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Acesulfame potassium compositions and processes for producing same

US10023546B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Celanese International Corporation · US

Inventors

Christoph Mollenkopf · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Peter Groer · Babenhausen, DE
Arvind Yadav

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 14, 2017
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 14, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA23V2002/00
WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Improved processes for producing high purity acesulfame potassium. In one embodiment, the process comprises the steps of contacting a solvent, e.g., dichloromethane, and a cyclizing agent, e.g., sulfur trioxide, to form a cyclizing agent composition and reacting an acetoacetamide salt with the cyclizing agent in the composition to form a cyclic sulfur trioxide adduct. The contact time is less than 60 minutes. The process also comprises forming from the cyclic sulfur trioxide adduct composition a finished acesulfame potassium composition comprising non-chlorinated, e.g., non-chlorinated, acesulfame potassium and less than 35 wppm 5-halo acesulfame potassium, preferably less than 5 wppm.

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