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Process for dehydrating glycerol to acrolein

US7655818B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 6, 2006
Grant dateFeb 2, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J2523/00
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing acrolein by gas-phase dehydration of glycerol in the presence of strongly acidic solid catalysts with a Hammett acidity H0 of between −9 and −18 and preferably between −10 and −16.

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