Which byproduct is the target? Can both be targets?

At first glance, our technology is used to recover low concentrations of water soluble anions from water streams by adding an organic alkyl halide, a catalyst and some base to "extract and react" the anions and convert them to saleable products. However, a reciprocal approach is also possible. If one wanted to react an organic soluble component, alkyl halide or acyl halide, from an organic mixture then one would purposely add a stream of a dissolved water soluble anion and react the organic out of the organic phase. In essence, it does not matter which is the target and which is the added component. Taking this line of reasoning further, one could start by having BOTH chemical components as part of byproduct or waste streams and add only the catalyst and, sometimes, base. Thus, the process is not limited by the target chemical or chemicals. It is as easily applied to aqueous streams as to organic ones. The key is that in either case the target chemical must be amenable to PTC and either appear on our list of target chemicals or be chemically similar.

Water Soluble Anions

Acetate and Formate
Acrylate
Azide
Cyanide and Thiocyanate
Phenols
Terephthalate

Acyl and Alkyl Halides

Allyl Chloride
Allyl Bromide
Benzyl Chloride
Benzoyl Chloride
Ethyl Chloride
Methyl Bromide
Methyl Chloride

	Organic Soluble Alkyl or Acyl Halide	Water Soluble Anion	Product
1	Ethyl Chloride	Sodium Acetate	Ethyl Acetate
2	Ethyl Chloride	Sodium Formate	Ethyl Formate
3	Ethyl Chloride	Sodium Acrylate	Ethyl Acrylate
4	Ethyl Chloroacetate	Sodium Cyanide	Ethyl Cyanoacetate
5	Methyl Chloride	Sodium Formate	Methyl Formate
6	Methyl Chloride	Sodium Acrylate	Methyl Acrylate
7	Methyl Chloride	p-Hydroxybenzoate	Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate (methyl paraben)
8	Methyl Chloride	Disodium terephthalate	Dimethyl Terephthalate
9	Methyl Chloride	Sodium Isobutyrate	Methyl Isobutyrate
10	n-Propyl Chloride	p-Hydroxybenzoate	Propyl p-Hydroxybenzoate (propyl paraben)
11	n-Butyl Chloride	Sodium Acrylate	n-Butyl Acrylate
12	Benzyl Chloride	Sodium Butyl Phthalate	Benzyl Butyl Phthalate
13	Butyl Bromide	Disodium Phthalate	Dibutyl Phtalate
14	Benzyl Chloride	Sodium Formate	Benzyl Formate
15	Benzyl Chloride	Sodium Salicylate	Benzyl Salicylate
16	Allyl Bromide	Sodium Acetate	Allyl Acetate
17	Methyl Chloride	Sodium Phenolate	Anisole
18	Ethyl Chloride	Sodium Phenolate	Phenetole
19	Methyl Chloride	Resorcinol (Na Salt)	1,3-Dimethoxybenzene
20	Allyl Chloride	2,4,6-Tribromophenolate	Allyl Tribromophenyl Ether
21	Methyl Chloride	Sodium Nitrite	Nitromethane
22	Benzyl Chloride	Sodium Cyanide	Phenylacetonitrile (PAN)
23	Methyl Chloride	Sodium Cyanide	Acetonitrile
24	Benzoyl Chloride	Sodium Cyanide	Benzoyl Cyanide
25	1,4-dichlorobutane	Sodium Cyanide	Adiponitrile
26	Benzyl Chloride	Sodium Sulfide	Benzyl Sulfide
27	Methyl Chloride	Sodium Sulfide	Dimethyl Sulfide
28	2-Chloroethanol	Sodium Ethylthiolate	2-(Ethylthio)ethanol
29	Benzoyl Chloride	Sodium Azide	Benzoyl Azide
30	Allyl Chloride	Disodium Phthalate	Diallyl Phthalate