Patents Represented by Law Firm Myers Rigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.
  • Method for olefin oxidation
    Patent number: 5872157
    Abstract: A process for making oxidized olefins is disclosed. Specifically, the process comprises providing an olefin and oxygen in combination in a reaction medium comprising carbon dioxide, and then oxidizing the olefin in the reaction medium to make the oxidized olefin. Preferably, a perfluoropolyether is produced by the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Joseph M. DeSimone, Timothy J. Romack