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Transformation of propene into acrylonitrile with nitric oxide over nickel oxide alumina catalyst in a continuous stirred tank reactor
Author(s) -
Agbebavi James Thomas,
Rouleau Denis,
Pajonk Gerard
Publication year - 1982
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.5450600312
Subject(s) - propene , catalysis , acrylonitrile , nickel , oxide , nickel oxide , chemistry , atmospheric pressure , continuous stirred tank reactor , inorganic chemistry , propane , organic chemistry , copolymer , polymer , oceanography , geology
Catalytic transformation of propene (C 3 H 6 ) with nitric oxide (NO) over nickel oxide alumina catalyst (2NiO, Al 2 O 3 ) has been investigated using a continuous stirred tank reactor at temperatures varying from 270 to 400°C, under atmospheric pressure. The main products found were acrylonitrile (C 3 H 3 N) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). The rate of formation of C 3 H 3 N and the rate of disappearance of C 3 H 6 were both correlated by the same model based on a redox mechanism: r i = k i o k i r P NO P HC /( k i o P NO + k i r P HC ) The constants in the rate equation were expressed as a function of temperature.