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Systems and methods for generating reactive oxygen species formulations useful in various oxidation applications. Exemplary formulations include singlet oxygen or superoxide and can also contain hydroxyl radicals or hydroperoxy radicals, among others. Formulations can contain other reactive species, including other radicals. Exemplary formulations containing peracids are activated to generate singlet oxygen. Exemplary formulations include those containing a mixture of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide. Exemplary formulations include those in which one or more components of the formulation are generated electrochemically. Formulations of the invention containing reactive oxygen species can be further activated to generate reactive oxygen species using activation chosen from a Fenton or Fenton-like catalyst, ultrasound, ultraviolet radiation or thermal activation. Exemplary applications of the formulations of the invention among others include: cleaning in place applications, water treatment, soil decontamination and flushing of well casings and water distribution pipes.

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a solution comprising a first peroxy acid comprising performic acid and a second peroxy acid, said process comprising forming a carboxylic acid solution comprising a first carboxylic acid comprising formic acid, a second carboxylic acid and hydrogen peroxide, wherein the amount of formic acid is from 0.5 to 20% by weight of the amount of the second carboxylic acid, and allowing the components to react to form a solution comprising performic acid and said second peroxy acid, the amount of peroxy acids being at least 5% by weight. The invention also relates to a storable solution comprising performic acid and said second peroxy acid. The solution can be used as a disinfecting agent for controlling micro-organisms.

The invention relates to a method and an arrangement in which a percarboxylic acid product is prepared and used. Conventional methods include refrigerated transport and double storage of the percarboxylic acid product before the consumption thereof at its site of use. These expensive stages have now been eliminated carrying out the preparation in connection with the use.

A process for producing aromatic hydrocarbons which comprises a) contacting ethane or mixed lower alkanes with an aromatic hydrocarbon conversion catalyst to produce reaction products including benzene, b) separating methane, hydrogen, and C_2-5 hydrocarbons from the reaction products of step a), and c) hydrodealkylating the remaining reaction products to produce benzene. In a preferred embodiment, the feed is split into two streams, one of which is catalytically or thermally cracked to produce ethylene which is then combined with the remaining ethane or lower alkanes and contacted with the aromatic hydrocarbon conversion catalyst.

The present invention relates to methods employing compositions including medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid for reducing microbial contamination on fruit, vegetable, or other produce; in waters used to transport or process fruit, vegetable, or other produce; or on surfaces employed in transporting or processing fruit, vegetable, or other produce. The present invention also relates to the medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid compositions. The methods include applying a medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid composition to fruit, vegetable, or other produce; into waters used to transport or process fruit, vegetable, or other produce; or to surfaces employed in transporting or processing fruit, vegetable, or other produce.

The present invention relates to a process for producing phenol and a ketone of general formula R¹COCH₂R² (I), in which R¹ and R² each independently represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, said process comprising: (a) providing an alkylbenzene feedstock comprising

(i) an alkylbenzene of general formula (II)

in which R¹ and R² have the same meaning as in formula (I) and

(ii) at least one structural isomer of said alkylbenzene of formula (II) in an amount of at least 0.7% of the weight of alkylbenzene of formula (II),

(b) submitting the alkylbenzene feedstock to oxidation conditions in the presence of oxygen and in the presence of a cyclic imide of formula (III):

in which X represents a carbonyl (CO) group or a sulfonyl (SO₂) group, n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, R³ is one or several groups selected from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group and R⁴ is a hydrogen atom, an alkaline metal cation or an alkaline earth metal cation, or in the presence of N,N′,N″-trihydroxyisocyanuric acid (THICA), to produce a product comprising a hydroperoxide of general formula (IV)

in which R¹ and R² have the same meaning as in formula (I), and

(c) converting the hydroperoxide of formula (IV) into phenol and a ketone of formula (I).

The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for making a peroxycarboxylic acid. The apparatus includes a reaction catalyst and a guard column for pretreating one or more reagents, which can increase the life, activity, and/or safety of the reaction catalyst. The peroxycarboxylic acid compositions made by the method and apparatus can include one or more peroxycarboxylic acids.

A process for the rapid production and stabilization of dilute aqueous peracetic acid in which acetic anhydride and hydrogen peroxide are reacted in an aqueous medium with a stoichiometric excess of hydrogen peroxide and the aqueous medium containing the peracetic acid reaction product is adjusted, as necessary, to a pH of less than about 8 to provide a stabilized dilute peracetic acid solution. The dilute peracetic acid may be produced on site or in situ for treatment of an aqueous medium requiring disinfecting, biocidal, antimicrobial or bleaching treatment.

The invention provides a peroxyacetic acid generator which consists of acetylsalicylic acid, tetraacetylethylenediamine, sodium percarbonate, a surfactant, a corrosion inhibitor and a pH regulator at a mass ratio of 1:(1.5-2.0):(3.5-5):(0.02-0.05):(0.1-0.3):(3-6). Meanwhile, the invention also discloses a preparation method of the peroxyacetic acid. Through the invention, by adding the pH regulator, the pH value of the mixed solution is stabilized at about 7-8, and then the prepared peroxyacetic acid solution has higher stability and lower corrosivity.

The invention discloses a preparation method of tert-butyl hydroperoxide. Under oxidation reaction conditions, tert-butyl alcohol, an oxidant, a solvent and a catalyst are subjected to mixed contact. The method is characterized in that the catalyst is a soluble zinc salt modified heteroatom molecular sieve.

A process for converting light paraffins (especially C₃-C₅) to middle distillate and higher boiling range liquid hydrocarbons by (1) oxygen or air oxidation of iso-paraffins to alkyl hydroperoxides; (2) conversion of alkyl hydroperoxides to dialkyl peroxides; (3) radical coupling of paraffins using the dialkyl peroxides as radical initiators forming heavier hydrocarbon products; and (4) fractionation of the heavy hydrocarbon products. The net reaction is catalytically converting light paraffins to heavier hydrocarbons using oxygen or air to effect the conversion.

A process for preparing hydroperoxides which comprises oxidizing hydrocarbon by a gas containing oxygen in the presence of a specific compound and converting them selectively to corresponding hydroperoxides. The specific compound is the compound that can capture radicals. The preferable example may be a compound selected from radicals of oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, carbon or silicon or a compound that forms radicals of these in the reaction system. The present invention can be applied to oxidation of hydrocarbons including arylalkylhydrocarbons such as cumene, m-diisopropylbenzene, p-diisopropylbenzene, 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene, isopropylnaphthalene, diisopropylnaphthalene, isopropylbiphenyl, diisopropylbiphenyl, etc.

The invention provides a method for preparing tert-butyl peroxide by using a heterogeneous catalyst. The method comprises the following steps: by using tert-butyl alcohol and oxydol as raw materials and an acidic ion exchange resin as a catalyst, reacting under reflux, cooling, standing, and separating to obtain an oil phase and a water phase; and washing the oil phase with alkali and water to obtain a di-tert-butyl peroxide solution (DTBP), wherein the oil phase water washing solution and water phase are the tert-butyl hydroperoxide water solution (TBHP). Since the ion exchange resin has the advantages of large pore structure, high acidity and high catalysis efficiency and the large pore structure can not be destroyed in reaction, the catalyst can be easily separated from the reaction product and can be recycled repeatedly, thereby having higher economic value. Besides, no sulfuric acid or any other strong acid is used in the production process, so the method has the advantages of low corrosion to equipment and no environment pollution, and has higher environmental benefit.

A continuous method of cumene oxidation in a gas-liquid system is provided, where the liquid phase is represented by cumene and its oxidation products and the gas phase is represented by air. The oxidation process can be carried out either in a reactor series or in a single reactor at least one of which is preferably equipped with at least two airlift-type trays. When specific CHP concentration is achieved, the oxidation products are discharged from the to reaction zone and treated in a mixing device with aqueous ammonia or water to remove organic acids such as formic acid, benzoic acid, etc. and to remove phenol, which is an inhibitor of oxidation reaction. The cumene oxidation product stream, free of organic acids and phenol is recycled to the same reactor in the case of single reactor, or is passed to the next reactor of the series in the case of reactor series. In all cases, the oxidation products treated with water or aqueous ammonia is first directed to a unit for separation of aqueous phase from organic products and then anhydrous organic product stream is forwarded to the next reactor of the series, or recycled to the single reactor for the continued cumene oxidation until the required CHP concentration is achieved. The airlift-type trays in at least one process reactor accelerate the cumene oxidation reaction therein while increasing the process selectivity and enabling the process to be conducted at lower temperature, improving safety thereof. Advantageously, lower quality cumene having impurities such as sulfur-containing trace elements, can be used in the inventive process while maintaining a high process selectivity.

The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for making a peroxycarboxylic acid. The apparatus includes a reaction catalyst and a guard column for pretreating one or more reagents, which can increase the life, activity, and/or safety of the reaction catalyst. The peroxycarboxylic acid compositions made by the method and apparatus can include one or more peroxycarboxylic acids.

A system for a fast-rate preparation just before use of organic peroxyacids, in a hydroalcoholic environment, by mixing at temperatures lower than 40° C., preferably lower than 25° C., a first reactant and a second reactant, kept separate from each other during storage, to obtain an activated solution, the first reactant is in the solid or liquid state at a temperature from 5 to 45° C. and includes at least one acyl donating group, and the second reactant is in the solid state, at least in the temperature range from 5° C. and 40° C., and comprises a peroxide anion source in a concentration such as to provide at least 10-fold molar excess of peroxide with respect to the stoichiometric amount of the acyl-donor, a biocidal agent including at least one C₁–C₁₈ linear or branched aliphatic and/or aromatic alcohol, and a stabilizing buffer component suitable for keeping the second reactant at a desired pH value.