Bp Corporation North America Inc.

Victor A Adamian

Wayne P Schammel

William H Gong

Philip Nubel

Peter D Metelski

Chengxiang Zhou

Jeffrey T Miller

Matthew A Kulzick

Yenamandra Viswanath

Stephen P Brugge

Bradley J Huggins

Igor V Zakharov

Bryan M Rabatic

Catalytic compositions for conversion of substituted aromatic feed materials to oxidized products comprising aromatic carboxylic acid derivatives of the substituted aromatic feed materials comprise solid particles comprising palladium in combination with at least one of antimony, bismuth and gold, and optionally, an additional metal or metalloid component effective to promote activity or selectivity of the palladium and antimony, bismuth or gold for oxidation to aromatic carboxylic acids. A process for oxidizing substituted aromatic feed materials comprises contacting the feed material with oxygen in the presence of such catalytic compositions in a liquid reaction mixture.

Process and catalyst for oxidizing aromatic compounds

Catalytic compositions for conversion of substituted aromatic feed materials to oxidized products comprising aromatic carboxylic acid derivatives of the substituted aromatic feed materials comprise a combination comprising a palladium component, an antimony component and/or a bismuth component, and one or more Group 4, 5, 6 or 14 metal or metalloid components. A process for oxidizing substituted aromatic feed materials comprises contacting the feed material with oxygen in the presence of such a catalytic composition in a liquid reaction mixture.

The present invention relates to the liquid phase oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of at least one heavy metal oxidation catalyst and bromine, which is activated by at least one of anthracene or another polycyclic aromatic compound to produce aromatic carboxylic acids.

Anthracene and other polycyclic aromatics as activators in the oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons

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