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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1987
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary J Lynch, Bridgeton, MO (US);
Chen-Hsyong Yang, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F / ; C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2604105 ; 568749 ; 568748 ;
Abstract
The disclosed process is employed to recover phenol from aqueous solutions produced by distillation of the product of a process for producing a phenyl ester by the reaction of a carboxylic acid and phenol. Purified phenyl ester is employed to extract phenol from the aqueous solution. The extract is combined with raw product for recovery of the phenol and phenyl ester. In a preferred embodiment the process for producing the phenyl ester is continuous and the extract containing phenol and phenyl ester are fed to the dewatered ester stream for product recovery.