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Statistical identification of a reaction network using an integral plug flow reactor
Author(s) -
Mclean David D.,
Bacon David W.,
Downie John
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450580510
Subject(s) - plug flow , isothermal process , plug flow reactor model , volumetric flow rate , reaction rate , process engineering , computer science , adsorption , statistical analysis , materials science , catalysis , nuclear engineering , thermodynamics , biological system , chemistry , mathematics , engineering , statistics , continuous stirred tank reactor , physics , organic chemistry , biology
Statistical multiresponse techniques for the design and analysis of experiments were used in conjunction with an integral isothermal staged tubular reactor to identify the reaction network for the oxidation of o‐xylene over a V 2 O 3 /K 2 SO 4 /silica catalyst. Following a five stage strategy a precise quantitative description of the reaction network in terms of the multiresponse form of the steady state adsorption model was obtained. The use of mixed feeds was found to improve the precision of rate parameters associated with later steps in the reaction network and also to reduce correlations among estimates of the rate parameters.