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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Ichihashi, Niihama, JP;
Kazuhide Tanaka, Niihama, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 5/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 5/500 ;
Abstract
A process for producing adipic acid is provided which comprises a step of oxidizing hydroxycaproic acid and/or &egr;-caprolactone with oxygen or oxygen-containing gas using a metal in the platinum group as a catalyst. According to the process, adipic acid is produced without using nitric acid, which becomes the main factor responsible for the by-production of nitrogen oxides, and without using any particularly high-pressure conditions.