Reactions in Closed Batch Reactors, Operational and Safety Issues: A Model To Predict How Degree of Filling and Rate of Heating Affect Reaction Times and Buildup of Internal Pressure

摘要

The time needed to complete reactions utilizing volatile reactants in closed batch reactors may be very different, according to the degree of filling of the reactor. A model, developed to predict how time varies, is confirmed by experimental tests which allow Henry's constant for the couple reactant/solvent to be determined. A second model is developed to predict how for such processes heating rate and degree of filling of reactor affect buildup of internal pressure.