Abstract
Process for enriching the concentration of an enantiomer (or a diastereomer) in a mixture of optically active isomers. The process includes preparing a solution containing the mixture of the optically active isomers and a chiral collector in which the chiral collector and the enantiomer (or diastereomer) are associated with each other. A gas is bubbled through a pool of the solution to form a foam, the surfaces of the bubbles in the foam having the chiral collector and the enantiomer (or diastereomer) preferentially adsorbed thereto so that the concentration ratio of the optically active isomers at said bubble surfaces differs from that in the bulk of the pool. The foam is moved vertically through a column above the pool such that during said movement at least a portion of the bubbles comprising the foam break thereby allowing liquid to drain toward the pool to provide an internal reflux within the column.
Recommended Citation
D. W. Armstrong and Y. Tang, "Stereoselective Adsorptive Bubble Process," U.S. Patents, May 1997.
Department(s)
Chemistry
Patent Application Number
US08/563,961
Patent Number
US5629424A
Document Type
Patent
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1997 The Curators of the University of Missouri, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
13 May 1997
