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Title: Dehydration of alcohols

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6376186

A method is described for activating a dehydration catalyst consisting essentially of treating by (1) contacting alumina with an activating amount of organic carboxylic acid in liquid phase, (2) decanting the liquid phase and (3) drying the alumina at a temperature of about 100/sup 0/C until substantially constant weight is attained.

Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, OK
Patent Number(s):
US 4795730
OSTI ID:
6376186
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 29 Jan 1986
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English