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Kinetics and mechanism of the vapour phase nitroxidation of toluene over nickel oxide‐aluminium oxide catalyst
Author(s) -
Prasad R.,
Garg A.,
Mathews S.
Publication year - 1994
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.5450720126
Subject(s) - toluene , benzonitrile , catalysis , oxide , kinetics , nickel , nickel oxide , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , aluminium oxide , atmospheric temperature range , aluminium , materials science , metallurgy , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics , physics
The kinetics of the oxidation of toluene by nitric oxide over nickel oxide‐aluminium oxide catalyst has been studied in the temperature range 280‐380°C. A rate equation R n = k t p t k n P n I (k 1 P 1 + k n P n ) was deduced, assuming a steady state involving a two‐stage irreversible oxidation‐reduction process. The model represented the data satisfactorily for the conversion of toluene to benzonitrile.