Oxidation of olefin to glycol
AssigneeArco Chemical Technology, L.P.
InventorsAnne M. Gaffney, John A. Sofranko
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Abstract
A process is provided for the conversion of an olefin to the corresponding glycol wherein a mixture of olefin, oxygen, carbon dioxide and water is reacted in a solvent at supercritical conditions with respect to the reaction mixture.
Claims7
The process for the catalytic conversion of an olefin to the corresponding glycol which comprises reacting the olefin, oxygen, carbon dioxide and water in the presence of a catalyst in a solvent at conditions which are supercritical with respect to the reaction mixture.
The process for the catalytic conversion of an olefin to the corresponding glycol which comprises reacting the olefin, oxygen, carbon dioxide and water in the presence of a heterogeneous solid catalyst comprises of a catalyst system supported on a high surface area solid support in a solvent at conditions which are supercritical with respect to the reaction mixture.
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