Effect of catalyst concentration and simulation of precipitation processes on liquid-phase catalytic oxidation of p-xylene to terephthalic acid

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 21-22, 1997, Pages 4205-4213

  Cincotti, A ^a   Orru R ^a   Broi, A ^a   Cao, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Oxidation; P xylene; Precipitation; Terephthalic acid

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REACTION KINETICS;

CARBOXYBENZALDEHYDE; TEREPHTHALIC ACID;

XYLENE;

EID: 0031279190     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00263-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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