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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Jorn Karl, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Alexander Hauk, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Jorn Karl, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Alexander Hauk, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 53/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for preparing formic acid by thermally decomposing ammonium formates of tertiary amines A, wherein the tertiary amine A on which the ammonium formate is based has a boiling point at atmospheric pressure in the range from 105 to 175° C.