Patents Represented by Law Firm Long, William C.
  • Ethylbenzene oxidation
    Patent number: 4950794
    Abstract: The oxidation of ethylbenzene to products comprised of ethylbenzene hydroperoxide and acetophenone is modified in order to enhance acetophenone production by reducing the alkali content of the oxidation mixture below 0.1 ppm and by incorporation of 0.05 to 2 wt. % water in the oxidation mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Arco Chemical Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence M. Candela, Robert N. Cochran, Scott H. Sandler