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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernd Bessling, Grünstadt, DE;
Hans Hasse, Kaiserslautern, DE;
Jürgen Plückhan, Frankenthal, DE;
Thomas Mayer, Wachenheim, DE;
Heinz Auer, Neulussheim, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/38 ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/38 ; C07D / ;
Abstract
In a process for purification of ethylene oxide by distillation an aqueous mixture comprising ethylene oxide, formaldehyde and at least 5% by weight of water is introduced via a feed into a distillation apparatus comprising at least one distillation column, the mixture being introduced at a height above the bottom of at least 8 theoretical stages, the ethylene oxide is taken off at the top and in the bottom phase a mixture is obtained which contains less than 5% by weight of ethylene oxide.