Kinetic Modeling of the Hydrogenation of 1,5,9-Cyclododecatriene on Pd/Al_2O_3 Catalyst Including Isomerization

摘要

The kinetic modeling of the hydrogenation of 1,5,9-cyclododecatriene has been studied using a Pd/Al_2O_3 catalyst in a slurry reactor on the basis of a complete isomers analysis. A reaction scheme involving multistep hydrogenation and reversible isomerization reactions has been considered and a kinetic model of Langmuir—Hinshelwood type proposed. The kinetic parameters were estimated from experimental batch slurry reactor data. The model predictions of cyclododecene selectivity at different pressures agree well with the experimental data.