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Process of preparing alkylpolysaccharides
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1982-04-26
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Granted: 1983-07-12
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Expires: 2002-04-26
Abstract
Abstract Long chain fatty alcohols can be removed from alkylpolysaccharide products in thin film evaporators to achieve fatty alcohol levels of less than about 2% without excessive discoloration of the alkylpolysaccharide.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark H. K. Mao
- 👤 Larry E. Miller
- 👤 John M. Weeman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 19:39
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07H; C07H15/00; C07H15/02; C07H15/04; C08; C08B; C08B37/00; C11; C11D; C11D1/00; C11D1/66; C11D1/662; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S159/00; Y10S159/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
In the process of removing fatty alcohol containing from about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms from a mixture of said alcohol with an alkyl polysaccharide wherein saccharide chain length is greater than one on the average and less than about 20 the improvement of heating the mixture under vacuum in a thin film evaporator wherein the thin film evaporator provides, in operation, a Reynolds number of at least about 20,000 and a film thickness of less than about 10 mm and the temperature is from about 120° C. to about 200° C. and the vacuum is from about 0.1 to about 20 mm of mercury so that no more than about 2% of said fatty alcohol remains.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
In the process of removing fatty alcohol containing from about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms from a mixture of said alcohol with an alkyl polysaccharide wherein saccharide chain length is greater than one on the average and less than about 20 the improvement of heating the mixture under vacuum in a thin film evaporator wherein the thin film evaporator provides, in operation, a Reynolds number of at least about 20,000 and a film thickness of less than about 10 mm and the temperature is from about 120° C. to about 200° C. and the vacuum is from about 0.1 to about 20 mm of mercury so that no more than about 2% of said fatty alcohol remains.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the alkyl polysaccharide comprises an alkyl group of from about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms; the polysaccharide chain is derived from a reducing saccharide containing five or six carbon atoms and there are from about 11/2 to about 4 saccharide moieties on the average.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the reducing saccharide is glucose.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the Reynolds number is at least about 50,000, the temperature is from about 140° C. to about 180° C., and the vacuum is from about 0.1 to about 5 mm of mercury.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 2, 3, 4, or 1 wherein the fatty alcohol is removed to a level of less than about 1/2%.
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