Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series inventions 08/09

20090216048 - Process for producing phenol and methyl ethyl ketone: In a process for producing phenol and methyl ethyl ketone, benzene and a C4 olefin are contacted under alkylation conditions and in the presence of an alkylation catalyst to produce sec-butylbenzene. The sec-butylbenzene is then oxidized to produce an oxidation effluent comprising sec-butylbenzene hydroperoxide and acetophenone. At least part of... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company

20090216049 - Process and intermediates for the production of bdnpa and bdnpf and other bis(dinitroalkyl)acetals and formals: preferably via a sodium or other alkali metal, or alkaline earth metal, salt of compounds of Formula (2). Certain of the compounds of formula (1) are novel. All of the intermediates of formula (2) are novel and form another aspect of this invention, as does a process for their production... Agent: Renato Rindone Dimension Technology Chemical Systems Inc.

20090216050 - Process for the preparation of 1,2-propanediol: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of 1,2-propanediol, in which a glycerol-containing stream, in particular a stream obtained on an industrial scale in the production of biodiesel, is subjected to a hydrogenation.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090216051 - Apparatus and method for the removal of water from ethanol: An apparatus and method for drying ethanol includes a first reaction chamber for carrying out the removal of water from wet ethanol, a feed inlet for introducing the wet ethanol into the reaction chamber, a product outlet for removing dry ethanol from the reaction chamber, an optional fuel inlet for... Agent: Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

20090216052 - Novel heteropolyanions with late transition metal addenda atoms and process for their preparation: The invention relates to polyoxometalates represented by the formula (An)m+ [M13X8RqOy]m− or solvates thereof, wherein A represents a cation, n is the number of the cations, m is the charge of the polyanion, M represents a transition metal selected from Pd, Pt, Au, Rh, Ir and mixtures thereof, X represents... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20090209789 - Microwave-assisted extraction of solanesol from potato stems and/or leaves: This invention relates to a method of extracting solanesol by microwave-assisted from potato stems and/or leaves. In particular, the invention provides a technique whereby the solanesol can be extracted effectively, in a relatively short period of time with respect to conventional extraction methods and allows for an enhanced extraction yield.... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090209790 - Catalytic oxidation of hydrocarbon gas: A process for the catalytic oxidation of a hydrocarbon gas comprising the steps of releasing pulses of a compressed hydrocarbon gas into an expansion chamber (8) and passing the expanded hydrocarbon gas over a catalytic converter (11) to oxidize the hydrocarbon gas.... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20090203942 - Diaryl alkylphosphonates and methods for preparing same: A method for preparing substantially pure optionally substituted diaryl alkylphosphonates from an optionally substituted triarylphosphite and an optionally substituted trialkylphosphite or an optionally substituted alkanol under special reaction conditions is described.... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20090203943 - Method for producing dialkylhydroperoxybenzenes: wherein the oxidation step comprises two or more reaction sections of a first section and subsequent sections arranged in series, and the temperature of the first reaction section is set to be higher than an average temperature of the whole reaction sections by 2.5° C. or more.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090203944 - Oxidation catalyst: A catalyst for the oxidation of an alkane to an oxygenated hydrocarbon in the presence of oxygen as a first oxidant, comprising a redox active metal centre that can be present in an oxidised and in a reduced form, an acid, a second oxidant for oxidising the reduced form of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090203942 - Diaryl alkylphosphonates and methods for preparing same: A method for preparing substantially pure optionally substituted diaryl alkylphosphonates from an optionally substituted triarylphosphite and an optionally substituted trialkylphosphite or an optionally substituted alkanol under special reaction conditions is described.... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20090203943 - Method for producing dialkylhydroperoxybenzenes: wherein the oxidation step comprises two or more reaction sections of a first section and subsequent sections arranged in series, and the temperature of the first reaction section is set to be higher than an average temperature of the whole reaction sections by 2.5° C. or more.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090203944 - Oxidation catalyst: A catalyst for the oxidation of an alkane to an oxygenated hydrocarbon in the presence of oxygen as a first oxidant, comprising a redox active metal centre that can be present in an oxidised and in a reduced form, an acid, a second oxidant for oxidising the reduced form of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090198088 - Process for the purification of crude glycerin utilizing ion exclusion chromatorgraphy and glycerin concentration: A process for the purification of crude glycerin utilizing ion exclusion chromatography fractionation, and one or more dewatering steps under moderate temperatures and pressures.... Agent: Lanxess Corporation