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US2544562A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for recovering aldehydes and ketones

Assignee: Stanolind Oil and Gas Co
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Filing: 1947-07-18
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Granted: 1951-03-06
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Expires: 1967-07-18
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Vesta F Michael

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 20:18
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C45/00; C07C45/78; C07C45/85

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 113 words
IN A PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF A CARBONYL COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALDEHYDES AND KETONES FROM A MIXTURE COMPRISED THEREOF, THE STEPS WHICH COMPRISE ADJUSTING THE PH OF AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A WATER SOLUBLE BISULFITE TO A VALUE BETWEEN ABOUT 5 AND 8, SAID SOLUTION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A MIXTURE OF SULFITE AND BISULFITE IONS, THEREAFTER MIXING SAID AQUEOUS SOLUTION WITH SAID MIXTURE CONTAINING SAID CARBONYL COMPOUND TO FORM THE CORRESPONDING BISULFITE ADDUCT OF SAID CARBONYL COMPOUND, AND HEATING THE RESULTING MIXTURE TO A TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE OF SAID ADDUCT WITHOUT THE ADDITION OF ALKALI TO SAID MIXTURE SUBSEQUENT TO THE FORMATION OF SAID BISULFITE ADDUCT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 113 words
IN A PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF A CARBONYL COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALDEHYDES AND KETONES FROM A MIXTURE COMPRISED THEREOF, THE STEPS WHICH COMPRISE ADJUSTING THE PH OF AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A WATER SOLUBLE BISULFITE TO A VALUE BETWEEN ABOUT 5 AND 8, SAID SOLUTION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A MIXTURE OF SULFITE AND BISULFITE IONS, THEREAFTER MIXING SAID AQUEOUS SOLUTION WITH SAID MIXTURE CONTAINING SAID CARBONYL COMPOUND TO FORM THE CORRESPONDING BISULFITE ADDUCT OF SAID CARBONYL COMPOUND, AND HEATING THE RESULTING MIXTURE TO A TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE OF SAID ADDUCT WITHOUT THE ADDITION OF ALKALI TO SAID MIXTURE SUBSEQUENT TO THE FORMATION OF SAID BISULFITE ADDUCT.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US698355A Cited
GB267954A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1954-03-05 1954-09-04 1955-03-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1958-03-05 1958-09-04 1959-03-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1962-03-05 1962-09-04 1963-03-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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