Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.

Kenichi Mizuno

Hirohiko Nambu

Shigemi Shiraki

Hajime Oyoshi

Yozo Jujo

Toshimasa Takata

Hiroshi Iwasaki

Tadateru Murakami

Kazuhiro Watari

Norio Ohno

Tetuhiro Matumoto

Katsuhiko Hashimoto

Yutaka Matsuoka

Mitsutoshi Moriyama

A process for the production of high purity terephthalic acid, by subjecting a crude terephthalic acid product, resulting from the oxidation of a paradialkylbenzene and containing a 4-carboxybenzaldehyde and other impurities at a relatively high level, to an efficient purification with high yield of terephthalic acid. This process comprises subjecting a high temperature aqueous solution of the crude terephthalic acid product to (A) an oxidation treatment with an oxygen-containing gas while feeding oxygen at a feed rate in the range of 0.4-10 moles per mole of the 4-carboxylbenzaldehyde contained in the crude terephthalic acid and then to (B) a treatment with hydrogen.

Process for the production of high purity terephthalic acid

Disclosed is a heat-resistant flame-retardant epoxy resin composition comprising a halogen-containing epoxy resin obtained by reacting a trifunctional epoxy compound having a specific structure with a halogenated bisphenol in the presence of a catalyst. Furthermore, a novel specific trifunctional epoxy compound is disclosed, which is valuably used for the production of the above-mentioned halogen-containing epoxy resin.

Epoxy resin

A triphenol type compound represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 independently represent hydrogen, a halogen, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl group or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkoxy group. The triphenol type compound can be used, as a branching agent, for the production of a polycarbonate comprising (A) a carbonic acid component unit, (B) a divalent phenol component unit, and (C) a triphenol type compound component unit derived from the above-mentioned triphenol type compound. The triphenol type compound unit (C) is used in an amount of 0.01 to 10 mole %, based on the divalent phenol component unit (B) and the intrinsic viscosity [.eta.], determined at 25.degree. C. in methylene chloride, of the polycarbonate is 0.4 to 1.0 dl/g and the glass transition temperature (Tg), determined by a differential scanning type calorimeter is 150.degree. C. to 300.degree. C.

Polycarbonate polymer from tetra arylene triphenol

A process for the production of aromatic carboxylic acid in a continuous manner by oxidizing an alkyl aromatic compound in the liquid phase with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of heavy metal compound(s) and/or bromine-containing compound, which process is characterized by that a part of the reaction gas delivered from the reactor and freed from the condensing components is recirculated by returning it to the reactor at a portion within the gas region. Said process permits to produce aromatic carboxylic acids of high quality, while eliminating the troubles due to foaming occurring on the liquid surface in the reactor.

Process for the production of aromatic carboxylic acids

A triphenol type compound represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 independently represent hydrogen, a halogen, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl group or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkoxy group. The triphenol type compound can be used, as a branching agent for the production of a polycarbonate comprising (A) a carbonic acid component unit, (B) a divalent phenol component unit, and (C) a tripenol type compound component unit derived from the above-mentioned triphenol type compound. The triphenol type compound unit (C) is used in an amount of 0.01 to 10 mole %, based on the divalent phenol component unit (B) and the intrinsic viscosity [.eta.], determined at 25.degree. C. in methylene chloride, of the polycarbonate is 0.4 to 1.0 dl/g and the glass transition temperature (Tg), determined by a differential scanning type calorimeter is 150.degree. C. to 300.degree. C.

Triphenol compound

Disclosed is a process for the preparation of phenols which comprises reacting an .alpha.-hydroxyalkyl-substituted aromatic compound and/or an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated alkyl-substituted aromatic compound with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of an acid catalyst, in which hydrogen peroxide is diluted with a diluent, especially acetone, so that the volume is at least 10 times the original volume, and the diluted hydrogen peroxide is supplied in a divided manner to at least two portions of a reaction vessel or the diluted hydrogen peroxide is scattered by sprinkling into the reaction vessel. According to a preferred embodiment, the diluted hydrogen peroxide is continuously supplied to the gas phase in the reaction vessel from a scattering device which is similar to but separate from a scattering device for supplying the starting aromatic compound, particularly, a product formed by oxidizing an isopropyl aromatic compound with molecular oxygen. According to this process, the efficiency of utilization of hydrogen peroxide is increased and a phenol of high quality can be obtained in a high yield with a high safety.

Process and apparatus for preparation of phenols

A process for the preparation of peroxides by condensation reaction of a tertiary organic hydroperoxide with a tertiary alcohol, which is characterized in that zinc chloride is present as a catalyst in an amount of at least 1% by weight based on the tertiary alcohol, is disclosed. This process can be advantageously applied to continuous manufacture of peroxides, and according to this process, peroxides can be obtained in high yields.

Process for preparation of peroxides

A liquid peroxide composition comprising dicumyl peroxide and a dicumyl peroxide derivative having one nucleus substituted by an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms is disclosed. This peroxide composition can easily be handled because it is liquid, and it is very valuable as a cross-linking agent for an olefin polymer or a synthetic rubber.

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Kenichi Mizuno