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AssigneeSun Company, Inc. (R&M)
InventorsVincent A. Durante, Darrell W. Walker, Steven M. Gussow, James E. Lyons, Robert C. Hayes
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Process and apparatus are provided for oxidation of oxidation of organic compounds in which a reaction zone is provided, containing an open space and a bed of solid granular catalyst, an organic feedstock and oxygen are passed in gas phase through the open space and then into contact with the catalyst bed, and reaction products are removed from the open space after relatively less contact with the catalyst, and from at least one other location after relatively greater contact with the catalyst. Greater yield of desired product may be obtained in such operation than in operation where all of the reaction products are removed after the greater contact with the catalyst.
An oxidation process for converting feedstock to oxidation product comprising passing feedstock comprising gaseous hydrocarbon or oxygenated hydrocarbon having 1 to 10 carbon atoms at a temperature in the range from about 300.degree. C. to 600.degree. C. with air or oxygen through a reaction zone containing an open space and a bed of solid granular oxidation catalyst, withdrawing oxidation product from said open space, and simultaneously withdrawing oxidation product from an additional location in the reaction zone representative of a longer contact with said catalyst bed than the products withdrawn from said open space.
An oxidation process for converting feedstock to intermediate products and then to final oxidation products which comprises passing hydrocarbon or oxygenated hydrocarbon having 1 to 10 carbon atoms in gas or vapor phase at a temperature of about 300.degree. C. to 600.degree. C. with air or oxygen through a reaction zone containing granular solid oxidation catalyst, withdrawing a mixture of intermediate and final oxidation products from the reaction zone, passing said mixture into an effluent zone free of catalyst, and introducing additional feedstock into the effluent zone to react noncatalytically with intermediate product in the mixture and to form additional final product.
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