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Which type of reactor is used in ethylene oxide manufacturing process?(a) Catalytic reactor(b) Liquid phase reactor(c) Fluidized bed reactor(d) Fixed bed reactorI had been asked this question during an internship interview.This interesting question is from C2 Compounds topic in section Synthetic Organic Chemical Industries of Chemical Technology

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The correct choice is (d) FIXED bed reactor

To elaborate: Ethylene and oxygen are COMPRESSED and sent into a TUBULAR fixed bed reactor since it is highly exothermic reaction ALONG with catalyst and suppressing agent.



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