Tubular Reactor Performance for Hydrolysis Reaction Of Propylene Oxide.

This study aims to investigate the performance of the tubular reactor for the hydrolysis reaction of propylene oxide to produce propylene glycol with sulfuric acid as a catalyst. The performance of the reactor studying using mathematical modelling and computer simulation. The reactor model base on a homogeneous model with an emphasis on the dispersion model and assumption steady-state condition, nonadiabatic, and the gas phase follows the ideal gas rule. The kinetic reaction follows the previous study by Gordon (2003). The performance of a tubular reactor for the hydrolysis reaction of propylene oxide affected by operating conditions. Rising temperature and C₃H₆O/H₂O ratio increase the yield, and on the other hand, increasing superficial velocity and reactant concentration will decrease the reaction conversion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]