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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Xiangmin Li, West Chester, PA (US);
Lawrence M. Candela, Havertown, PA (US);
Yuan-Zhang Han, West Chester, PA (US);
Andrew P. Kahn, Eagleville, PA (US);
Assignee:
ARCO Chemical Technology, L.P., Greenville, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/734 ; C07C 2/976 ; C07C 2/726 ; C07C 2/974 ; C07C 2/988 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/734 ; C07C 2/976 ; C07C 2/726 ; C07C 2/974 ; C07C 2/988 ;
Abstract
The invention is a method to purify tertiary butyl alcohol by contact with at least two solid adsorbents comprising aluminum oxide and a large pore zeolite such as zeolite X. The purification method successfully improves product quality and reduces the amount of impurities in the tertiary butyl alcohol.