New Process for Producing Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen. Final Technical Report on Grant EF77G-012732

摘要

The kinetics of phosphorus pentoxide with carbon have been studied in a fixed bed of activated carbon at temperatures between 925 and 1050 exp 0 C, and at 1 atm pressure. Phosphorus pentoxide vapors were passed into the reactor with helium as a carrier gas. Principal products were carbon monoxide and phosphorus. Data acquisition was using both the differential and integral techniques. The effects of changes in particle size and density were studied. The reaction rate was found to be first order with a resulting activation energy of 45.1 Kcal/mole. The data indicated a chemical reaction controlled mechanism in the entire range of temperature with mass transfer and diffusion effects being small. (ERA citation 06:026742)