| abstract |
Process for the elimination of the esters from mixtures containing cyclohexanone and / or cyclohexanol, obtained in the oxidation of cyclohexane, in which the vapors of these compounds are brought into contact with a solution containing saponification agents, which is characterized because aqueous solutions containing sodium and / or potassium carbonate and / or bicarbonate of 1 to 20% by weight, preferably 8 to 10% by weight, with an optional addition of 0.1 to 15, are used as saponification agents. % by weight of sodium and / or potassium sulphate, and the process is carried out at a temperature of 100 to 200 ° C, preferably of 155 to 165 ° C, and at a pressure of 1 to 10 atmospheres gauge, preferably of approximately 6 atmospheres gauge. |