METHOD OF PURIFICATION OF RAW CARBOXYLIC ACID SUSPENSION Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC C07C51/487 C07C51/43 C07C51/47 C07C63/26 C07C51/42 C07C51/265 

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: method of obtaining product - purified carboxylic acid, includes: (a) oxidation of aromatic initial materials in primary oxidation zone with formation of raw carboxylic acid suspension; where raw carboxylic acid suspension contains terephthalic acid; where said oxidation is carried out at temperature within the range from 120°C to 200°C; (b) withdrawal of admixtures from raw suspension of carboxylic acid, removed at temperature from 140°C to 170°C from stage of oxidation of paraxylol in primary oxidation zone and containing terephthalic acid, catalyst, acetic acid and admixtures, realised in zone of solid products and liquid separation with formation of mother liquid flow and product in form of suspension; where part of said catalyst in said suspension of raw carboxylic acid is removed in said mother liquid flow; and where into said zone of solid products and liquid separation optionally additional solvent is added; (c) oxidation of said product in form of suspension in zone of further oxidation with formation of product of further oxidation; where said oxidation is carried out at temperature within the range from 190°C to 280°C; and where said oxidation takes place in said zone of further oxidation at temperature higher than in said primary oxidation zone; (d) crystallisation of said product of further oxidation in crystallisation zone with formation of crystallised product in form of suspension; (e) cooling of said crystallised product in form of suspension in cooling zone with formation of cooled suspension of purified carboxylic acid; and (i) filtration and optionally drying of said cooled suspension of purified carboxylic acid in filtration and drying zone in order to remove part of solvent from said cooled suspension of carboxylic acid with obtaining of said product - purified carboxylic acid.

EFFECT: purified carboxylic acid with nice colour and low level of admixtures, without using stages of purification like hydration.

8 cl, 1 tbl, 1 dwg, 1 ex