Patents Assigned to Somaiya Organo Chemicals Limited
  • Process for the manufacture of alkali metal salt of sorbic acid or free Sorbic Acid by oxidation
    Publication number: 20020072627
    Abstract: A process for the manufacture of alkali metal salt of Sorbic acid or free Sorbic acid by oxidation of 2:4 hexadienal with an aqueous solution of Hydrogen Peroxide and adding oxides of transition metal such as Mn, Ni, Cu, Ag, Pt, or Pd. In a reactor maintaining the temperature in the range of 5 deg.-80 deg.C., preferable between 20 deg. to 40 deg. thus converting the metal salt to free Sorbic acid by acidification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Applicant: Somaiya Organo Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: S. B. Chandalia, Kavita Chandnani, Sangeeta Srivastawa