SG80528A1 - Process for recovery of purified terephthalic acid - Google Patents

Process for recovery of purified terephthalic acid

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SG80528A1
SG80528A1 SG9603542A SG1996003542A SG80528A1 SG 80528 A1 SG80528 A1 SG 80528A1 SG 9603542 A SG9603542 A SG 9603542A SG 1996003542 A SG1996003542 A SG 1996003542A SG 80528 A1 SG80528 A1 SG 80528A1
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terephthalic acid
pressure
purified terephthalic
filter cake
acid
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SG9603542A
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Debra Jean Streich
Diane Jean Graziano
Sandra K Schiller
Roger John Grimm
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Amoco Corp
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07F—ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM
    • C07F9/00—Compounds containing elements of Groups 5 or 15 of the Periodic Table
    • C07F9/02—Phosphorus compounds
    • C07F9/28—Phosphorus compounds with one or more P—C bonds
    • C07F9/46—Phosphinous acids [R2POH], [R2P(= O)H]: Thiophosphinous acids including[R2PSH]; [R2P(=S)H]; Aminophosphines [R2PNH2]; Derivatives thereof
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C51/00—Preparation of carboxylic acids or their salts, halides or anhydrides
    • C07C51/42—Separation; Purification; Stabilisation; Use of additives
    • C07C51/43—Separation; Purification; Stabilisation; Use of additives by change of the physical state, e.g. crystallisation

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  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
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SG9603542A 1991-04-12 1992-04-09 Process for recovery of purified terephthalic acid SG80528A1 (en)

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EP (1) EP0579715B1 (pt)
JP (1) JP3342011B2 (pt)
KR (1) KR100210181B1 (pt)
CN (1) CN1035815C (pt)
AT (1) ATE157343T1 (pt)
BR (1) BR9205884A (pt)
CA (1) CA2108268C (pt)
DE (1) DE69221858T2 (pt)
ES (1) ES2104910T3 (pt)
MX (1) MX9201703A (pt)
RU (1) RU2109007C1 (pt)
SG (1) SG80528A1 (pt)
TW (1) TW203603B (pt)
UA (1) UA26192C2 (pt)
WO (1) WO1992018454A1 (pt)

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DE69221858T2 (de) 1998-04-02
US5175355A (en) 1992-12-29
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MX9201703A (es) 1992-09-01
CN1066841A (zh) 1992-12-09
ATE157343T1 (de) 1997-09-15
EP0579715A1 (en) 1994-01-26
UA26192C2 (uk) 1999-07-19
DE69221858D1 (de) 1997-10-02
WO1992018454A1 (en) 1992-10-29
RU2109007C1 (ru) 1998-04-20
CA2108268C (en) 2003-02-04
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