Purification of terephthalic acid

    公开(公告)号:US3654350A

    公开(公告)日:1972-04-04

    申请号:US3654350D

    申请日:1970-01-14

    Applicant: CELANESE CORP

    CPC classification number: C07C51/42 C07C63/26

    Abstract: DISCLOSED HEREIN ARE SEVERAL PROCESSES FOR PURIFYING TEREPHTHALIC ACID (TPA). THE PRIMARY INVENTIVE CONCEPT DISCLOSED HEREIN EXISTS IN THE USE OF A MINOR AMOUNT OF WATER TO SUPPRESS COLOR FORMATION. A SUBSTANTIALLY HOMEGENEOUS ADMIXTURE OF TPA, A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER, AND PREFERABLY AN AGENT, E.G. ACETIC ACID, TO PROMOTE DESTRUCTION OF 4-CARBOXYBENZALDEHYDE (CBA) IS HEATED TO THE MELTING POINT OF THE ADMIXTURE FOR A TIME SUFFICIENT TO REDUCE THE CONCENTRATION OF CBA TO THE DESIRED LEVEL.

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