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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Andrew P. Kahn, Eagleville, PA (US);
Thomas W. Weir, Berwyn, PA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew P. Kahn, Eagleville, PA (US);
Thomas W. Weir, Berwyn, PA (US);
Assignee:
Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P., Greenville, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 207/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for purifying N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone is disclosed. The method comprises treating N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone with an alumina that desorbs less than 100 μmol/g of isobutylene between 225° C. and 400° C. in a standard tert-butyl alcohol dehydration test. The method enables the removal of at least about 80% of amine impurities or at least about 60% of APHA color from the NMP at 4 bed volumes treated.