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Production of polymerization grade dicyclopentadiene

US5401891A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 1993
Grant dateMar 28, 1995
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C2603/68
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for purifying crude dicyclopentadiene which comprises the steps of: cracking the crude dicyclopentadiene to form a monomeric-containing effluent which comprises at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of: C.sub.4 acyclic dienes, C.sub.5 acyclic dienes, cyclopentadiene and methylcyclopentadiene; separating the monomeric-containing effluent into a cyclopentadiene-enriched stream and a cyclopentadiene-poor stream; dimerizing the cyclopentadiene-enriched stream to form a dimerizer effluent; contacting a membrane separator under pervaporation conditions with the dimerizer effluent wherein the C.sub.4 acyclic dienes, C.sub.5 acyclic dienes and cyclopentadiene permeate through the membrane separator and wherein a dicyclopentadiene product having a purity of at least about 98% is retained as retentate.

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