Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime to ε-caprolactam in microreactors

AIChE Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1297-1304

  Zuidhof, K T ^a   de Croon, M H J M ^a   Schouten, J C ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beckmann rearrangement; Microreactors; Mixing; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

BECKMANN REARRANGEMENT; CONCENTRATION RANGES; CYCLOHEXANONE OXIME; CYCLOHEXANONES; CYCLOOCTANES; FLOWRATE RATIO; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INTERDIGITAL; INTERNAL DIAMETERS; MICRO REACTOR; MICROREACTORS; REACTION MIXTURE; SPLIT-AND-RECOMBINE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE; Y-JUNCTIONS;

DISSOLUTION; SULFURIC ACID;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 77952294034     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12051     Document Type: Article

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