Process for oxidation of hydrocarbons
US4263448A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 1979 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07F5/04
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An oxidizable hydrocarbon is oxidized in a reaction zone at elevated temperature in the presence of a liquid reaction medium by introducing the hydrocarbon and a feed stream containing molecular oxygen to the reaction zone under conditions sufficient to oxidize at least a portion of the hydrocarbon; withdrawing at least a portion of the liquid reaction medium from the reaction zone; passing at least a portion of the withdrawn liquid reaction medium to an oxygen injection zone located external to the reaction zone; contacting the liquid in said oxygen-injection zone with a gas stream containing molecular oxygen under conditions sufficient to form a two-phase gas/liquid mixture; and passing said two-phase gas/liquid mixture to the reaction zone as the feed of molecular oxygen thereto.
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