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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Hashizume, Kitakyushi, JP;
Sigeki Harada, Nakama, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Chemical Industries Ltd., Fujuoka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
562487 ;
Abstract
Preparation of terephthalic acid by oxidizing p-xylene with molecular oxygen in an acetic acid solvent in the presence of a catalyst containing at least one heavy metal and bromine. Preparation of terephthalic acid of high purity accompanied by low level of combustion of the acetic acid solvent can be achieved by