A method for removing trialkyl ammonium formate from a methylol alkanes obtained
by condensation of formaldehyde with a higher aldehyde. The invention is characterized
in that trialkyl ammonium formate is decomposed at a high temperature using catalysts
containing at least one metal from groups 8-12 of the classification of elements
in the presence of gas containing hydrogen. The method makes it possible to separate
trialkyl ammonium formate according to the organic Cannizzaro method and according
to the hydrogenation method.
