Kinetic model of cyclohexane oxidation

A model of the process of the catalytic cyclohexane oxidation in the liquid phase, including both reaction kinetics and mass transfer, is presented. A s catalysts cobalt napthenate and chromium napthenate were used. The reacti on rate constants as well as the activation energies were determined on the basis of the experimental results obtained in a laboratory reactor. A math ematical model of an industrial reactor for the cyclohexane oxidation is al so presented. The results of the cyclohexane oxidation simulations are comp ared with the data from different industrial reactors (CYCLOPDL process). ( C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.