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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
May. 30, 2007
Applicants:
William Crudge, Upper Saddle River, NJ (US);
Jaap Willem Van Hal, Fresno, TX (US);
Xiankuan Zhang, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
William Crudge, Upper Saddle River, NJ (US);
Jaap Willem van Hal, Fresno, TX (US);
Xiankuan Zhang, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
SD Lizenzverwertungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 29/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A catalytic process for preparing a monoalkylene glycol from a corresponding alkylene oxide utilizing an ion exchange resin and a reactor in which an upflow process is used is provided. In particular, the process includes reacting water and an alkylene oxide in at least one reactor under conditions to form an alkylene glycol, wherein the at least one reactor includes an ion exchange resin and the reactor is operating in an upflow direction.