ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Eleven mixtures of the three isomers of xylene and ethylbenzene were isomerized over a silica-alumina catalyst in a differential tubular reactor at temperatures from 700° to 900°F. and pressures from 0 to 100 lb./sq. in. gauge. Analysis showed that meta-xylene isomerizes reversibly to ortho- and para-xylene, but the direct interconversion of ortho-xylene to meta-xylene does not occur. Further, it appears that the isomerization reactions are first order and, by the Hougen-Watson technique, follow a single-site reaction model.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690130215
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