On the study of catalyst kinetics
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I’ve really never worked on catalyst kinetics; I don’t know where to start. Could some expert give me some guidance? A gradient-free reactor is used for the reaction of hydrogen with CO to produce methanol. How much catalyst should be used, and how many sets of raw gas mixtures need to be prepared? Is online analysis required? Are tests for temperature \ pressure \ space velocity \ and hydrogen to C ratio needed separately? Data processing can be put on hold for now.
It is covered in any textbook on reaction engineering. It’s easy to explain, not difficult to do, but it’s just annoying. Firstly, it is necessary to obtain reproducible experimental data, a requirement that many newly developed catalysts fail to meet.
Because I haven’t experienced it before, I find it difficult; maybe it will seem simple the second time I do it.