Cobalt-catalyzed oxidation of C.sub.3 to C.sub.7 saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons to oxygenated products including acetic acid
US4086267A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 1976 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 1996 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S203/13
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the production of oxygenated organic compounds including a substantial proportion of acetic acid by oxidizing a C.sub.3 to C.sub.7 saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon in the liquid phase with molecular oxygen in the presence of an inert reaction medium and a cobalt catalyst, between 5 and 90% in a continuous reaction and 11 and 90% in a batch reaction of the cobalt being introduced in the +3 oxidation state. The process is particularly applicable to the embodiment wherein the catalyst solution is recycled to the oxidation reaction. In order to achieve this a low-residue time distillation unit is preferably employed.
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