Metal-free catalytic oxidation system, an oxygenation method and a method for producing benzoic acid derivatives

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11084013-B1
Application number	US-202017120503-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 14, 2020
Priority date	Sep 23, 2020
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

A metal-free catalytic oxidation system, an oxygenation method and a method for producing benzoic acid derivatives. The system includes a feed device; a tubular reactor; a plurality of venturi nozzles mounted on the tubular reactor at intervals; a tubular filter; a discharge device for a solid phase product; and an intermediate tank for reaction mixture. A low-pressure zone is formed at an output end of each of the plurality of venturi nozzles, and an oxygen inlet corresponds to the low-pressure zone; the tubular filter comprises an inner tube and an outer tube connected to each other, where the inner tube is provided with small holes for solid-liquid separation; the discharge device for the solid phase product is located at an end of the inner tube; and the intermediate tank for reaction mixture is connected to the outer tube of the tubular filter through a pipeline.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A metal-free catalytic oxidation system, comprising:
a feed device;
a tubular reactor;
a plurality of venturi nozzles mounted on the tubular reactor at intervals;
a tubular filter;
a discharge device for a solid phase product connected to a solid phase output end of the tubular filter; and
an intermediate tank for reaction mixture connected to a liquid phase output end of the tubular filter;
wherein a low-pressure zone is formed at an output end of each of the plurality of venturi nozzles, and an oxygen inlet corresponds to the low-pressure zone; the tubular filter comprises an inner tube and an outer tube connected to each other, wherein the inner tube is provided with small holes for solid-liquid separation; the discharge device for the solid phase product is located at an end of the inner tube; and the intermediate tank for reaction mixture is connected to the outer tube of the tubular filter through a pipeline.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the feed device comprises a basic material feed device and a nitric acid feed device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein a heat exchange system in the form of a sleeve is provided outside the tubular reactor, and a heat exchange medium flows in a gap between the heat exchange system and the tubular reactor.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of venturi nozzles are spaced apart on the tubular reactor.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the discharge device for the solid phase product is a screw conveyor.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate tank for reaction mixture is provided with two bleeder tubes, where one is connected to an effluent treatment system, and the other is connected to the tubular reactor.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tubular reactor is provided with a circulating feed pump.

8. An oxygenation method using the metal-free catalytic oxidation system of claim 1 .

9. A method for producing benzoic acid derivatives by oxygenation using the metal-free catalytic oxidation system of claim 6 , comprising:
1) opening a nitric acid storage tank to add a certain amount of a nitric acid and then closing the nitric acid storage tank; and turning on the circulating feed pump to start circulation of materials in the system;
2) turning on a heat exchange system of the tubular reactor to heat the tubular reactor;
3) opening a raw material storage tank to introduce a raw material into the tubular reactor;
4) opening the nitric acid storage tank again to introduce the nitric acid into the tubular reactor;
5) opening the plurality of venturi nozzles to feed oxygen, the raw material and the nitric acid into the tubular reactor for reaction;
6) opening the intermediate tank for the reaction mixture to discharge excess effluent in the tubular reactor; and
7) turning on the screw conveyor to transport finished product in the tubular filter into a product storage tank.

10. A method for producing benzoic acid derivatives by oxygenation using the metal-free catalytic oxidation system of claim 1 , wherein the raw material is any one of tert-butyltoluene, nitrotoluene, p-chlorotoluene,

2,4-dimethyl nitrobenzene,

Assignees

• Univ Zhejiang Technology

Inventors

• Jia Jianhong

Classifications

• B01J2219/00094

  Jackets · CPC title

• B01J19/243

  spirally, concentrically or zigzag wound · CPC title

• B01J8/0045

  by means of a rotary device in the flow channel · CPC title

• B01J4/002 Primary

  Nozzle-type elements (nozzle-type reactors B01J19/26) · CPC title

• C07C63/06

  Benzoic acid · CPC title