Chemical composition and process

US6255539A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Soliton, LLC · US

Inventors

• Anthony K. Uriarte · Pensacola, US
• Christopher R. Buechler · Pensacola, US
• Jerry R. Ebner · Saint Peters, US
• Michael Gross · Betzdorf, DE
• William D. McGhee · Chesterfield, US
• Jayne E. Morris · Cantonment, US
• Erik D. Sall · Chesterfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 2, 1997
• Grant date: Jul 3, 2001
• Expiry date: Oct 2, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C37/60
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Inert gas additive is utilized in the catalytic oxidation of benzene with nitrous oxide to produce phenol in order to prevent excessive exothermic temperature increases and to render gaseous mixtures throughout the process non-flammable.