Process for the production of vinyltoluene
CA 1162944 A · Owner: Cosden Technology, Inc. · Inventors: Watson, James M.; Forward, Cleve H.; Butler, James R.
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A process for the production of vinyltoluene, comprising the steps of: producing a crude vinyltoluene product by the catalytic dehydrogenation of ethyltoluene; removing compounds from the crude vinyltoluene product which have a higher molecular weight than vinyltoluene to form a prepurified crude vinyltoluene product; and fractionally distilling the prepurified crude vinyltoluene product in a distillation apparatus to recover purified vinyltoluene. The higher molecular weight compounds removed are compounds which foster the conversion of vinyltoluene into crosslinked polymer. The compounds removed preferably have more than 11 carbon atoms. In one embodiment the, step of removing higher …
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- Granted February 28, 1984. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 28, 2001.
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