Global Patent Index - EP 2097364 A2

EP 2097364 A2 20090909 - PROCESS FOR MAKING DIBUTYL ETHERS FROM AQUEOUS ETHANOL

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR MAKING DIBUTYL ETHERS FROM AQUEOUS ETHANOL

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON DIBUTYLETHERN AUS WÄSSRIGEM ETHANOL

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉPARATION D'ÉTHERS DE DIBUTYLE À PARTIR D'ÉTHANOL AQUEUX

Publication

EP 2097364 A2 20090909 (EN)

Application

EP 07867596 A 20071130

Priority

  • US 2007024666 W 20071130
  • US 87217106 P 20061201

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008069982A2] The present invention relates to a process for making dibutyl ethers using aqueous ethanol optionally obtained from a fermentation broth. The dibutyl ethers made by this process find use as additives for fuels, including transportation fuels such as gasoline and diesel fuels.

IPC 8 full level

C07C 41/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C07C 29/34 (2013.01); C07C 41/09 (2013.01)

C-Set (source: EP)

  1. C07C 41/09 + C07C 43/04
  2. C07C 29/34 + C07C 31/12

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008069982A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008069982 A2 20080612; WO 2008069982 A3 20080918; BR PI0717692 A2 20131029; CA 2668878 A1 20080612; CN 101541722 A 20090923; EP 2097364 A2 20090909; JP 2010511619 A 20100415

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2007024666 W 20071130; BR PI0717692 A 20071130; CA 2668878 A 20071130; CN 200780043806 A 20071130; EP 07867596 A 20071130; JP 2009539346 A 20071130