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Inhibiting formation of foulants in acrylonitrile manufacture or recovery

EP 0872475 B1 · Applicant: NALCO/EXXON ENERGY CHEMICALS, L.P.

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  • Filed March 27, 1998 and granted October 22, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 27, 2018.
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FiledMarch 27, 1998
PublishedOctober 21, 1998
GrantedOctober 22, 2003
Term endedMarch 27, 2018
Application numberEP 98302381
Classification (CPC)C07C253/32

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