Abstract:
Reduced tendency for oxidation inhibition leading to formyl phthalic acids and methyl phthalic acids during liquid phase oxidation of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene with molecular oxygen in the presence of acetic acid and catalysis provided by a source of bromine and staged use of two or more heavy metals is further reduced by staging addition of cobalt, manganese and cerium by maintaining a weight ratio of bromine to total metals above 1.0 in all stages and conducting the oxidation at a temperature in the range of 360*-440* F. with the last stage above 400* F. At the same time reduced oxidation of acetic acid to oxides of carbon and water and reduced requirements for total metal and bromine sources are achieved without sacrifice of reaction time or yield and quality of trimellitic acid.
Abstract:
Reduced tendency for oxidation inhibition leading to formyl phthalic acids and methyl phthalic acids during liquid phase oxidation of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene with molecular oxygen in the presence of acetic acid and catalysis provided by a source of bromine and staged use of two or more heavy metals is further reduced by staging addition of cobalt, manganese and cerium by maintaining a weight ratio of bromine to total metals above 1.0 in all stages and conducting the oxidation at a temperature in the range of 360 DEG -440 DEG F. with the last stage above 400 DEG F. At the same time reduced oxidation of acetic acid to oxides of carbon and water and reduced requirements for total metal and bromine sources are achieved without sacrifice of reaction time or yield and quality of trimellitic acid.
Abstract:
Reduced tendency for oxidation inhibition leading to formyl phthalic acids and methyl phthalic acids during liquid phase oxidation of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene with molecular oxygen in the presence of acetic acid and catalysis provided by a source of bromine and staged use of two or more heavy metals is further reduced by staging addition of cobalt, manganese and cerium by maintaining a weight ratio of bromine to total metals above 1.0 in all stages and conducting the oxidation at a temperature in the range of 360 DEG -440 DEG F. with the last stage above 400 DEG F. At the same time reduced oxidation of acetic acid to oxides of carbon and water and reduced requirements for total metal and bromine sources are achieved without sacrifice of reaction time or yield and quality of trimellitic acid.
Abstract:
1353482 Trimellitic acid STANDARD OIL CO 23 April 1971 [24 April 1970] 11073/71 Heading C2C [Also in Division B1] Trimellitic acid is produced by subjecting pseudocumene in liquid phase to catalytic molecular oxygen oxidation in an oxidation medium comprising from 3À0 to 4À0 parts by weight of acetic acid per part by weight of pseudocumene and as catalyst, a combination of cobalt manganese, cerium and bromine sources, in which process the cobalt, manganese and cerium sources provide a total of from 0À2 to 0À4 weight per cent metals based on the amount of pseudocumene; the oxidation is conducted in a series of stages for each of which a substantially equal quantity of cerium is added to the oxidation medium and during each of which the weight of bromine (expressed as bromide ion) to total metal ions is from 1À5 : 1À0 to 5À0 : 1À0, the proportion of cerium ions to total metal ions is from 5 to 25 wt. per cent and the proportion of manganese ions to total metal ions is from 10 to 25 wt. per cent; all of the cobalt and from 10 to 25 wt. per cent of the manganese are added to the oxidation medium for the first stage; the remaining 75 to 90 wt. per cent of the manganese is added subsequently to the oxidation medium; the temperature in the last stage is upward from 400 F. and the temperature in the stage preceding the last stage is between 350 and 400 F. Examples are furnished.
Abstract:
Reduced tendency for oxidation inhibition leading to formyl phthalic acids and methyl phthalic acids during liquid phase oxidation of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene with molecular oxygen in the presence of acetic acid and catalysis provided by a source of bromine and staged use of two or more heavy metals is further reduced by staging addition of cobalt, manganese and cerium by maintaining a weight ratio of bromine to total metals above 1.0 in all stages and conducting the oxidation at a temperature in the range of 360 DEG -440 DEG F. with the last stage above 400 DEG F. At the same time reduced oxidation of acetic acid to oxides of carbon and water and reduced requirements for total metal and bromine sources are achieved without sacrifice of reaction time or yield and quality of trimellitic acid.
Abstract:
Reduced tendency for oxidation inhibition leading to formyl phthalic acids and methyl phthalic acids during liquid phase oxidation of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene with molecular oxygen in the presence of acetic acid and catalysis provided by a source of bromine and staged use of two or more heavy metals is further reduced by staging addition of cobalt, manganese and cerium by maintaining a weight ratio of bromine to total metals above 1.0 in all stages and conducting the oxidation at a temperature in the range of 360 DEG -440 DEG F. with the last stage above 400 DEG F. At the same time reduced oxidation of acetic acid to oxides of carbon and water and reduced requirements for total metal and bromine sources are achieved without sacrifice of reaction time or yield and quality of trimellitic acid.