Process for preparing purified carboxylic acids

A process for preparing an aromatic carboxylic acid having improved purity comprising contacting at an elevated temperature and pressure a mixture comprising an impure aromatic carboxylic acid and a solvent in the presence of hydrogen gas with a carbon catalyst which is essentially free of a hydroge...

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Hauptverfasser: STEPHEN V HOOVER, M. MICHELLE MORIE-BEBEL, DAVID L SIKKENGA
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A process for preparing an aromatic carboxylic acid having improved purity comprising contacting at an elevated temperature and pressure a mixture comprising an impure aromatic carboxylic acid and a solvent in the presence of hydrogen gas with a carbon catalyst which is essentially free of a hydrogenation metal component.