Abstract: The present invention relates in a first aspect to a method for producing in the interior of a production equipment a dehydrated liquid mixture for use as a solvent for a conducting salt (e.g. LiPF6) wherein after cleaning the equipment with isopropyl alcohol and providing or preparing a liquid starting mixture in said interior of the production equipment both the isopropyl alcohol content in the mixture and the water content in the mixture is reduced by interaction with a zeolite molecular sieve.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for extracting aromatic compounds from aqueous, alkaline compositions containing lignin, which have a pH value of at least pH 10, in particular of at least pH 11, especially of at least pH 12, characterized in that the aqueous, alkaline composition containing lignin is treated with active carbon, the active carbon separates from the aqueous, alkaline composition containing lignin and the active carbon then undergoes a desorption step in order to extract the aromatic compounds, wherein the desorption step comprises the treatment of the active carbon (i) by means of an organic solvent, which essentially consists of one or more aromatic hydrocarbons or a mixture of at least one aromatic hydrocarbon together with at least one C1-C4 alkanol, or (ii) by means of water vapor, wherein an eluate is obtained which contains the aromatic compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates in a first aspect to a method for producing in the interior of a production equipment a dehydrated liquid mixture for use as a solvent for a conducting salt (e.g. LiPF6) wherein after cleaning the equipment with isopropyl alcohol and providing or preparing a liquid starting mixture in said interior of the production equipment both the isopropyl alcohol content in the mixture and the water content in the mixture is reduced by interaction with a zeolite molecular sieve.

Abstract: Method for producing a dehydrated liquid mixture comprising water in an amount of less than 20 ppm, for use as a solvent for a conducting salt, comprising or consisting of the following steps: —providing or preparing a liquid starting mixture comprising—a total amount of 90% by weight or more, based on the total amount of the liquid starting mixture, of compounds selected from the group of organic carbonates, acetic acid esters of C1 to C8 alcohols and butyric acid esters of C1 to C8 alcohols, wherein the total amount of acetic acid esters of C1 to C8 alcohols and butyric acid esters of C1 to C8 alcohols is in the range of from 0 to 45% by weight, based on the total amount of the liquid starting mixture, —water in a total amount of 3500 ppm to 20 ppm, based on the total amount of the liquid starting mixture, —optionally further constituents, —contacting the liquid starting mixture with an amount of a binderless zeolite molecular sieve such that the water content in the mixture is reduced to an amount of less

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a dehydrated liquid mixture for use as a solvent for conducting salts (e.g. LiPF6) wherein the water content is reduced, starting from a liquid starting mixture comprising one, two, three or more organic carbonates in a total amount of 90% by weight or more, based on the total amount of the liquid starting mixture and one, two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of (a) acids with a pKa below 4 and (b) precursors releasing acids with a pKa below 4 in the liquid starting mixture by hydrolysis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing vanillin from an aqueous, basic vanillin-comprising composition, in particular from a composition as arises in the oxidation, especially in the oxidation by electrolysis, of aqueous alkaline lignin-comprising compositions, comprising at least one treatment of an aqueous, basic vanillin-comprising composition, in particular the treatment of a composition as arises in the oxidation, especially in the oxidation by electrolysis, of aqueous alkaline lignin-comprising compositions, with a basic adsorbent, in particular an anion exchanger.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing vanillin from an aqueous, basic vanillin-comprising composition, in particular from a composition as arises in the oxidation, especially in the oxidation by electrolysis, of aqueous alkaline lignin-comprising compositions, comprising at least one treatment of an aqueous, basic vanillin-comprising composition, in particular the treatment of a composition as arises in the oxidation, especially in the oxidation by electrolysis, of aqueous alkaline lignin-comprising compositions, with a basic adsorbent, in particular an anion exchanger.