Process parameters complete oxygen conversion

In [101], a cylindrical CSTR with an inner Pyrex liner was used (Fig. 3.56). Experiments in this reactor showed that the reaction has a thermal hysteresis, the parameters of which are in qualitative agreement with estimates obtained in [104] within the framework of a nonisother-mal kinetic model of the process. It was demonstrated that the residence time of the mixture in the CSTR after complete oxygen conversion does not affect the selectivity and yield of methanol. As in flow reactors, at a constant rate of reagents consumption, the selectivity and yield of methanol increase with the pressure, in agreement with the simulation results. Generally, the results obtained in CSTRs are consistent with the results obtained in flow reactors. 

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