Non-isothermal modeling of glycerol oxidation reaction and estimation of thermodynamic parameters

Abstract

The paper presents determination of adiabatic temperature rise during the oxidation of glycerol to glyceraldehyde with hydrogen peroxide in order for estimating its potential hazardous behavior. Estimation of enthalpy of the reaction was carried out by using thermodynamic tables and the bond energy method. The Non-isothermal reaction system for glycerol oxidation was described on the basis of a dynamic modeling proposal, considering the energy balance in the reactor to describe the final stage in the process of glycerol oxidation. The objectives of the present study were determination of the physic-mathematical model for glycerol oxidation, performance of the linearization of the proposed model and determination of transfer function for control purposes.