ABSTRACT
Processes of partial oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons in the vapor phase represent an important class of catalytic reactions, many of which are of great importance in chemical technology [1]. The oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons obtained by pyrolysis of coal is one of the first organic gas phase oxidation processes introduced into industrial practice. Now oxidation of naphthalene or 2-xylene to phthalic anhydride, anthracene to anthraquinone, acenaphthene in naphthenic anhydride are operated on a large scale in the chemical industry.
