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Phosphoric acid as an eka-catalyst in the alkylation of pipe still vapors

The alkylation of various compositions of propane with ethylene at atmospheric pressure in the presence of various concentrations of ortho-phosphoric acids and mixtures of ortho-phosphoric acid and hydrochloric and sulfuric acids as catalyst was investigated. Physical conditions studied were (1) temperature ranging from 40 to 200°C., (2) length of run from six to eight hours, and (5) vapor feed rate from 100 to 200 eubie centimeters per minute.

From the results obtained from this research, it is evident that pipe still vapors composed of ethylene and propane cannot be alkylated at atmospheric pressure and relatively low temperatures with the use of 85-100 per cent ortho-phosphoric acid as a catalyst. No mechanism of reaction has been proven. / M.S.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/104478
Date January 1940
CreatorsKalbach, Harrison L.
ContributorsChemical Engineering
PublisherVirginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
Source SetsVirginia Tech Theses and Dissertation
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis, Text
Formatvii, 123 leaves (two folded), application/pdf, application/pdf
RightsIn Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
RelationOCLC# 28869882

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