Co-oxidation of ammonia and isopropanol in supercritical water in a tubular reactor

Cabeza P; Al-Duri B; Bermejo MD; Cocero MJ

Chemical Engineering Research & Design, Vol.92, No.11, 2568-2574, 2014

DOI10.1016/j.cherd.2014.01.017 Export Citation

Co-oxidation of ammonia and isopropanol in supercritical water in a tubular reactor

Cabeza P, Al-Duri B, Bermejo MD, Cocero MJ

Improvements in the ammonia removal were only appreciated with the lowest IPA/NH3 molar ratios (0.125 and 0.25) while the oxygen ratio did not have significant influence in the ammonia removal. Nevertheless, a direct relation between the nitrate concentration and the oxygen in excess was found. Nitrate concentration was also found to increase when the IPA/ammonia ratio increased. (C) 2014 The Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords:Ammonia;Supercritical water oxidation;Tubular reactor;Isopropyl alcohol;Nitrates;Radical mechanism