A STUDY OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION OF NITROBENZENE TO P-AMINOPHENOL IN A PACKED-BED ELECTRODE REACTOR

被引:14
作者
SUN, YP [1 ]
XU, WL [1 ]
SCOTT, K [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,DEPT CHEM & PROC ENGN,NEWCASTLE TYNE NE1 7RU,TYNE & WEAR,ENGLAND
关键词
P-AMINOPHENOL; NITROBENZENE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PACKED BED;
D O I
10.1016/0013-4686(93)85073-8
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
A reaction engineering model and an electrochemical reactor model are developed for the reduction of nitrobenzene to p-aminophenol in a packed bed electrode reactor. The reactor model is based on a simplification of the two-dimensional Poisson equation for the potential distribution. The predictions of the model are in reasonable agreement with the experimental results. The process can be operated at a superficial current density greater than 1500 A m-2, with an average selectivity greater than 80%, and a current efficiency > 75% for p-aminophenol in the experimental packed electrode reactor.
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页码:1753 / 1759
页数:7
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