A spray reactor concept for catalytic oxidation of p-xylene to produce high-purity terephthalic acid

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 93-102

  Li, Meng ^a,b   Niu, Fenghui ^b   Zuo, Xiaobin ^b   Metelski, Peter D ^c   Busch, Daryle H ^b   Subramaniam, Bala ^a,b  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmentally benign; P Xylene oxidation; Spray reactor; Terephthalic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; DROPS; INERT GASES; LIQUIDS; OXIDATION; PH; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; VAPORS; XYLENE;

4-CARBOXYBENZALDEHYDE (4-CBA); CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; P-XYLENE OXIDATION; SPRAY REACTOR; STEADY-STATE TEMPERATURE; TEREPHTHALIC ACIDS;

SPRAY NOZZLES;

EID: 84884710324     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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