Reaction kinetics and kinetic processes in modern liquid chromatographic reactors

Adiabatic operation of chromatographic fixed-bed reactors

Coupling between transient chemical reaction at equilibrium and a linear and isothermal chromatographic separation is studied when a nonlinear chemical mass action law is assumed to hold between the species. It is shown that the qualitative features of the chromatograms can be predicted by simple algebraic calculations. Two novel properties of the adsorptive (or chromatographic) reactor are demonstrated. The improvement of the theory, with regard to quantitative predictions, is discussed.

An introduction to the nonlinear theory of adsorptive reactors

An experimental and computational study of a biochemical polymerisation reaction in a chromatographic reactor separator

The acid catalysed hydrolysis of methylformate has been investigated in a continuous flow annular reactor packed with activated charcoal, and equipped with a rotating feed injection port. Chromatographic separation of the products, formic acid and methanol, effectively suppressed the reverse reaction, causing conversions to be significantly greater than the thermodynamic equilibrium conversions that would have been obtained in the absence of separation. Comparisons of numerically simulated reactor performance with experimental results showed good agreement, although some differences occurred as experimentation proceeded, most probably due to deactivation of the activated charcoal.

Eugene H. Wissler

Papers

An Experimental and Computational Study of the Hydrolysis of Methyl Formate in a Chromatographic Reactor