Oxidation of Cyclohexanone and Cyclohexanol to Adipic Acid Using Hydrogen Peroxide and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

摘要

Supercritical carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide was used in the oxidation for exploring a clean and efficient process to produce adipic acid. Supercritical carbon dioxide would be both a solvent and reactant in combination with aqueous hydrogen peroxide, which made the oxidation be possible through the formation of peroxycarbonic acid as the intermediate oxidizer. The effects of temperature and reactant were also studied in this thesis.