WO2008069981A3 - Process for making dibutyl ethers from dry ethanol - Google Patents

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WO2008069981A3
WO2008069981A3 PCT/US2007/024665 US2007024665W WO2008069981A3 WO 2008069981 A3 WO2008069981 A3 WO 2008069981A3 US 2007024665 W US2007024665 W US 2007024665W WO 2008069981 A3 WO2008069981 A3 WO 2008069981A3
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dibutyl ethers
dry ethanol
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fuels
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Leo Ernest Manzer
Amore Michael B D
Edward S Miller
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Du Pont
Leo Ernest Manzer
Amore Michael B D
Edward S Miller
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Priority to BRPI0717684-8A2A priority patent/BRPI0717684A2/en
Priority to EP07867595A priority patent/EP2089346A2/en
Priority to JP2009539345A priority patent/JP2010511618A/en
Publication of WO2008069981A2 publication Critical patent/WO2008069981A2/en
Publication of WO2008069981A3 publication Critical patent/WO2008069981A3/en

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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C29/00—Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring
    • C07C29/32—Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring increasing the number of carbon atoms by reactions without formation of -OH groups
    • C07C29/34—Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring increasing the number of carbon atoms by reactions without formation of -OH groups by condensation involving hydroxy groups or the mineral ester groups derived therefrom, e.g. Guerbet reaction
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C41/00—Preparation of ethers; Preparation of compounds having groups, groups or groups
    • C07C41/01—Preparation of ethers
    • C07C41/09—Preparation of ethers by dehydration of compounds containing hydroxy groups

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The present invention relates to a process for making dibutyl ethers using dry ethanol optionally obtained from a fermentation broth. The dibutyl ethers made by this process find use as additives for fuels, including transportation fuels such as gasoline and diesel fuels.
PCT/US2007/024665 2006-12-01 2007-11-30 Process for making dibutyl ethers from dry ethanol WO2008069981A2 (en)

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CA002668877A CA2668877A1 (en) 2006-12-01 2007-11-30 Process for making dibutyl ethers from dry ethanol
BRPI0717684-8A2A BRPI0717684A2 (en) 2006-12-01 2007-11-30 "BUTYL ether production process"
EP07867595A EP2089346A2 (en) 2006-12-01 2007-11-30 Process for making dibutyl ethers from dry ethanol
JP2009539345A JP2010511618A (en) 2006-12-01 2007-11-30 Method for producing dibutyl ethers from dry ethanol

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US60/872,276 2006-12-01

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JP (1) JP2010511618A (en)
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BR (1) BRPI0717684A2 (en)
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US6323383B1 (en) * 1998-01-30 2001-11-27 Kabushiki Kaisha Sangi Synthesis method of chemical industrial raw material and high-octane fuel, and high-octane fuel composition

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6323383B1 (en) * 1998-01-30 2001-11-27 Kabushiki Kaisha Sangi Synthesis method of chemical industrial raw material and high-octane fuel, and high-octane fuel composition

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BRPI0717684A2 (en) 2013-10-29
CA2668877A1 (en) 2008-06-12
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