Claims
- 1. An apparatus suitable for the production of monocarboxylic and polycarboxylic aromatic acids by catalytic oxidation of the corresponding aromatic precursors in liquid phase in the presence of gaseous oxygen and in the presence of a catalytic complex consisting of a mixture of cobalt and zirconium salts or cerium and zirconium salts, in a reaction solvent substantially constituted by C1-C6 aliphatic acids or mixtures thereof, said apparatus configured to operate in a closed and continuous cycle substantially under the same pressure and temperature conditions, said apparatus comprising:an oxidation reacto; and a pressure filter arranged downstream of the oxidation reactor, said oxidation reactor operatively connected with the pressure filter through a first pipeline; said first pipeline configured to directly supply the suspension containing the reacted product to the pressure filter without the interoosition of any crystallization device; a second pipeline configured to recycle more than 50% of the mother liquors resulting from a filtration stage into the oxidation reactor; and a third pipeline for supplying at least some of the discharged gases coming from the oxidation reactor to the pressure filter.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a heat exchanger positioned upstream from said oxidation reactor, said heat exchanger configured to heat a feeding reaction mixture prior to recycling into said oxidation reactor; said mixture comprising a solvent, a starting material and a catalytic complex, said catalytic complex and mother liquors resulting from filtration upstream from said oxidation reactor.
Priority Claims (1)
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PRIORITY
This application claims priority from and is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 09/913,080 dated Aug. 08, 2001, a 371 of International Application PCT/E P00/02755 filed Mar. 24, 2000. This divisional application is the result of a restriction requirement and incorporates Ser. No. 09/913,080 filed Aug. 8, 2001 by reference, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 6,521,786.
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