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US 8,507,643 B2Granted
Composition comprising glycerol, process for obtaining same and use thereof in the manufacture of dichloropropanol
AssigneeSolvay SA
InventorsPatrick Gilbeau, Bruno Jestin
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Abstract
A composition comprising glycerol and at least one cyclic oligomer of glycerol, a process for obtaining the composition, and its use in the manufacture of dichloropropanol and of derived products such as epichlorohydrin and epoxy resins.
Claims15
A process for manufacturing dichloropropanol, wherein a composition comprising:
- glycerol in an amount greater than or equal to 500 g of glycerol per kg of composition, and
- at least one cyclic dimer of glycerol in an amount of 0.01 g to 20 g of cyclic dimer per kg of composition is reacted with a chlorinating agent to produce dichloropropanol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.