Expired European patentEurope
Process for the isolation of paraffin sulfonates poor in alkalisulfates and sulfuric acid from paraffin sulfoxidation-reaction mixtures without the necessary production of sodium sulfate
EP 0268224 B1 · Applicant: HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
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- Filed November 13, 1987 and granted January 29, 1992. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 13, 2007.
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FiledNovember 13, 1987
PublishedMay 25, 1988
GrantedJanuary 29, 1992
Term endedNovember 13, 2007
Application numberEP 87116761
Classification (CPC)C07C303/42
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