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Metal catalyzed air oxidation of toluene for the production of benzaldehyde, benzyl alcohol and benzoic acid-process improvement.

by Yam Chi Ming. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. / Bibliography: leaves 132-135. / TABLE OF CONTENTS / DESCRIPTIVE NOTE PAGE / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.v / Chapter CHAPTER ONE: --- BACKGROUND SURVEY OF THE CHEMISTRY OF THE OXIDATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS --- p.1 / Chapter 1.0 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Catalytic Oxidation of Toluene --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Metal-catalyzed Air Oxidation of Organic Compounds --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Metal-catalyzed Air Oxidation of Alkyl-Aromatic Compounds --- p.11 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Cobalt-catalyzed Air Oxidation of Toluene --- p.12 / Chapter 1.2 --- Industrial Metal-catalyzed Air Oxidation of Toluene --- p.13 / Chapter 1.3 --- Scope of this Thesis --- p.16 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO: --- EXPERIMENTAL --- p.20 / Chapter 2.1 --- Reactor System Description --- p.20 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Liquid Sampling Unit --- p.23 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Gas and Reagent/Catalyst Inlet --- p.23 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Recycling Unit --- p.26 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Vapour Disposal --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2 --- Practical Operation Consideration --- p.30 / Chapter 2.3 --- Process (Experimental) Parameter Control --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Gas Inlet and Input Pressure Control --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Gas Outlet and System Pressure Control --- p.34 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- System Temperature Control --- p.35 / Chapter 2.4 --- Data Acquisition --- p.36 / Chapter 2.5 --- Experimental Procedures --- p.38 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Initial Operation Testing --- p.38 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- General Procedures --- p.38 / Chapter 2.5.3 --- Experimental Conditions --- p.41 / Chapter 2.5.3.1 --- Air Oxidation of Toluene --- p.41 / Chapter 2.5.3.2 --- Cobalt-catalyzed Air Oxidation of Toluene --- p.43 / Chapter 2.5.3.3 --- Silver-catalyzed Air Oxidation of Toluene --- p.47 / Chapter 2.5.3.4 --- Cobalt-Silver Co- catalyzed Air Oxidation of Toluene --- p.47 / Chapter 2.5.3.5 --- Hydrogen Peroxide Experiment --- p.47 / Chapter 2.6 --- Reactor Product Analysis --- p.48 / Chapter 2.6.1 --- Liquid Sample Analysis --- p.48 / Chapter 2.6.2 --- Cobalt (II)Analysis --- p.49 / Chapter 2.7 --- Product Identification and Confirmation by 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance --- p.56 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE: --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS --- p.58 / Chapter 3.0 --- Introduction --- p.58 / Chapter 3.1 --- Air Oxidation of Toluene --- p.60 / Chapter 3.2 --- Cobalt-catalyzed Air Oxidation of Toluene --- p.75 / Chapter 3.3 --- Silver-catalyzed Air Oxidation of Toluene --- p.96 / Chapter 3.4 --- Cobalt-Silver Co-catalyzed Air Oxidation of Toluene --- p.106 / Chapter 3.5 --- Industrial Applications --- p.116 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR: --- CONCLUSION --- p.126 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.132 / Chapter APPENDIX I --- Computer Program for the Integrator --- p.136 / Chapter APPENDIX II --- Raw Data for the Experimental Runs --- p.140 / Chapter APPENDIX III --- Raw Data for Different Trials of Run #11 --- p.160 / Chapter APPENDIX IV --- "Raw Data for the Calibration of Benzaldehyde, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid, Benzyl Acetate, Benzyl Benzoate and Cobalt (II)" --- p.161

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318726
Date January 1991
ContributorsYam, Chi Ming., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Chemistry.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xvi, 163 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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