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Title:
METHOD FOR PURIFIYING SORBATE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/201664
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of removing residual sorbic acid from a crude mixture containing a sorbate and sorbic acid comprising the steps of contacting a mixture comprising sorbic acid and a sorbate with a macroporous ion exchange resin functionalized with ammonium hydroxide groups at a concentration of at least 1.01 equivalents based on the equivalents of acids in the mixture to reduce the concentration of the sorbic acid in the mixture by at least 50%; then separating the ion exchange resin from the mixture to forma purified disorbate with a reduced concentration of sorbic acid. The method provides an efficient way of purifying and recovering sorbates, which are useful as low VOC coalescents for coatings formulations.

Inventors:
ARUMUGAM SELVANATHAN (US)
ELL JOHN (US)
WANG WEI (US)
ZHANG STEVEN (CN)
Application Number:
PCT/CN2016/083102
Publication Date:
November 30, 2017
Filing Date:
May 24, 2016
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Assignee:
ROHM & HAAS (US)
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (US)
ARUMUGAM SELVANATHAN (US)
ELL JOHN (US)
WANG WEI (US)
ZHANG STEVEN (CN)
International Classes:
C07C69/602; C07C67/08; C07C67/48; C07C67/56
Domestic Patent References:
WO2015124458A12015-08-27
WO2016061756A12016-04-28
Foreign References:
US20150361290A12015-12-17
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHANGHAI PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW OFFICE, LLC (CN)
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