Catalytic cracking of toluene or other organic solvents
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Catalytic cracking of toluene or other organic solvents involves first pumping the toluene solvent (in aqueous solution or as a gas) into the pipeline, after which an induced draft fan is used to atomize the pumped toluene solution; under the action of a catalyst at 500 degrees Celsius, it undergoes catalytic cracking to form carbon dioxide and water. At the pilot scale stage. I’d like to ask which expert in this field has experience with it and knows something about this process.
When the temperature does not reach 500 degrees Celsius, the reaction is incomplete and other gases are produced.
Why does the catalytic cracking process produce carbon dioxide and water? This is a catalytic combustion process, right?
Yes, it’s cracking and oxidation, as the benzene ring breaks apart; however, the temperature does not reach 1000 degrees, staying around 550 degrees, so it is not considered combustion.
As a result, in the current pilot-scale setup, the lower part of the reactor melted due to the high temperature.