IL44944A - Process for producing ethylene glycol and methanol - Google Patents

Process for producing ethylene glycol and methanol

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IL44944A
IL44944A IL44944A IL4494474A IL44944A IL 44944 A IL44944 A IL 44944A IL 44944 A IL44944 A IL 44944A IL 4494474 A IL4494474 A IL 4494474A IL 44944 A IL44944 A IL 44944A
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ethylene glycol
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rhodium
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reaction mixture
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IL44944A 1973-06-19 1974-05-31 Process for producing ethylene glycol and methanol IL44944A (en)

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US37135373A 1973-06-19 1973-06-19
US05/470,115 US3940432A (en) 1973-06-19 1974-05-15 Process for making ethylene glycol

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JP (1) JPS5315047B2 (it)
AR (1) AR214706A1 (it)
AU (1) AU497318B2 (it)
BE (1) BE815841A (it)
BR (1) BR7404468D0 (it)
CA (1) CA1031375A (it)
DE (1) DE2426495B2 (it)
ES (1) ES426807A1 (it)
FR (1) FR2234257B1 (it)
GB (1) GB1477392A (it)
IL (1) IL44944A (it)
IN (1) IN142807B (it)
IT (1) IT1017012B (it)
NL (1) NL7407383A (it)
SE (1) SE415561B (it)
ZA (1) ZA743313B (it)

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US3940432A (en) 1976-02-24
GB1477392A (en) 1977-06-22
BR7404468D0 (pt) 1975-09-30
AR214706A1 (es) 1979-07-31
CA1031375A (en) 1978-05-16
DE2426495B2 (de) 1976-10-28
NL7407383A (it) 1974-12-23
DE2426495A1 (de) 1975-01-09
ZA743313B (en) 1975-05-28
SE415561B (sv) 1980-10-13
FR2234257A1 (it) 1975-01-17
IL44944A0 (en) 1974-07-31
JPS5032117A (it) 1975-03-28
SE7407278L (it) 1974-12-20
ES426807A1 (es) 1976-09-16
IT1017012B (it) 1977-07-20
IN142807B (it) 1977-08-27
FR2234257B1 (it) 1978-01-20

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