Chemical process simulation of p-xylene oxidation in a sparger reactor

Abstract

Sparger reactors have a relatively short history in industrial operation limited mainly to the last decade, Unfortunately there is still much confusion and contradiction in the literature. There are countless recommended correlations, but little in the way of a unifying theory. Each researcher has worked on any one particular aspect of this reactor on small scale models. All of these findings have to be integrated to simulate a model for the reactor. This approach was the basis of my Master's thesis at Oklahoma state University.