Invention Application
- Patent Title: PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL FROM SUGARS
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Application No.: US15322680Application Date: 2015-06-29
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Publication No.: US20170137354A1Publication Date: 2017-05-18
- Inventor: Martin Spangsberg Holm , Esben Taarning
- Applicant: HALDOR TOPSØE A/S
- Priority: EP14174972.1 20140630; EP14174976.2 20140630
- International Application: PCT/EP2015/064741 WO 20150629
- Main IPC: C07C29/145
- IPC: C07C29/145 ; C07C29/76 ; B01J6/00 ; C07C45/52
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of ethylene glycol comprising the steps of pyrolysing a monosaccharide and hydrogenating the product composition in the presence of a catalyst and a solvent, wherein the pressure of the hydrogenation reaction is 40 bar or greater.
Public/Granted literature
- US10077222B2 Process for the preparation of ethylene glycol from sugars Public/Granted day:2018-09-18
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