Absorption and reaction of CO2 with 2,3-epoxypropyl phenyl ether using aliquat 336 AS catalyst

Abstract

A kinetic study on the absorption and reaction of carbon dioxide with 2,3-epoxypropyl phenyl ether (phenyl glyoidyl ether, PGE) in benzene solution has been carried out at room temperature in the presence of tricaprylylmethyl ammonium chloride (Aliquat 336) as catalyst. A simple method of measuring the absorbed volume of CO2 was proposed to obtain the reaction rate constant, and it was based on the film theory accompanied by a chemical reaction. The enhancement factor (13 = Nco2/Nco2 ~ increased with increasing bulk concentration of PGE and Aliquat 336. The flux of CO2 was proportional to the agitation speed.