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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2012
Scott Donald Barnicki, Kingsport, TN (US);
Robert Thomas Hembre, Johnson City, TN (US);
Stephen Neal Falling, Kingsport, TN (US);
Andrew James Vetter, Kingsport, TN (US);
Scott Donald Barnicki, Kingsport, TN (US);
Robert Thomas Hembre, Johnson City, TN (US);
Stephen Neal Falling, Kingsport, TN (US);
Andrew James Vetter, Kingsport, TN (US);
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for the production and purification of glycolic acid or glycolic acid derivatives by the carbonylation of formaldehyde in the presence of a homogeneous acid catalyst and a carboxylic acid. This invention discloses hydrocarboxylations and corresponding homogeneous acid catalyst and glycolic acid separations. The homogeneous acid catalyst is readily separated from the hydrocarboxylation reaction effluent and recycled and the carboxylic acid is readily removed from the glycolic acid and the carboxylic acid is recycled.