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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1986
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Colin G Griggs, Ashford, GB;
Assignee:
The British Petroleum Company, p.l.c., London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2041579 ;
Abstract
Alkylene glycols are prepared by reaction of an alcohol with formaldehyde and an organic peroxide having a formula R--O--O--R.sup.1 where R and R.sup.1 are independently either alkyl or aralkyl groups containing 3 to 12 carbon atoms. The reaction is carried out in the presence of electromagnetic radiation which is able to decompose the organic peroxide. The alcohol used in this process is either methanol, a secondary alcohol or a mixture thereof.