PROCESS FOR PRODUCING TEREPHTHALIC ACID

摘要

PROCESS FOR PRODUCING TEREPHTHALIC ACID Terephthalic acid having a purity of 99% or more can be produced in a yield of 95% by mole or more by oxidizing p-tolualdehyde or a mixture of p-tolualdehyde and p-toluic acid with molecular oxygen in a solvent in the presence of a cobalt salt catalyst under the conditions that (1) a Co/solvent ratio is 0.05 to 0.70% by weight and (2) a toluic acid/Co ratio is 0.1 to 3.0 moles/gram atom, without using either a promoter or an oxidation accelerator.