Process for the production of methyl methacrylate
AssigneeLucite International UK Limited
InventorsGraham Ronald Eastham, David William Johnson, Adrianus Johannes Jozef Straathof, Marco Wilhemus Fraaije, Remko Tsjibbe Winter
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Abstract
The invention includes a process of producing methyl methacrylate or derivatives thereof is described. The process includes the steps of converting 2-butanone to methyl propionate using a Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase, and treating the methyl propionate produced to obtain methyl methacrylate or derivatives thereof. A method of preparing polymers or copolymers of methyl methacrylate or its derivatives is also described.
Claims28
A process of producing methyl methacrylate or derivatives thereof comprising the steps of;
- (i) converting 2-butanone to methyl propionate using a Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase, and
- (ii) treating the methyl propionate produced to obtain methyl methacrylate or derivatives thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.