Acetic acid oxidation energetics

Although energetically feasible, it seems unlikely in view of the absence of other nucleophilic attacks on peroxide. Further evidence in favor of step 4 rather than 5 comes from the fact that acetone and acetic acid suppress the oxidation of C2H6OH and are not themselves appreciably attacked. Since step 4 would not be possible for the CH2COOH or CH2COCH3 radicals while step 5 would, this favors step 4 as the oxidative chain. 

Smejkal, Q., Linke, D. and Baems, M. (2005). Energetic and Economic Evaluation of the Production of Acetic Acid via Ethane Oxidation, Chem. Eng. Process., 44, pp. 421 28. 

Under the hydrothermal situation, various reactions such as oxidation, hydrolysis, dehydration, and thermal decomposition can be carried out energetically so that the reaction can be successfully used for oxidizing organic wastes to CO and other innocuous end products, as well as for conversion of organic wastes to fuels or useful materials, such as biocrude, hydrogen, glucose, lactic acid, acetic acid, and amino acids. With the unique characters, the processes can be used for recovery of several kinds of WEEE, and the mechanisms of hydrothermal processes of WEEE could be described, though they are very complicated. 

Other Uses of Nitric Acid. As mentioned earlier, fuming nitric acid (FNA) when mixed with ale, toluene or acet anhydr will cause an expln. However, there are many other uses for FNA in energetic materials technology. As either red fuming nitric acid (RFNA) or as nitrogen tetrox-ide, it is used extensively as the oxidizer in pro-pint systemsnfor ram-jets, jet motors, space rockets and other missiles (Refs 37, 38 39). See also under Liquid Propellants in Vol 7, L24-Rff... 

A huge number of ester and carbonate derivatives of polynitroaliphatic alcohol have been synthesized driven by the search for new explosives and energetic plasticizers and oxidizers for propellant and explosive formulations. Most of these are derived from 2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethanol and 2,2,2-trinitroethanol ° and have excellent oxygen balances. Some examples are illustrated above (168-174) but more comprehensive lists can be found in numerous reviews. " " Direct esterification of polynitroaliphatic alcohols with nitric acid, mixed acid, or acetic anhydride-nitric acid has been used as a route to mixed polynitroaliphatic-nitrate ester explosives. ... 

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