Abstract:The utilisation of cross‐flow reactor (CFR) in maleic anhydride (MA) production by direct oxidation of n‐butane is analysed. The CFR is described by a series of experimentally proven packed‐bed reactor (PBR) segments with specific oxygen dosing for each segment. The MA is up to 35 higher in a CFR compared to a comparative PBR. However, increasing the number of oxygen feeding points, from 4 to 10, resulted in only a slight increase in yield. Moreover, the increase in reactor cooling bath temperature was found t… Show more
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