Purification of alcohol

Details Purification of alcohol Purification of alcohol

1977-11-28

1980-02-12

Evans, Joseph E.

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Oxygen containing

568903, 568916, C07C 2924

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041884990

ABSTRACT:
Primary alcohol containing impurities which have internal hydroxyl groups is purified to cause removal of such internal hydroxyl groups with reduced formation of ethers by treating the impure alcohol with an alumina catalyst which has been contacted with a hydroxide of a Group 1-A element. Preferably the alcohol treatment is concurrent with or followed by a hydrogenation treatment the purpose of which is to improve the iodine number of the treated alcohol.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3821266 (1974-06-01), Mulder et al.
patent: 3855320 (1974-12-01), Lesch et al.

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