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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:
Jul. 04, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wayne P Schammel, Naperville, IL (US);
Michael R Green, Geneva, IL (US);
Assignee:
Amoco Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
562416 ; 502227 ; 562417 ;
Abstract
An improved process for the manufacture of trimellitic acid from pseudocumene feedstock is disclosed. In this process, lead (IV) is used as a catalyst component in addition to the cobalt, manganese, and zirconium catalyst. The use of lead (IV) reduces higher boiling impurities and improves the yield. In our novel process, pseudocumene is converted to trimellitic acid which is used to manufacture plasticizers and polyamide-imide polymers used as molding compounds for replacement of metals.