ABSORPTION AND REACTION OF CO2 WITH 2,3-EPOXYPROPYL PHENYL ETHER USING ALIQUAT-336 AS CATALYST

A kinetic study on the absorption and reaction of carbon dioxide with 2,3-epoxypropyl phenyl ether (phenyl glycidyl ether, PGE) in benzene s olution has been carried out at room temperature in the presence of tr icaprylylmethyl ammonium chloride (Aliquat 336) as catalyst. A simple method of measuring the absorbed volume of CO2 was proposed to obtain the reaction rate constant, and it was based on the film theory accomp anied by a chemical reaction. The enhancement factor (beta = N-CO2/N(C O2)degrees) increased with increasing bulk concentration of PGE and Al iquat 336. The flux of CO2 was proportional to the agitation speed.