Oxidation of acetic acid solutions in a trickle‐bed reactor

Janez Levec, J. M. Smith

AIChE Journal · 1976 · 75 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

Abstract Rates of oxidation of dilute, aqueous solutions of acetic acid were measured at 252° to 286°C and 67 atm in liquid full and trickle‐bed reactors packed with ferric oxide catalyst particles. Predicted global rates and conversions indicated that localized vaporization and liquid channeling could affect trickle‐bed performance.

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