Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for producing and using catalysts in the production of bisphenols, and in particular to a method for producing catalysts which contain poly-sulfur mercaptan promoters, and using these catalysts in the production of bisphenol-A and its derivatives.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 18, 2001
Date of Patent:
September 16, 2003
Assignee:
General Electric Company
Inventors:
Jimmy Lynn Webb, James Lawrence Spivack