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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:
Dec. 06, 1983
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1982
Timothy Thomson, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Ferman Peters, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
This invention provides a method for controlling the reaction between cellulose and an etherifying agent which comprises the steps of (a) combining cellulose with an alkylene oxide and alkyl halide in a reactor wherein an etherification reaction is initiated which includes a vapor phase, (b) periodically measuring the quantity of at least one of the reactants or products in the vapor phase of the reactor and therewith determining the rate of the etherification reaction taking place, and (c) regulating the reaction temperature continuously while the reaction is taking place by using the rate of reaction determined in step (b) to determine the amount of heating or cooling needed for the reactor.
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