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Modeling, Design and Operation of Pilot Plant for Two-Stage Oxidation of Methanol into Formic Acid Full article

Conference

XX International Conference on Chemical Reactors
03-07 Dec 2012 , Luxemburg

Journal

Chemical Engineering Journal
ISSN: 1385-8947 , E-ISSN: 1873-3212

Output data

Year: 2014, Volume: 238, Pages: 111-119 Pages count : 9 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.08.026

Tags

Formic acid production, Modeling, Pilot plant, Tubular reactor

Authors

Zolotarskii I.A. ¹ , Andrushkevich T.V. ¹ , Popova G.Ya. ¹ , Stompel S. ² , Efimov V.O. ² , Nakrokhin V.B. ¹ , Zudilina L.Yu. ¹ , Vernikovskaya N.V. ^1,3

Affiliations

1	Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
2	Safe Technologies Inc., St.-Petersburg, Russia
3	Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia

The new technology of formic acid production from methanol is developed. Methanol oxidation into formaldehyde in a tubular reactor with iron-molybdenum catalyst is carried out at the first stage similarly to existing technology of formalin production, Formaldehyde is oxidized into formic acid in a tubular reactor with an appropriate vanadia–titania catalyst at the second stage. Mathematical modeling of the process second stage is performed on basis of the detailed kinetic model. Design parameters and performance of large-scale multitubular reactors were determined and reproduced in the constructed pilot plant with a capacity of 2–3 kg of formic acid per hour. Process feasibility was confirmed by operation of the pilot plant. Formic acid yield at the second stage was shown to be 87–88%. The technology is ready for further scaling up to industrial level.

Zolotarskii I.A. , Andrushkevich T.V. , Popova G.Y. , Stompel S. , Efimov V.O. , Nakrokhin V.B. , Zudilina L.Y. , Vernikovskaya N.V.
Modeling, Design and Operation of Pilot Plant for Two-Stage Oxidation of Methanol into Formic Acid
Chemical Engineering Journal. 2014. V.238. P.111-119. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.08.026 WOS Scopus РИНЦ ANCAN OpenAlex

Published online:	Aug 17, 2013
Published print:	Feb 15, 2014

Web of science:	WOS:000331431500015
Scopus:	2-s2.0-84888850155
Elibrary:	21861361
Chemical Abstracts:	2013:1399722
Chemical Abstracts (print):	160:64116
OpenAlex:	W1999600306

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