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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:
Nov. 14, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy L Lambert, Austin, TX (US);
John F Knifton, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Huntsman Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
528361 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is an improved process for polymerization of tetrahydrofuran to prepare poly(tetrahydrofuran) products with a MW range of 200 to 5000 and a dispersity of <2, which comprises premixing a carboxylic anhydride, such as, for example acetic anhydride and a dealuminated Y-zeolite and subsequently adding tetrahydrofuran at a temperature below 100.degree. C., wherein the order of addition of reactants is critical and the yield is improved by premixing the acetic anhydride and zeolite and then adding tetrahydrofuran.