Production of hydrogen peroxide
AssigneeArco Chemical Technology, L.P.
InventorsRajendra S. Albal, Robert N. Cochran, Lawrence M. Candela
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Abstract
Hydrogen peroxide is produced by liquid phase molecular oxygen oxidation of methyl benzyl alcohol. Inhibiting impurities are removed prior to oxidation.
Claims6
In a process for the production of hydrogen peroxide from methyl benzyl alcohol contaminated with organic phenol impurities which inhibit hydrogen peroxide formation, the improvement which comprises treating the contaminated methyl benzyl alcohol to remove the said phenol impurities or to convert the said phenol impurities to non-inhibiting materials, and thereafter reacting the treated methyl benzyl alcohol with molecular oxygen to form hydrogen peroxide.
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