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  • Electrochemical oxidation of alkyl aromatic compounds
    Patent number: 4212711
    Abstract: Alkyl aromatic compounds may be subjected to an electrochemical oxidation in an appropriate electrochemical cell utilizing a semi-emulsion solution comprising said alkyl aromatic compound in a dilute mineral acid solution containing a salt of a transition metal. The reaction is preferably effected at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure utilizing an electrical energy which includes a voltage in the range of from about 2 to about 20 volts or a current density in the range of from about 0 to about 1000 miliamps per square centimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1980
    Assignee: UOP Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Halter, Thomas P. Malloy