Heterogeneous Data Analysis for Reactor Design

In this section we focus on four operations that reaction engineers need to be able to accomplish (1) developing an algebraic rate law consistent with experimental observations, (2) analyzing the rate law in such a manner that the rate law parameters (e.g., k, Kf ) can readily be extracted from the experimental data. 

Hydrogen and toluene are reacted over a solid mineral catalyst containing clinoptilolite (a crystalline silica-alumina) to yield methane and benzene  

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We shall use the hydrodemethylation of toluene to illustrate these four operations. 

Run fR mol toluene ( gcat.-s ) Toluene. Pt Hvdmgen (Hj), Methane, Pm Benzene, Pb 

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Section 10.4 Heterogeneous Data Analysis for Reactor Design... 

This review, which certainly cannot claim to have covered the whole spectrum of problems, shows that considerable progress has been made in the last decade in kinetic data analysis and parameter estimation. Specially designed reactors, dynamic analysis techniques, as well as computer aided experimentation are some of the highlights. But reaction analysis and reactor simulation for heterogeneously catalysed reactions are still a challenging task that needs the intelligent action of the chemical reaction engineer. 

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