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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:
Aug. 25, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
John R Sanderson, Austin, TX (US);
Edward T Marquis, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K / ; C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524847 ; 524705 ; 524787 ; 524800 ; 524847 ; 528403 ; 528408 ; 528421 ; 528425 ; 568606 ; 568701 ;
Abstract
A process in which carbon is used to catalyze production of alkylene glycols from alkylene oxides and water. Using this process, carbon may be employed to selectively catalyze the hydrolysis of alkylene oxides, such as ethylene oxide, to monoalkylene gylcols, such as monoethylene glycol. Typically, activated carbon is employed. Suitable forms of activated carbon or other carbon material include powders, granulates, extruded shapes, or mixtures thereof. The process may be carried out as a continuous or batch reaction process.