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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2003
Thomas Link Guggenheim, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
Daniel Joseph Brunelle, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
David Winfield Woodruff, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Lee Harris Bergman, Houston, TX (US);
Norman Enoch Johnson, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
Matthew Hal Littlejohn, Green Island, NY (US);
Farid Fouad Khouri, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Thomas Link Guggenheim, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
Daniel Joseph Brunelle, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
David Winfield Woodruff, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Lee Harris Bergman, Houston, TX (US);
Norman Enoch Johnson, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
Matthew Hal Littlejohn, Green Island, NY (US);
Farid Fouad Khouri, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for preparing an alkali metal salt of a hydroxy-substituted hydrocarbon which comprises the steps of (i) contacting in solvent media at least one hydroxy-substituted hydrocarbon with a base comprising an alkali metal cation; and (ii) devolatilizing the solvent media comprising alkali metal salt by adding or spraying the solvent media into a substantially water-immiscible organic solvent, said solvent being at a temperature greater than the boiling point of solvent media at the prevailing pressure. In one embodiment the solvent media comprises water, and optionally at least one water-soluble protic organic solvent.