TWO-STAGE OXIDATION METHOD FOR OBTAINING AROMATIC DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC C07C51/265 C07C63/26 C07C63/15 

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: invention pertains to improved method of lowering content of 4-carboxybenzoldehyde and p-toluic acid in benzenedicarboxylic acid, which is terephtalic acid. Method involves: (1) supplying (i) p-xylene (ii) water acetic acid reaction medium, containing oxidation catalyst, containing source of cobalt, manganese and bromine source, dissolved in it, and (iii) acid containing gas in the first oxidation zone at high pressure, in which there is liquid phase, exothermal oxidation of p-xylene. In the first reactor, oxidation at high temperature and pressure is maintained at 150-165°C and 3.5-13 bars respectively; (2) removal from the upper part of the first reactor of vapour, containing water vapour, acetic acid reaction medium and oxygen depleted gas, and directing the vapour into the column for removing water; (3) removal from the lower part of the column for removing water of liquid, containing partially dehydrated acetic acid solution; (4) removal from the lower part of the first reactor of the oxidation product, containing (i) solid and dissolved terephtalic acid, 4-carboxybenzaldehyde and p-toluic acid, (ii) water acetic acid reaction medium, containing oxidation catalyst dissolved in it; (5) supplying (i) product of oxidation from stage (4), (ii) oxygen containing gas and (iii) solvent in vapour form, containing acetic acid, obtained from a portion of partially dehydrated acetic acid solvent from stage (3) into the second oxidation zone high pressure, in which there is liquid phase exothermal oxidation of 4-carboxybenzaldehyde and p-toluic acid, where temperature and pressure in the second reactor of oxidation at high pressure is maintained at 185-230°C and 4.5-18.3 bars respectively; (6) removal from the upper part of the second reactor of vapour, containing water vapour, acetic acid reaction medium, and oxygen depleted gas; (7) removal from the lower part of the second reactor of the product of second oxidation, containing (i) solid and dissolved terephtalic acid and (ii) water acetic acid reaction medium; and (8) separation of terephtalic acid from (ii) water acetic acid reaction medium from stage (7) with obtaining of terephtalic acid. The invention also relates to methods of obtaining terephtalic acid (versions). The obtained product is terephtalic acid, with an overall concentration of 4-carboxybenzaldehyde and p-toluic acid of 150 ppm or less.

EFFECT: improved method of lowering content of 4-carboxybenzoldehyde and p-toluic acid in benzenedicarboxylic acid and obtaining terephtalic acid.

13 cl, 1 dwg, 1 ex