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US 12,049,441 B2Granted
Process for preparing limonene and composition containing limonene
AssigneeSymrise AG
InventorsNikolas Bugdahn, Angela Köckritz, Elka Kraleva, Reinhard Eckelt
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Abstract
What is proposed is a continuous process for producing limonene which has the feature that beta-pinene or beta-pinene-containing starting materials are isomerized in a trickle-bed reactor in the presence of acid catalysts.
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A process for producing limonene, wherein the process comprises isomerizing beta-pinene or beta-pinene-containing starting materials in a trickle-bed reactor in the presence of at least one acid catalyst and an inert gas.
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