Pa. Parikh et al., KINETICS OF CUMENE SYNTHESIS OVER FERRISILICATE OF MFI STRUCTURE, Canadian journal of chemical engineering, 71(5), 1993, pp. 756-760
Benzene isopropylation over medium Port ferrisilicate to obtain cumene
has been studied. Effects of reaction conditions on cumene selectivit
y are discussed. Based on the reaction network, various models were de
rived and fitted to kinetic data. A simple stoichiometric model repres
ented the kinetic data significantly better than other models. Estimat
ed activation energy values indicated that benzene alkylation is faste
r than cumene isomerisation to n-propylbenzene.