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Why is reacting O2 less for aromatic hydrocarbon than aliphatic hydrocarbon?(a) More oxidation(b) High temperature(c) Desired product(d) All of the mentionedI got this question at a job interview.This is a very interesting question from Apparatus for Oxidation topic in portion Oxidation of Unit Processes |
Answer» RIGHT answer is (c) Desired product To ELABORATE: In vapour-phase oxidation of aliphatic substances such as methanol and the LOWER-molecular-weight aliphatic hydrocarbons, the RATIO of reacting oxygen is generally lower than in the case of the aromatic hydrocarbons for the FORMATION of the desired products, and for this reason heat removal is simpler. |
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