Process for producing ethylene glycol
US4209650A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C27/14
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Ethylene glycol is prepared by the reaction of ethylene, molecular oxygen and water in the presence of an iodine catalyst and in the presence of a copper co-catalyst or promoter.
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