Inventors:
John G. Perry - Hackettstown NJ
Walter A. Spelyng - Baton Rouge LA
Assignee:
BASF Corporation - Wyandotte MI
International Classification:
C07G 300
C07H 100
C08B 3700
Abstract:
A process for the ion exchange of polyols for catalyst removal wherein said catalyst is an alkali hydroxide or alkoxide comprising the sequential steps of: (a) mixing the polyether molecule having a molecular weight of 500-10,000 with water, (b) blending into the product of (a) a sufficient amount of a lower aliphatic alcohol to break the emulsion formed in step (a), (c) passing the product of step (b) through a macroporous cation exchange resin to obtain a purified polyether molecule, methanol, and water. The product of (c) may be further subjected to stripping to produce the purified polyether polyols.