Process for the production of cyclic esters from hydroxy acids and derivatives thereof

Disclosed is a method for producing cyclic esters by the conversion of hydroxy carboxylic acids and their derivatives to their respective cyclic esters. Such cyclic esters, including lactide or glycolide, are particularly useful for producing polymers which can be used to make biodegradable material...

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Hauptverfasser:	ALEX CHEUNG, RICHARD A. MARKLE, MELVILLE E.D. HILLMAN, RICHARD G. SINCLAIR, EDWARD S LIPINSKY, GEORGE E CREMEANS, HERMAN P BENECKE
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ADHESIVES AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS CHEMISTRY COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS CORRECTING FLUIDS DYES FILLING PASTES GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS INKS METALLURGY MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS NATURAL RESINS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS PAINTS PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL POLISHES THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS TRANSPORTING USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR WOODSTAINS WORKING-UP
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Zusammenfassung:	Disclosed is a method for producing cyclic esters by the conversion of hydroxy carboxylic acids and their derivatives to their respective cyclic esters. Such cyclic esters, including lactide or glycolide, are particularly useful for producing polymers which can be used to make biodegradable materials, such as biodegradable packaging material. Various methods of cyclic ester production are disclosed, including liquid phase and vapor phase reactions. Also disclosed are various methods for recovering cyclic esters from product-containing streams.