The Reactants' Phase State: A Nonnegligible Factor in Tetralin Hydrogenation Catalysts Evaluation

• Published in: International Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol. 2014; no. 2014; pp. 220 - 227
• Main Authors: Luo, Mingjian, Wang, Qingfa, Zhang, Xiangwen, Hu, Bing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2014; Hindawi Puplishing Corporation; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Aqueous solutions; Catalysis; Catalysts; Chemical engineering; Conversion; Deactivation; Dew point; Diesel fuels; Equilibrium; Fixed bed reactors; Gas phases; Hydrogenation; Phase transitions; Solvents

The effects of reactants’ phase states (gas-liquid and single gas phase) on tetralin hydrogenation were investigated in the fixed bed. The kinetics of tetralin hydrogenation under different phase states was analyzed. Results showed that, without phase transition, the tetralin conversion increased wi...