ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The oxidation of carbon monoxide with Hopcalite catalyst was studied in an isothermal recycling reactor with special attention paid to the changes of gas phase compositions with time.Conversion-time data exhibit significant departures from first-order behavior often ascribed to this reaction. In early stages the reaction rate declines more rapidly than would a first-order reaction; later the reverse is true. A mechanism, based on careful analyses of the literature and of our observations, is proposed. A kinetic model based on this mechanism is shown to reproduce the data of any run satisfactorily, but there is a considerable variation in values of the constants from run to run.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690160226
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