The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2008
Steven Gerard Mayorga, Oceanside, CA (US);
Heather Regina Bowen, Vista, CA (US);
Kelly Ann Chandler, San Marcos, CA (US);
Steven Gerard Mayorga, Oceanside, CA (US);
Heather Regina Bowen, Vista, CA (US);
Kelly Ann Chandler, San Marcos, CA (US);
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of removing trace levels of arsenic-containing impurities from raw triethylphosphate (TEPO) is disclosed. The method uses adsorption, or adsorption followed by a flash distillation. The method comprises contacting raw triethylphosphate (TEPO) with an adsorbent which selectively adsorbs the arsenic-containing impurities in the raw triethylphosphate (TEPO). The adsorbent is a base promoted alumina containing adsorbent represented by a formula: ZWwhere x is the weight percentage of Z in the adsorbent ranging from 30% to 99.999%; y is the weight percentage of W in the adsorbent, and x+y=100%; Z is selected from the group consisting of alumina (AlO), magnesium-alumina based layered double hydroxide (MgO—AlO), alumina-zeolite, and mixtures thereof; and W is selected from the group consisting of at least one basic metal oxide, at least one basic metal carbonate, and mixtures thereof. The method will result in a final triethylphosphate (TEPO) with a few ppb to less than 1 ppb arsenic containing impurities.