Patent 7605296 was granted and assigned to Hyosung on October, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method for separating and purifying 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene, is provided in which 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene of high purity is obtained from a mixture of dimethylnaphthalene isomers with a high yield, by means of a combined process of column melt crystallization and sweating operation.