Wet oxidation of glucose
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1981
Department
Department of Chemistry; Department of Chemical Engineering
Abstract
Wet oxidation is used to oxidize organic substances at a controlled rate in an aqueous medium at elevated temperatures and pressures. Aqueous glucose solutions were oxidized with pure oxygen at four different temperatures in the range 176.7°C to 260.0°C, and at an oxygen pressure of 2.3 MPa. Three distinct stages of wet oxidation were found — induction, rapid oxidation, and slow oxidation. During the rapid oxidation period the reaction was assumed to be confined to a thin liquid layer next to the gas‐liquid interface. The activation energy for the rapid oxidation period was estimated to be 130 ± 20 kJ/mol. Acetic acid was found to accelerate the rate of wet oxidation of glucose only slightly.
Publication Title
The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Recommended Citation
Skaates, J.,
Briggs, B.,
Lamparter, R.,
&
Baillod, C.
(1981).
Wet oxidation of glucose.
The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering,
59(4), 517-521.
http://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.5450590419
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/3575
