The present invention relates to a cresol preparation method, wherein DTE, a byproduct produced by the cresol preparation method, is separated and recycled to a reaction step, thereby inhibiting the production of DTE.

The cresol preparation method according to the present invention is a process in which a cresol is prepared by a reaction of halo-toluene and a basic aqueous solution, and the method comprises a step of separating DTE, a byproduct of the process, and re-feeding DTE to the reaction step of halo-toluene and the basic aqueous solution.

The present invention relates to a cresol preparation method, wherein DTE, a byproduct produced by the cresol preparation method, is separated and recycled to a reaction step, thereby inhibiting the production of DTE.

The cresol preparation method according to the present invention is a process in which a cresol is prepared by a reaction of halo-toluene and a basic aqueous solution, and the method comprises a step of separating DTE, a byproduct of the process, and re-feeding DTE to the reaction step of halo-toluene and the basic aqueous solution.

The present invention is directed to a method for preparing a final phenolic product from biomass comprising the steps of providing a furanic compound obtainable from biomass; reacting the furanic compound with a dienophile to obtain a phenolic compound; reacting the phenolic compound further to obtain the final phenolic product.

The present invention is directed to a method for preparing a final phenolic product from biomass comprising the steps of providing a furanic compound obtainable from biomass; reacting the furanic compound with a dienophile to obtain a phenolic compound; reacting the phenolic compound further to obtain the final phenolic product.

Provided is a method with which it is possible to produce a polyalkenylphenol compound having a narrow molecular weight distribution and low viscosity at high purity and high yield. A poly 2-alkenyl aromatic ether compound having two or more phenol skeletons is subjected to Claisen rearrangement in the presence of a phenol or naphthol compound.

Disclosed are halo substituted derivative compounds of sobetirome with improved pharmacological characteristics relative to sobetirome, pharmaceutical compositions that include those compounds and methods of treating diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders using those pharmaceutical compositions.

Disclosed are halo substituted derivative compounds of sobetirome with improved pharmacological characteristics relative to sobetirome, pharmaceutical compositions that include those compounds and methods of treating diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders using those pharmaceutical compositions.

The present invention concerns a zeolitic adsorbent agglomerate comprising at least one zeolite of faujasite type comprising sodium and/or lithium and/or calcium, and/or barium and/or potassium, of porosity between 25% and 45%, and having a standard deviation ? of crystal size distribution in said agglomerate of less than 0.30 ?m. The invention also concerns the use of the zeolitic adsorbent agglomerate to separate hydrocarbon mixtures, and the process to separate hydrocarbon mixtures using said zeolitic adsorbent agglomerate.

The present invention concerns a zeolitic adsorbent agglomerate comprising at least one zeolite of faujasite type comprising sodium and/or lithium and/or calcium, and/or barium and/or potassium, of porosity between 25% and 45%, and having a standard deviation ? of crystal size distribution in said agglomerate of less than 0.30 ?m. The invention also concerns the use of the zeolitic adsorbent agglomerate to separate hydrocarbon mixtures, and the process to separate hydrocarbon mixtures using said zeolitic adsorbent agglomerate.

Embodiments herein relate to apparatus and systems for phenolic and ketone synthesis and methods regarding the same. In an embodiment, a method of producing phenolics and ketones is included. The method can specifically include forming a reaction mixture comprising nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and water. The method can also include contacting the reaction mixture with a metal oxide catalyst at a temperature of 350 degrees Celsius or higher and a pressure of at least about 3200 psi to form a reaction product mixture. The reaction product mixture can include at least about 20 wt. % phenolics and at least about 10 wt. % ketones as a percentage of the total mass of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC). Other embodiments are also included herein.