Method of producing terephthalic acid

    公开(公告)号:US10315978B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-11

    申请号:US15775874

    申请日:2016-11-14

    Abstract: A method of reducing the formation of an impurity in a terephthalic acid (TPA) production process includes: combining in a reactor, a catalyst, a mixture comprising the impurity and the TPA, and a compound comprising an active carbon atom; reacting the impurity with the compound in the presence of the catalyst by a condensation-dehydration reaction process comprising a nucleophilic addition of the active carbon atom of the compound to a carbonyl group of the impurity to form an intermediate followed by a dehydration reaction of the intermediate to form a product mixture comprising a water, the TPA, and an alkene; and recovering the product mixture from the reactor.

    METHOD FOR PURIFICATION OF A AROMATIC DIACID OR THE CORRESPONDING ANHYDRIDES

    公开(公告)号:US20180118653A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-03

    申请号:US15562234

    申请日:2016-03-18

    CPC classification number: C07C51/487 C07C51/265 C07C51/43 C07C63/26

    Abstract: A method of removing an aromatic carboxy-aldehyde from an aromatic acid or the corresponding anhydride includes reacting a hydroxylamine-containing compound with the aromatic carboxy-aldehyde to form a reaction mixture including the corresponding nitrone. A phthalic acid or corresponding anhydride prepared according to the method is also described herein. A method for the manufacture of a phenyl dicarboxylic acid includes oxidizing a xylene to provide a stream including the phenyl dicarboxylic acid and the corresponding carboxybenzaldehyde and toluic acid contaminants, reacting a hydroxylamine-containing compound with the carboxybenzaldehyde in the stream to form a reaction mixture including the corresponding nitrone, wherein the nitrone is water soluble, and crystallizing the phenyl dicarboxylic acid or the corresponding anhydride from water to provide the purified phenyl dicarboxylic acid or the corresponding anhydride. A phenyl dicarboxylic acid prepared according to the above method represents another embodiment.

    Process for producing terephthalic acid

    公开(公告)号:US10676420B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US15770227

    申请日:2016-10-17

    Abstract: A process for producing terephthalic acid, comprising: passing a feed stream through a catalytic reactor wherein the feed stream comprises p-xylene; contacting the feed stream with a catalyst within the catalytic reactor to produce an oxidation reaction wherein the catalyst comprises, less than or equal to 10% of a metal component wherein the metal component comprises cobalt ions, manganese ions, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing, less than or equal to 15% bromide ions, and less than or equal to 2% silver ions; and producing a product stream comprising terephthalic acid, wherein the product stream exits the catalytic reactor.

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