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Ethylbenzene Production Case Study And Optimization, Brandon Borek
Ethylbenzene Production Case Study And Optimization, Brandon Borek
Honors Theses
The objective of this project was to investigate the process of producing ethylbenzene from the liquid-phase reaction of ethylene and benzene and perform parametric and topological optimizations to increase the net present value of the production facility. To do so, the base case conditions of the process were modeled and quantified economically followed by an investigation into the existing process to determine conditions that could be altered to improve the economic viability of the project. After optimizing the parametric conditions and topology of the process, the net present value of the project was increased by 305 million dollars to 191 …
Electrooxidation Of Benzene To Benzoquinone In A Packed Bed Reactor, Xinsheng Zhang, Ping Ding, Yingchun Dai, Weikang Yuan
Electrooxidation Of Benzene To Benzoquinone In A Packed Bed Reactor, Xinsheng Zhang, Ping Ding, Yingchun Dai, Weikang Yuan
Journal of Electrochemistry
A packed electrode reactor was used to oxidize to benzoquinone. Anode bed of the reactor has a size of 10～30 mm×450 mm×50 mm(thickness×length×width),and was packed porous lead alloy. A dispersion of benzene in 1 mol/L aqueous sulfuric acid was passed through the reactor. Current efficiency for benzoquinone generation is 62.9% at optimal operating condition: velocity of electrolyte flow, 0.19 ms -1 ;current, 10 A; thickness of anode bed, 10 mm, and percentage of benzene, 24%.