Global Patent Index - EP 2129648 A2

EP 2129648 A2 20091209 - PROCESS FOR MAKING DIBUTYL ETHERS FROM DRY ETHANOL

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR MAKING DIBUTYL ETHERS FROM DRY ETHANOL

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON DIBUTYLETHERN AUS TROCKENEM ETHANOL

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE FABRICATION DE DIBUTHYLETHERS A PARTIR D'ETHANOL SEC

Publication

EP 2129648 A2 20091209 (EN)

Application

EP 07867597 A 20071130

Priority

  • US 2007024667 W 20071130
  • US 87218506 P 20061201

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008069983A2] The present invention relates to a process for making dibutyl ethers using dry ethanol optionally obtained from a fermentation broth. The dibutyl ethers thus made are useful as additives for fuels.

IPC 8 full level

C07C 41/09 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

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

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008069983A2

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 2008069983 A2 20080612; WO 2008069983 A3 20080925; BR PI0717717 A2 20131022; CA 2668889 A1 20080612; CN 101541720 A 20090923; EP 2129648 A2 20091209; JP 2010516624 A 20100520

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2007024667 W 20071130; BR PI0717717 A 20071130; CA 2668889 A 20071130; CN 200780043574 A 20071130; EP 07867597 A 20071130; JP 2009539347 A 20071130