314. CARLSON, C. S., CATTERALL, W. E., AND STAIB, J. H. (Standard Oil Development Co.). Treatment of Oxo Alcohols by Caustic and Air. United States Patent 2,595,763, May 6, 1952: appl. filed Dec. 21, 1949, Serial No. 136,282: 3 claims (Cl. 260-638). C

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314. CARLSON, C. S., CATTERALL, W. E., AND STAIB, J. H. (Standard Oil Development Co.). Treatment of Oxo Alcohols by Caustic and Air. United States Patent 2,595,763, May 6, 1952: appl. filed Dec. 21, 1949, Serial No. 136,282: 3 claims (Cl. 260-638). Chem. Abs., vol. 46, 1952. p. 6814.

Alcohols produced by the oxo reaction are purified from S impurities and are aerated with air while being simultaneously washed with a 10-50 wt. % NaOH solution, the volume of aqueous caustic being in the range of 0.5-50 vol. % based on the alcohol being treated. The treatment is carried out at temperatures of 30º-100º for 1-24 hr. The mixture stratifies into a lower aqueous layer containing the S impurities and an upper alcohol layer, which are separated.