IMPROVED HYDROGENATION PROCESS FOR PREPARING 4-AMINOPHENOL

The process for the production of 4-aminophenol by reducing nitrobenzene with hydrogen in a reaction zone at an elevated temperature and moderate pressure in the presence of aqueous sulfuric acid, a surfactant and a catalyst, is improved by using a platinum on carbon catalyst; utilizing a reaction z...

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Hauptverfasser:	KAO, JAMES TZU FEN, RAFF II, DWIGHT EVERETTE
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
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Zusammenfassung:	The process for the production of 4-aminophenol by reducing nitrobenzene with hydrogen in a reaction zone at an elevated temperature and moderate pressure in the presence of aqueous sulfuric acid, a surfactant and a catalyst, is improved by using a platinum on carbon catalyst; utilizing a reaction zone which is not completely filled so that there is both a vapor space and a lower liquid space in the reaction zone and introducing the hydrogen into the vapor space part of said reaction zone; stirring the reaction mixture vigorously using an impeller placed at 40-60% of liquid depth to attain a rate of hydrogenation resulting in a performance index [expressed as grams 4-aminophenol produced per minute per liter of reaction volume] of 0.2 and higher.