METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALKALI METHOXYDES

• Main Authors: BURKART, KIRSTEN, GUTH, JOSEF, FRIEDRICH, HOLGER, KAIBEL, GERD, HOFFMANN, ELKE, STERZEL, HANS-JOSEF DR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.01.2014
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; SEPARATION; TRANSPORTING

Alkali metal methoxides are prepared from aqueous alkali metal hydroxide, which may have been admixed with methanol, and methanol in a reaction column having at least 5, preferably from 15 to 30, theoretical plates between the feed point for the aqueous alkali metal hydroxide and the feed point for...