Process for removing sulfur from organic sulfides
US5312992A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 17, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C319/22
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for removing sulfur from an organic sulfide containing three or more chemically bound sulfur atoms is disclosed wherein said sulfide is contacted with a defined catalyst at elevated temperature to increase the disproportionation rate and the corresponding sulfide of lower sulfur rank is continuously removed from the reaction zone.
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