Catalytic cracking of acetic acid in a microchannel reactor

Yujia Liu, Adeniyi Lawal

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Abstract

Acetic acid, which serves as a model compound for pyrolysis oil, was cracked with a HZSM-5 zeolite catalyst in a microchannel reactor. The microchannel reactor provided enhanced mass and heat transfer in comparison to macroreactors due to their high surface-to-volume ratio. The performance of the microreactor was evaluated by studying the effect of different operating conditions on the space-time yield, product yield and reactant conversion. Batch reactor experiments were also implemented to compare the performance to that of the microreactor. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the AIChE Spring National Meeting and 5th Global Congress on Process Safety (Tampa, FL 4/26-30/2009).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference Proceedings - 2009 AIChE Spring National Meeting and 5th Global Congress on Process Safety
StatePublished - 2008
Event2009 AIChE Spring National Meeting and 5th Global Congress on Process Safety - Tampa, FL, United States
Duration: 26 Apr 200930 Apr 2009

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - 2009 AIChE Spring National Meeting and 5th Global Congress on Process Safety

Conference

Conference2009 AIChE Spring National Meeting and 5th Global Congress on Process Safety
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityTampa, FL
Period26/04/0930/04/09

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