An exothermic reaction
in a semibatch reactor can potentially cause
thermal runaway due to evolved energy accumulation or a secondary
reaction. This research aims to propose safety criteria for solid–liquid
reactions in semibatch reactors. Simulation modeling was carried out
to build thermal runaway criteria for solid–liquid reactions
in semibatch reactors. A new model for the energy and mass balance
of solid–liquid reactions was successfully established. Criteria
for the safety boundary diagram and the temperature diagram were ameliorated
for solid–liquid reactions. The results showed that the dissolution
heat has a great influence on the thermal behavior of the reaction.
Experiments to neutralize citric acid and sodium hydroxide were carried
out to determine the critical parameters for the neutralization reaction
using the temperature diagram criterion. The proposed criteria would
be reasonably expected to provide some guidance for chemical process
optimization and safety design for engineering.