Scholars' Mine Masters Theses Student Theses and Dissertations 1965 Oxidation of ortho-xylene to phthalic anhydride using a fluidized bed catalysis Jyue-Sheng Wang Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses Part of the Chemical Engineering Commons Department: Recommended Citation Wang, Jyue-Sheng, "Oxidation of ortho-xylene to phthalic anhydride using a fluidized bed catalysis" (1965). Masters Theses. 6970. https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/6970 This thesis is brought to you by Scholars' Mine, a service of the Missouri S&T Library and Learning Resources. This work is protected by U. S. Copyright Law. Unauthorized use including reproduction for redistribution requires the permission of the copyright holder. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. • ..·· -rl / ::~~ (. I OXIDATION OF ORTHO-XYLENE TO PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE USING A FLUIDIZED BED CATALYST ..... ,.' ~ .. -··· .. ·' BY JYUE-SHENG WANG /tf~r ) A THESIS ~'.1/!j "~t;~ ,;; l)~ submitted to the faculty of the ··-I" UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT ROLLA in partial fulfillment of the work required for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Rolla, Missouri 1965 Approved by ii ABSTRACT This investigation was conducted to study the vapor-phase oxidation of o-xylene to phthalic anhydride in a fluidized bed reactor. Parameters investigated during the study were tempera ture, molar ratio of air to o-xylene vapor, and space velocity. The catalyst used was vanadium pentoxide supported on a silica base and diluted with potassium sulfate. The studies were con ducted on a laboratory scale. The oxidation products obtained were phthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride, o-toluic aldehyde, carbon dioxide and water.