Investigation of Nitration Processes of iso-Octanol with Mixed Acid in a Microreactor

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 412-418

  SHEN, Jiani ^a,b   ZHAO, Yuchao ^a   CHEN, Guangwen ^a   YUAN, Quan ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

2 ethylhexyl nitrate; microchannel; microfluidic; micromixer; nitration

Indexed keywords

2-ETHYLHEXYL NITRATE; CONVENTIONAL REACTORS; ENERGETIC MATERIAL; FLOW RATIOS; HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS; LIQUID-LIQUID; MICRO-REACTOR; MICROMIXER; MIXED ACIDS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SAFE OPERATING CONDITIONS; TYPICAL MODEL;

ACIDS; LIQUIDS; MICROCHANNELS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); STAINLESS STEEL;

NITRATION;

EID: 67649641673     PISSN: 10049541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(08)60225-6     Document Type: Article

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