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Process for preparing tri-n-propylamine (TPA)

US8466322B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BASF SE

Inventors

Kevin Huyghe · Kapellen, BE
Steven Brughmans · Mannheim, DE
Falk Simon · Bensheim, DE
Johann-Peter Melder · Schifferstadt, DE
Peter Raatz · Ludwigshafen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 30, 2011
Grant date	Jun 18, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 14, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P20/10
WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Process for preparing tri-n-propylamine (TPA), wherein di-n-propylamine (DPA) is reacted in the presence of hydrogen and a copper-comprising heterogeneous catalyst. An integrated process for preparing TPA, which comprises the following operations:

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