Patent ID: 8895785
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: C07C

Abstract:
1. A process for separating one or more amine byproducts from one or more desired amines comprising the steps of: a) providing a composition comprising i) one or more desired amines selected from alkyleneamines represented by (a) formula (I): wherein x wherein x′ wherein x wherein x″ and one or more amine byproducts and ii) a first adjuvant component, wherein the first adjuvant component has a boiling point; b) causing the composition to be subjected to conditions such that at least a portion of the one or more amine byproducts and at least a portion of the first adjuvant component form a byproduct component that has an enhanced separation characteristic relative to the one or more amine byproducts that have not been subjected to said conditions; and c) separating at least a portion of the byproduct component from the composition in the presence of a second adjuvant component.