Cyclohexane cracking

The activity of the cyclohexane cracking are presented in Table 2. The CeHiz (ext/obs) activity is presented as the ratio between the extrapolated and the observed activity. The extrapolated activity was calculated assuming isolated metals without interaction, while the observed value was obtained experimentally, meaning that the extrapolated activity is the sum of the isolated activity, pondered to the metal content in the catalyst. 

The reaction of cyclohexene over differently dealuminated H-Y samples at 370 K (isomerization to methylcyclopentene and hydroisomerization to methyl-cyclopentane, hydrogen transfer resulting in benzene and cyclohexane, cracking and coke formation) was monitored by Joly et al. [904] via in-situ IR spectroscopy in an IR flow-reactor cell coupled with a gas chromatograph. A good correlation was reported between the activity of the Bronsted acid sites and their strength... 

Sev eral months before the accident, reactor 5 in the series was found to be leaking. Inspection showed a vertical crack in its stainless steel. It was removed for repairs, but it was decided to continue operation by connecting reactor 4 directly to reactor 6 in the series. The loss of the reactor reduced the yield but production continued with unreacted cyclohexane being separated and recycled at a later stage. 

The main products of diphenylmethane (DPM) cracking were benzene and toluene. Very small amounts of polymerized by-products have been found (< 0.5%), but no cyclohexane or partially hydrogenated compounds like cyclohexylphenylmethane were detected. 

The properties of PET can be modified by the incorporation of co-monomers. Typical examples of these are isophthalic acid (IPA) (influences stress cracking resistance and melting temperature), 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid (NDC) (improves mechanical properties and reduces gas permeability), cyclohexane... 

Cyclohexaamylose-N-methylacetohydroxamic acid, preparation of, 23 254 Cyclohexadienes, 20 293 reaction with HCN, 33 19, 20 on silica, reactions of, 34 54-56-34 64 cracking, 34 55, 72 vibrational spectra, 42 243 Cyclohexadienyl radicals, ESR of, 22 300 1,4-Cyclohexanediols, conversion of ethers, mechanism, 35 361-364 Cyclohexanes, 33 101, 102, 103 autoxidauon of, 25 303 conformational analysis of, 18 9-17 dehydrogenation, 31 14, 21-22 benzene accumulation over platinum, 36 18... 

Various types of crack propagation, namely unstable, partially stable, and fully stable can be observed during SENB tests [85,131]. Solvent-modified epoxy networks prepared via CIPS with 13-16 wt % and 22 wt % cyclohexane show unstable crack propagation. For solvent-concentrations of 18 wt % and 20 wt % cyclohexane, a partially stable crack propagation is observed. The amount of energy consumption upon crack propagation is only 10% and 14% respectively for these two compositions. The change in the fracture behavior indicates that the... 

As for the samples prepared without catalyst, the ability for energy absorption after crack propagation decreases strongly as the solvent is removed. This is reflected in Fig. 49, where the load displacement curves of solvent-modifled, semi-porous, and macroporous epoxies prepared with initially 22 wt % cyclohexane (( )=18.5%) are shown. The crack length is the same in all three cases. Therefore the decrease in maximum load is directly proportional to the decrease in Kj. It is also clearly seen that the fracture behavior changes drastically and that the surface under the load-displacement curve, which is used to calculate the fracture energy is signiflcantly lowered. 

In 1974, 28 people died in an explosion resulting from a large release of cyclohexane in Flixborough, U.K. The source of the hydrocarbon release was a failed expansion joint in a section of 20-inch (508-mm) diameter pipe. Investigation revealed the pipe had been designed with little technical input as a temporary bypass for a reactor that had been removed after it cracked. 

One of the best known explosion disasters took place in Flixborough, England, in 1974. Nypro Limited manufactured 70,000 tons/year of caprolactam as intermediate for the manufacturing of nylon. This is done by air oxidation of cyclohexane to cyclo-hexanol, with the help of a number of catalysts in the reactors. At that time, cracks developed in the reactor combined with pipe rupture, which released 30 tons of cyclohexane in a cloud. It was ignited by an unknown source and exploded, which resulted in 28 deaths and 36 injured, and the fire burned for 10 days. This disaster was also devastating to the future of the company. 

Fig. 1. Reaction composition profile. Reforming at 794 K, 2620 kPa. Zone A dehydrogenation zone zone B isomerization zone zone C hydrogenation and cracking zone. [Charge stock A, hexane (HEX) , benzene (BENZ) V, cyclohexane (CH) O, methylcyclopentane (MCP).]...

The cracking at 500° C. of both monocyclic and bicyclic cyclohexane-type naphthenes, which are important components of petroleum, again displays uniformity in gas compositions, approaching that of the n-paraffins. The gaseous products shown here as mole percentage amount to 26 to 52 weight % of the total feed reacted. 

Several years ago, one of the authors found that nickel, platinum, and some other hydrogenating agents, when deposited on fresh synthetic silica-alumina cracking catalyst, made a new catalyst that would isomerize paraffin and naphthene hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen at elevated pressures and nominal temperatures. Table I shows some early typical results calculated from mass spectrometer analyses of the products obtained by passing methyl cyclopentane, cyclohexane, and n-hexane over a catalyst composed of 5% nickel in silica-alumina at the indicated reaction conditions. Isomerization of a number of other hydrocarbons has also been studied and reported elsewhere (2). 

Cracking and disproportionation in the reaction of hexane could be suppressed by the addition of cycloalkanes (cyclohexane, methylcyclopentane, cyclopentane).101 Furthermore, 3-methylpentane and methylcyclopentane also reduced the induction period. These data indicate that reactions are initiated by an oxidative formation of alkene intermediates. These maybe transformed into alkenyl cations, which undergo cracking and disproportionation. When there is intensive contact between the phases ensuring effective hydride transfer, protonated alkenes give isomerization products. 

The isomerization of cycloalkanes over SbF5-intercalated graphite can be achieved at room temperature without the usual ring opening and cracking reactions, which occur at higher temperatures and lower acidities.110 In the presence of excess hydrocarbon after several hours, the thermodynamic equilibrium is reached for the isomers. Interconversion between cyclohexane (20) and methylcyclopentane (21) yields the thermodynamic equilibrium mixture [Eq. (5.46)]. 

Branched paraffins react somewhat differently to the normal paraffins during cracking processes and produce substantially higher yields of olefins having one fewer carbon atom that the parent hydrocarbon. Cycloparaffins (naphthenes) react differently to their noncyclic counterparts and are somewhat more stable. For example, cyclohexane produces hydrogen, ethylene, butadiene, and benzene Alkyl-substituted cycloparaffins decompose by means of scission of the alkyl chain to produce an olefin and a methyl or ethyl cyclohexane. 

Fig. 12. The rate of cracking at 360°C. of cumene diluted with cyclohexane or xylene.

The isomerization of a series of cyclic and bicyclic saturated hydrocarbons over SbF,-intercalated graphite was achieved at or below room temperature without the ring opening and cracking reactions, and the thermodynamic equilibrium was reached for the isomers in all cases (39). Interconversion between cyclohexane and methylcyclopentane also yielded the thermodynamic equilibrium mixture. 

A crack about 6 ft. (2 m) long was discovered on the No. 5 Reactor and the plant was shut down on March 27, 1974. Plant personnel decided to remove the reactor and to construct a bypass pipe to allow the plant to stay in operation using the remaining five reactors. This bypass piping would route cyclohexane from Reactor No. 4 to Reactor No. 6. 

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