Chemical Engineering - Chemical Reaction Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Chemical Reaction Engineering - Section 10 (Q.No. 45)
45.
The preferred reacting system for oxidation of o-xylene to phthalic anhydride is
jacketted liquid phase CSTR.
jacketted steam heated multitubular reactor.
multitubular reactor with cooling.
multistage multitubular reactor with interstage cooling.
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Sayuri said:   11 months ago
Isn't o-xylene oxidation a gas-phase reaction though? This means a jacket liquid phase CSTR would be a bit inappropriate for this.

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