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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2007
Applicants:
Gerrit Jan Harmsen, Amsterdam, NL;
Arthur Willibrordus Titus Rots, Amsterdam, NL;
Anton Pieter Westerink, Amsterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Gerrit Jan Harmsen, Amsterdam, NL;
Arthur Willibrordus Titus Rots, Amsterdam, NL;
Anton Pieter Westerink, Amsterdam, NL;
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 29/09 (2006.01); C07C 27/00 (2006.01); C07C 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a process for the preparation of an alkaline glycol from an alkaline carbonate, wherein alkaline carbonate is hydrolyzed in the presence of catalyst in a baffled reactor. The baffled reactor has at least four compartments, the compartments are formed by internal baffles and the internal baffles provide a sinuous route for reaction fluid through the reactor.