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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1993
Filed:
May. 17, 1991
Tazuo Ohta, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuo Tanaka, Okayama, JP;
Fumio Ohgoshi, Okayama, JP;
Terumasa Yoshida, Okayama, JP;
Ichihei Motoyama, Okayama, JP;
Abstract
A process for producing highly pure isophthalic acid which comprises (a) carrying out liquid phase oxidation of an m-dialkyl benzene with molecular oxygen in an acetic acid solvent in the presence of a heavy metal catalyst to form crude isophthalic acid, (b) contact-treating the resulting crude isophthalic acid with a noble metal catalyst belonging to the Group VIII of the Periodic Table supported by activated carbon in the presence of hydrogen, and then (c) separating the deposited isophthalic acid crystal and (d) filtration-treating the separated mother liquor and (e) recirculating the mother liquor thus treated into the liquid phase oxidation step (a) for reusing as a solvent in step (a) is disclosed.