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    The proposed process produces oxalic acid from propylene through oxidation with nitric acid. This has advantages over the conventional process of producing oxalic acid from sodium formate. It is a less complicated process that does not require an autoclave, acidifier, or precipitator. Additionally, it does not use sulfuric acid which can contaminate commercially produced oxalic acid. The proposed process also has fewer reaction steps than the conventional process. Raw materials needed are propylene, nitric acid, and oxygen.

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    The proposed process produces oxalic acid from propylene through oxidation with nitric acid. This has advantages over the conventional process of producing oxalic acid from sodium formate. It is a less complicated process that does not require an autoclave, acidifier, or precipitator. Additionally, it does not use sulfuric acid which can contaminate commercially produced oxalic acid. The proposed process also has fewer reaction steps than the conventional process. Raw materials needed are propylene, nitric acid, and oxygen.

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    The proposed process produces oxalic acid from propylene through oxidation with nitric acid. This has advantages over the conventional process of producing oxalic acid from sodium formate. It is a less complicated process that does not require an autoclave, acidifier, or precipitator. Additionally, it does not use sulfuric acid which can contaminate commercially produced oxalic acid. The proposed process also has fewer reaction steps than the conventional process. Raw materials needed are propylene, nitric acid, and oxygen.

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    The proposed process produces oxalic acid from propylene through oxidation with nitric acid. This has advantages over the conventional process of producing oxalic acid from sodium formate. It is a less complicated process that does not require an autoclave, acidifier, or precipitator. Additionally, it does not use sulfuric acid which can contaminate commercially produced oxalic acid. The proposed process also has fewer reaction steps than the conventional process. Raw materials needed are propylene, nitric acid, and oxygen.

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    Oxalic Acid Production

    Proposed Process: (Oxalic Acid from Propylene)

    I. Description of the Process

    Oxalic acid is conveniently obtained by oxidation of carbohydrates such as cane sugar,


    glucose, other sugars or mixtures thereof, starch, dextrin, etc. with nitric acid. An important
    disadvantage of this reaction, however, is that it is exceedingly ditficult to control, producing
    side reactions and; accordingly, resulting in-low yields.

    It has already been proposed to prepare oxalic acid by the oxidation of propylene. Thus
    German Pat. 742,053 describes a process for the oxidation of propylene with nitric acid at a
    temperature of between 50° and 70° C. In the absence of sulphuric acid, the yields based on
    propylene employed do not exceed 51.5 percent in the presence of oxygen at normal pressure,
    or 64 percent in the presence of oxygen under pressure. Furthermore, they do not exceed 44
    percent, if oxygen is absent.

    II. Advantage over conventional process (Oxalic acid from Sodium formate)

    1. The proposed process is lesser complicated. Oxalic acid derived from propylene does not
    need to use autoclave, acidifier and precipitator
    2. The proposed process does not contain sulfuric acid which contaminates most of the
    commercially produced oxalic acid
    3. The proposed process to produce oxalic acid has lesser number of reactions than the
    conventional.
    III. Reactions, Equilibrium Constants, Rate Equations
    Note: Couldn’t retrieve or find the chemical kinetics or rate law from the sources (journal, thesis,
    patent) or through the internet.

    IV. List of Chemicals


    Raw materials
    Basis: 1000kg oxalic acid from propylene
    Propylene 460kg
    Nitric acid 1375kg
    Oxygen 870kg

    Reference:

    Patel, N., Dr. (n.d.). Module 2 ; Lecture 10: Oxalic Acid. Retrieved August 15, 2019, from
    https://nptel.ac.in/courses/103106109/1-10/Lecture 10 Oxalic acid.pdf

    Charamel, A., Duroux, J., Siquet, S., & Descroix, J. (1972). U.S. Patent No. 3692830. Washington,
    DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

    Carlson, E. J., & Gilbert, E. E. (1963). U.S. Patent No. 3081345. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and
    Trademark Office.

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