The effect of flow maldistribution on conversion in a catalytic packed‐bed reactor. Part II. Experimental studies

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Abstract
The modeling equations formulated for a catalytic packed‐bed reactor with distributed resistance to flow have been applied to the alumina catalyzed isomerization of 1‐butene to cis‐ and trans‐2‐butene. Flow maldistribution was deliberately created in a 5.25 cm I.D. reactor by packing different radial sections with alumina particles of different size. Effluent gas composition, monitored by gas chromatography, was found to vary with radial position in a manner consistent with the modeling equations and with the reaction rate constant previously established in a microreactor.