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Acidification/extraction treatment of waste caustic stream

US5675055A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 1995
Grant dateOct 7, 1997
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D301/32
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The waste organics containing caustic stream from a propylene oxide/styrene monomer process is preferably first concentrated by distillation and then contacted with strong acid such as sulfuric acid and an organic solvent, the admixture is phase separated and an aqueous sodium containing phase reduced in organics is separated from an organic solvent phase reduced in sodium.

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