A kinetic study of methanol oxidation in supercritical water
Journal Article
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· Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
- Syracuse Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
The oxidation rate of methanol in supercritical water at 253 bar and temperatures between 673 and 773 K is investigated using an isothermal, isobaric plug-flow tubular reactor and GC/FID and GC/TCD chromatographic methods. Experiments are conducted at a nominal methanol feed concentration of 0.88 mol % (1.53 wt %) using H{sub 2}O{sub 2} as an initial oxidant. In some experiments, the O{sub 2}/MeOH molar ratios are varied from 1.5 to 3.0 and show that the rate of methanol oxidation is independent of the oxygen initial feed concentration. Overall first-order rate constants calculated from the data lead to Arrhenius parameters of A = 10{sup 11.8} s{sup {minus}1} and E{sub a} = 178 kJ/mol (42.5 kcal/mol). The identified reaction products are mainly CO and CO{sub 2}. The temporal variation of the CO yield exhibits a maximum at temperatures of 723 and 748 K, whereas the CO{sub 2} yield increases monotonically over the experimental range of residence time (3--50 s). The experimental data are consistent with a set of consecutive first-order reactions CH{sub 3}OH {yields} CO {yields} CO{sub 2}. The global rate-controlling step in the complete oxidation of methanol is the conversion of CO to CO{sub 2}. The first-order rate constants calculated for CO oxidation to CO{sub 2} lead to A = 10{sup 10.8} s{sup {minus}1} and E{sub a} = 172 kJ/mol (41.0 kcal/mol). Kinetics of this system may be useful to study supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) dissolved in methanol.
- OSTI ID:
- 682039
- Journal Information:
- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Journal Name: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 38; ISSN IECRED; ISSN 0888-5885
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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