| 摘要 |
<p>A process for producing aldehydes and, more specifically a process employing a vapor phase reaction in the presence of a molten nitrate salt catalyst. The process employs a reaction characterized by reacting an alkylaromatic compound having from 7 to 22 carbon atoms per molecule, or mixture thereof, with an oxygen-containing gas being gaseous reactants, by contacting said gaseous reactants with a bath, stream, spray or mist of at least one molten nitrate salt catalyst, said catalyst being present in an amount sufficient to absorb any heat generated during said reaction while maintaining an essentially constant reaction temperature, said reaction being further characterized by a reaction temperature of between about 135°C and about 600°C and a reaction pressure of between about 1 and about 50 atmospheres to produce the aldehyde or mixture of aldehydes.</p> |
