KINETICS OF LIQUID PHASE OXIDATION OF CUMENE IN BUBBLE COLUMN

Abstract

Liquid phase oxidation of cumene in the absence of solvent was carried out in a bubble column in temperature range from 100°C to 130°C. The reaction scheme in the batch-wise operation was classified in terms of three periods: the induction, the steady chain-propagation and the termination periods. The kinetics in the steady chain-propagation period, which is industrially important, was studied and the rate expressions of chemical steps were derived.