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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 1978
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1973
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2606 / ;
Abstract
The production of formaldehyde by oxidizing dehydrogenation of methanol in the presence of a silver catalyst using air which has been washed with a solution of an alkali metal compound in water and methanol in specific proportions. The product is a disinfectant, tanning agent, reducing agent and a starting material for the production of synthetic resins, adhesives and plastics.