SELECTIVE OXIDATION OF HYDROCARBONS USING HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS

• Main Authors: DUMMER, NICHOLAS F, LOPEZ-SANCHEZ, JOSE ANTONIO, DIMITRATOS, NIKOLAOS, HAMMOND, CERI, HUTCHINGS, GRAHAM JOHN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 11.12.2013
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

A process for the complete or partial oxidation of hydrocarbons comprises contacting a C 1 -C 8 hydrocarbon and hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst under conditions suitable to convert the C 1 -C 8 hydrocarbon to at least one corresponding C 1 -C 8 oxygenate product, wherei...