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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Erich Scherf, Brunsbüttel, DE;
Hans-Jürgen Letsch, Brunsbüttel, DE;
Clemens Schröder, Kayhude, DE;
Albert Thomas Herrmann, Brunsbüttel, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/10 ; C07C 2/934 ; C07C 2/980 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/10 ; C07C 2/934 ; C07C 2/980 ;
Abstract
There is provided a process for producing Guerbet alcohols not containing any heavy metals or soaps, wherein primary and/or secondary alcohols having 2 to 30 carbon atoms are condensed at elevated temperature in the presence of alkaline catalysts and/or heavy metal catalysts while eliminating the reaction water, and the reaction product is immediately separated by distillation without any additional purification.