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      1068.  HODGES, L. P.  (Standard Oil Development Co.).  Removal of Oxygenated Organic Compounds From Hydrocarbons.  United States Patent 2,581,102, Jan. 1, 1952; appl. filed Oct. 25, 1948, Serial No. 56,447; 3 claims (Cl. 260-450).

Method for removing oxygenated organic compounds from a raw feed naphtha obtained from the synthesis of CO and H2 over an Fe catalyst, which comprises mixing the liquid naphtha with a reagent consisting of 90-50% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight 400-4,000 and 10-50% by weight of an alkali metal hydroxide to from a liquid mixture.  The mixture is charged into a fractionation zone and heated to evaporate the fractions b. 600° F., leaving a condensate substantially free of oxygenated compounds.  Using this process, hydrocarbon mixtures containing olefins and oxygenated organic compounds including ketones can be refined and made suitable for the production of synthetic lubricant polymers.