Essential Site Maintenance: Authorea-powered sites will be updated circa 15:00-17:00 Eastern on Tuesday 5 November.
There should be no interruption to normal services, but please contact us at [email protected] in case you face any issues.

loading page

Kinetics and thermodynamics study of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide in microreaction system and its kiloton pilot plant
  • +3
  • Tian Yang,
  • Zhicheng Tian,
  • Heng Fang,
  • Yundong Wang,
  • jianhong Xu,
  • zhuo chen
Tian Yang
Tsinghua University
Author Profile
Zhicheng Tian
Tsinghua University
Author Profile
Heng Fang
Tsinghua University
Author Profile
Yundong Wang
Tsinghua University
Author Profile
jianhong Xu
Tsinghua University
Author Profile
zhuo chen
Tsinghua University

Corresponding Author:[email protected]

Author Profile

Abstract

The organic peroxide industry is highly hindered by accidents resulting from their synthetic reaction. It is significant demand for green advances to develop efficient & safe synthesis technology for methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKPO) and other organic peroxides. Moreover, lacking quantitative model for MEKPO synthesis reaction, it is insufficient to determine regulatory mechanism, eliminate potential risks, and achieve successful scale-up. Herein, a microreaction platform was established to get thermodynamics and apparent kinetics model of MEKPO synthesis reaction. With its guidance, a scaled-up microreaction process was developed for such a typical organic peroxide (MEKPO), with 1000 tons/year productivity. In the pilot plant, the conversion of reactants is higher than current batch process, within only 390s residence time. The space-time yield increased by 55 times, which greatly reduced the liquid hold-up and ensured safety. It is the first microreaction pilot plant for organic peroxides, improving both safety and efficiency for the industry.