Preparation of polyoxyalkylene glycol monoethers of monohydric alcohols

The average molecular weight of polyoxyalkylene glycols and polyoxyalkylene glycol derivatives is adjusted in the heteropolyacid-catalyzed polymerization of cyclic ethers and/or acetals with ring cleavage in the presence of proton donors by a process in which the amount of the relevant proton donor present in the reaction system is regulated in the course of the reaction by the measurement of the electrical conductivity.

Adjustment of the average molecular weight of polyoxyalkylene glycols

A process for the preparation of polyether glycols by polymerization of tetrahydrofuran or copolymerization of tetrahydrofuran with oxiranes in the presence of from 20 to 500% w/w of a hydrocarbon, based on the weight of tetrahydrofuran used.

Process for the preparation of polyether glycols

A process is described for the purification of crude polyalkylene ether glycols contaminated by heteropolyacids or salts thereof, by treatment with solvents, which comprises mixing the crude polyalkylene ether glycols with a liquid hydrocarbon and water, allowing the phases to separate, and isolating the purified polyalkylene ether glycols from the upper phase.

Purification of heteropolyacid-containing polyalkylene ether glycols

A process for the preparation of tertiary alkylamines having a total of up to 9 carbon atoms by reacting a dialkylamine with a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alcohol in the presence of a hydrogenation/dehydrogenation catalyst which contains essentially only copper as the hydrogenating/dehydrogenating catalytic metal is proposed, wherein the reactants

Preparation of trialkylamines

A process for the preparation of pourable choline chloride/silica powders by mixing silica with choline chloride and, where appropriate, drying this mixture, wherein spray-dried or fluidized bed-dried silica which has a particle size of from 30 to 250 .mu.m is mixed with an aqueous choline chloride solution which contains from 70 to 80% by weight, based on the solution, of choline chloride and is at from 40.degree. to 80.degree. C., thereafter from 0.05 to 0.4% by weight, based on the mixture, of magnesium stearate or calcium stearate is added and, if appropriate, the resulting mixture is dried.

Preparation of pourable choline chloride/silica powders

In preparing or reacting alkanolamines, especially at high temperatures, the use of substantially nickel-free alloy steels prevents corrosion and discoloration.

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