Shape-selective catalytic oxidation of phenol
US4578521A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 1985 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/52
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention provides a process in which phenol is reacted with hydrogen peroxide to form hydroquinone in the presence of a shape-selective zeolite catalyst such as HZSM-5. Essentially no catechol byproduct is produced.
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