Uncatalysed oxidation of cyclohexane in a continuous reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 4593-4605

  Y, Wen ^a   Potter, O E ^b   Sridhar, T ^b  

^a ICI Explosives   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuous reactor; Cyclohexane; Uncatalysed oxidation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS;

CYCLOHEXANE;

PARAFFINS;

EID: 0031553130     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2509(97)00301-1     Document Type: Article

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