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Reduction of organic sulfur compounds

US4822918A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 1987
Grant dateApr 18, 1989
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C319/14
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Organic sulfur compounds, such as sulfonic acids, sulfonyl halides, sulfonates, sulfonamides, sulfonic acid anhydrides, sulfones, sulfoxides and/or disulfanes, are reduced by a method in which the sulfur compound in the liquid or gas phase is reacted with a hydrocarbon in the presence of carbon at from 100.degree. to 500.degree. C.

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