Liquid-phase oxidation of toluene and p-toluic acid under mild conditions: Synergistic effects of cobalt, zirconium, ketones, and carbon dioxide

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 546-552

  Zuo, Xiaobin ^a   Subramaniam, Bala ^a,b   Busch, Daryle H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b University of Kansas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID-PHASE OXIDATION; P-TOLUIC ACID;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COBALT; KETONES; METAL IONS; OXIDATION; ZIRCONIUM;

TOLUENE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COBALT; KETONES; METAL IONS; OXIDATION; TOLUENE; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 39449131143     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie070896h     Document Type: Article

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