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Method for increasing oxidation reactor production capacity

US7060853B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 2003
Grant dateJun 13, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C51/265
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for increasing the production capacity of a conventional oxidation reactor for catalytic liquid phase oxidation of paraxylene by staging the oxidation reaction into a first high pressure and high solvent ratio reaction zone followed by the conventional reactor.

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