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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188309 | Process for preparing aromatic carboxylic acids The present invention relates to a process for making terephthalic acid by reacting a starting material and oxygen in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst and p-xylene as solvent to produce a solution of terephthalic acid (TPA). The starting material is p-xylene... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8173834 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing pure forms of aromatic carboxylic acids A process and apparatus for manufacture of aromatic carboxylic acids comprises a liquid phase oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbon feed materials and treatment of a high pressure off-gas from the liquid phase oxidation to separate water and reaction solvent and purific... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168819 | Process for production of 5-phenylisophthalic acid The present invention provides an industrially advantageous process for producing 5-phenylisophthalic acid, which process attains excellent selectivity and yield and also realizes recovery and reuse of a catalyst. The process for producing 5-phenylisophthalic... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8115029 | Cobalt-catalyzed oxidations in volumetrically expanded liquids by compressed gases Oxidations of hydrocarbons, cycloalkanes and alkenes, arylalkanes, and a variety of other organic substrates are accomplished by cobalt-N-hydroxysuccinimide co-catalyzed reactions with dioxygen under unusually mild, near ambient conditions of temperature and pressur... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8080685 | System and process for production of benzoic acids and phthalic acids A method for producing benzoic acid or a methylbenzoic acid isomer is disclosed which comprises forming a dispersion comprising oxygen-containing gas bubbles dispersed in either toluene or an xylene isomer, wherein the bubbles have a mean diameter less than 1 micron... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8053597 | Enriched terephthalic acid composition A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7977505 | Optimized liquid-phase oxidation Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reacti... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7960581 | Optimized liquid-phase oxidation Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reacti... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7935845 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing aromatic carboxylic acids including pure forms thereof A process and apparatus for manufacture of aromatic carboxylic acids comprises a liquid phase oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbon feed materials and treatment of a high pressure off-gas from the liquid phase oxidation to separate water and reaction solvent and prefere... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7910769 | Optimized liquid-phase oxidation Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reacti... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7902396 | Optimized liquid-phase oxidation Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reacti... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897810 | Optimized production of aromatic dicarboxylic acids Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently producing aromatic dicarboxylic acids (e.g., terephthalic acid). In one embodiment the process/apparatus reduces costs by recovering and purifying residual terephthalic acid present in the liquid p... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7888530 | Optimized production of aromatic dicarboxylic acids Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently producing aromatic dicarboxylic acids (e.g., terephthalic acid). In one embodiment the process/apparatus reduces costs by recovering and purifying residual terephthalic acid present in the liquid p... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884233 | Enriched terephthalic acid composition A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7884232 | Optimized liquid-phase oxidation Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reacti... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7868201 | Process and catalyst for oxidation of hydrocarbons A process for the oxidation of hydrocarbons comprises contacting the hydrocarbon with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst comprising a microporous solid support, preferably a zeolite, having from 8- to 12-ring open windows and comprising non-frame... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7816556 | Polycarboxylic acid production system employing enhanced multistage oxidative digestion Disclosed is an optimized system for more efficiently and economically producing terephthalic acid. The system includes a multi-stage oxidative digestion system for processing an improved initial slurry from primary oxidation. The multi-stage digestion system is cap... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7772424 | Polycarboxylic acid production system employing enhanced evaporative concentration downstream of oxidative digestion Disclosed is an optimized system for more efficiently and economically producing terephthalic acid. The system employs an evaporative removal step downstream of oxidative digestion. The evaporative removal step removes a portion of the liquid phase and promotes prec... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7692037 | Optimized liquid-phase oxidation Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reacti... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7692036 | Optimized liquid-phase oxidation Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reacti... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7683210 | Optimized liquid-phase oxidation Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reacti... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7649109 | Polyester production system employing recirculation of hot alcohol to esterification zone A polyester production process employing an esterification system that uses a distillation column to recover alcohol produced from an esterification zone and then recirculates the recovered alcohol back to the esterification zone without substantially cooling the re... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7608733 | Optimized liquid-phase oxidation Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reacti... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7608732 | Optimized liquid-phase oxidation Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reacti... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7598415 | Process for the preparation of p-toluic acid by liquid phase oxidation of p-xylene in water The present invention provides a process for the preparation of p-toluic acid by liquid phase oxidation of p-xylene using oxygen or air as oxidant in the presence of p-toluic acid, water as solvent and cobalt salt or its combinations with salts of Ce, Mn as catalyst... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7572932 | Optimized liquid-phase oxidation Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reacti... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7566802 | Process for energy recovery and water removal in the preparation of aromatic carboxylic acids This invention relates to a process for the manufacture of aromatic carboxylic acids by exothermic liquid phase oxidation of an aromatic feedstock. More particularly, this invention relates to the efficient energy recovery of the exotherm produced by the liquid phas... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7557243 | Enriched terephthalic acid composition A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7524986 | Methods for producing aromatic carboxylic acids A method of this invention produces an aromatic carboxylic acid, by oxidizing an aromatic compound B with oxygen in the presence of a catalytic nitrogen-containing cyclic compound A to thereby yield a corresponding aromatic carboxylic acid, the aromatic compound B h... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7507857 | Optimized liquid-phase oxidation Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reacti... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507856 | Method of oxidising hydrocarbons to acids The present invention relates to a process for the oxidation of hydrocarbons, in particular of branched or unbranched saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons, of cycloaliphatic or alkylaromatic hydrocarbons or of alcohols and/or ketones, to acid or polyacid compounds. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7504535 | Optimized liquid-phase oxidation Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reacti... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7501537 | Polycarboxylic acid production system employing oxidative digestion with reduced or eliminated upstream liquor exchange Disclosed is an optimized system for more efficiently and economically producing terephthalic acid. The system minimizes or eliminates the need for liquor exchange upstream of oxidative digestion and/or upstream of substantial cooling of the TPA-containing slurry. | 03/10/2009 |
| 7495125 | Optimized liquid-phase oxidation Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reacti... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7410632 | Extraction process for removal of impurities from mother liquor in the synthesis of carboxylic acid A method for removing impurities from a mother liquor comprising a carboxylic acid, a metal catalyst, impurities by (a) evaporating the mother liquor comprising a carboxylic acid, the metal catalyst, impurities, water and a solvent in a first evaporator zone to prod... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7393973 | Polycarboxylic acid production system with enhanced residence time distribution for oxidative digestion Disclosed is an optimized system for more efficiently and economically producing terephthalic acid. The system includes an oxidative digestion reactor/zone configured to provide optimized residence time distribution for the solid and liquid phases of the reaction me... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7378544 | Anthracene and other polycyclic aromatics as activators in the oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons 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 aroma... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371866 | Preparation of aromatic and heteroaromatic carboxylic acids by catalytic ozonolysis A process for catalytically oxidizing alkylaromatic compounds of the formula (I) Ar—CH2—R where Ar is an optionally substituted, aromatic or heteroaromatic 5-membered or 6-membered ring or a ring system having up to 20 carbon atoms... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373285 | Application of phase behavior models in production allocation systems The present invention is directed to a method for allocating revenue or taxes to individual fluid streams commingled during an oil and gas production process, the method includes commingling fluid streams to produce a commingled fluid stream; (2) utilizing a process... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7348452 | Liquid phase oxidation of P-xylene to terephthalic acid in the presence of a catalyst system containing nickel, manganese, and bromine atoms A method for liquid phase oxidation of p-xylene with molecular oxygen to terephthalic acid that minimizes solvent loss through solvent burn and minimizes the formation of incomplete oxidation products such as 4-carboxybenzaldehyde (4-CBA). P-xylene is oxidized at a ... | 03/25/2008 |
