Kinetic modeling, thermodynamic, and mass-transfer studies of gas-phase glycerol dehydration to acrolein over supported silicotungstic acid catalyst
The kinetics of gas-phase glycerol dehydration in a packed-bed reactor over a highly active and stable supported silicotungstic acid catalyst with zirconium oxide and nanosized aluminum oxide (30HZ-20A) was investigated. The kinetic study is based on the optimal reaction conditions determined by res...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
American Chemical Society
2015
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58462/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5b02172 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | The kinetics of gas-phase glycerol dehydration in a packed-bed reactor over a highly active and stable supported silicotungstic acid catalyst with zirconium oxide and nanosized aluminum oxide (30HZ-20A) was investigated. The kinetic study is based on the optimal reaction conditions determined by response surface methodology. The reaction rate followed first-order kinetics with the activation energy and frequency factor, E = 27.5 kJ/mol and A = 5.35 × 105 s-1, respectively. Based on thermodynamic analysis, the values of ΔH° and ΔS° of the endothermic reaction were 14.70 and 0.09 kJ/(mol K), respectively, and ΔG° =-12.12 kJ/mol. The mass-transfer analysis revealed the pellet sizes of dp < 1 µm proceeded under reaction-limiting conditions. Experimental results confirmed high efficacy of the tested catalyst due to unity effectiveness factor and very low Thiele modulus |
|---|