Cyclic imide slurry compositions

A process comprising:

• (a) feeding a solid cyclic imide and liquid cyclohexane to a mixing device;
• (b) within the mixing device, forming a slurry comprising 3 wt % to 45 wt % of the solid cyclic imide in the liquid cyclohexane;
• (c) providing the slurry and an oxygen-containing gas to a mixed gas/liquid oxidation reaction zone;
• and
• (d) oxidizing at least a portion of the cyclohexane in the mixed gas/liquid oxidation reaction zone in the presence of the cyclic imide, thereby forming cyclohexanol and/or cyclohexanone;
• and
• further comprising measuring temperature of the slurry and one or both of density and viscosity of the slurry, and controlling the feed of solid cyclic imide and/or liquid cyclohexane into the mixing device based at least in part upon the measured temperature and measured density and/or viscosity, so as to form the slurry comprising 3 wt % to 45 wt % of the solid cyclic imide.

A process comprising:

• (a) feeding a solid cyclic imide and liquid organic alcohol to a mixing device;
• (b) within the mixing device, forming a slurry comprising 3 wt % to 45 wt % of the solid cyclic imide in the liquid organic alcohol;
• (c) providing the slurry and an oxygen-containing gas to a mixed gas/liquid oxidation reaction zone;
• and
• (d) oxidizing at least a portion of the alcohol in the mixed gas/liquid oxidation reaction zone in the presence of the cyclic imide;
• and
• further comprising measuring the temperature of the slurry and one or both of density and viscosity of the slurry, and controlling the feed of solid cyclic imide and/or liquid liquid organic alcohol into the mixing device based at least in part upon the measured temperature and measured density and/or viscosity, so as to form the slurry comprising 3 wt % to 45 wt % of the solid cyclic imide.