| abstract |
The invention relates to a process for oxidizing at least one organic substance with oxygen, which comprises the following steps:n (a) adding the at least one organic substance as a liquid and an oxygenous gas stream to a first reaction stage to form a reaction mixture, at least some of the oxygen reacting with the organic compound to form a reaction product, (b) adding the reaction mixture from the first reaction stage to an adiabatically operated reaction stage in which the unconverted organic substance reacts further at least partly to give the product. nn The invention further relates to an apparatus for performing the process. |