OPTIMAL DESIGN OF THE OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION OF METHYLCYCLOHEXANE INTO METHYLCYCLOHEXADIENE ON A MODIFIED ZEOLITE CATALYST

Selection and theoretical optimization of the reactor type was carried out on the basis of a kinetic model of the process of selective oxidative dehydrogenation of methylcyclohexane into methylcyclohexadiene on a modified active metal-zeolite catalyst. It was determined that it was more expedient to carry out the process in an ideal tubular ( packed-bed ) type reactor. As a result of theoretical optimization of the process, optimal technological regimes were determined and the optimal design dimensions of the reactor element for a given capacity calculated. A complete mathematical model of the process was developed with regard to the effect of heat and pressure drop.