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Methyl alcohol process

US4990696A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 29, 1990
Grant dateFeb 5, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 29, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C19/03
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Perchloroethylene is oxychlorinated to provide hexachloroethane which is reacted with methane to produce methyl chloride which is hydrolyzed to form methyl alcohol product and hydrogen chloride which is recycled to the oxychlorination step.

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