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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2010
Applicants:
Farhan M. Al-shahrani, Dhahrah, SA;
Tiancun Xiao, Marston, GB;
Huahong Shi, Oxford, GB;
Malcolm L. H. Green, Oxford, GB;
Inventors:
Farhan M. Al-Shahrani, Dhahrah, SA;
Tiancun Xiao, Marston, GB;
Huahong Shi, Oxford, GB;
Malcolm L. H. Green, Oxford, GB;
Assignees:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford, Oxford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 37/01 (2006.01); C07C 37/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The process provided herein is concerned with recovery of hydrocarbons from sulfones using an individual alkali and alkaline-earthy base and a mixture of thereof. As the starting materials are sulfones generated by ODS and commercially inexpensive alkali and alkaline-earth bases, the cost and ecological impact of solid waste disposal is minimized.