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Dear Colleagues,

The first and second editions of the Special Issue entitled “Industrial Chemistry Reaction: Kinetics, Mass Transfer and Industrial Reactor Design” have both been successful. Two volumes have been published, each containing 11–12 different papers of high quality. It can be verified, on the Processes website, that the average number of paper downloads for the first volume is, in June 2023, 2600, with a range between a minimum of 1101 and a maximum of 7901. The second volume, although the deadline has recently expired, has collected an average number of paper downloads for each article of 1325 with a range of 359–3822. These data demonstrate that the papers published in Special Issues I and II have had a great visibility at an international level. For this reason, the Guest Editors have decided to promote a third edition of this Special Issue with a slight modification of the original title; it is thus entitled “Industrial Chemistry Reactions (3rd Edition): Kinetics, Mass and Heat Transfer in View of the Industrial Reactors Design”.

We would like to promote the publication of innovative approaches to catalysis, kinetics, mass and heat transfer, reactor design and simulation, and scale-up from laboratory to industrial plant. In particular, the publication of reviews on new trends and advances in the abovementioned fields are encouraged.

The aim of this proposed Special Issue is the same as that of the previous editions, that is, to collect contributions from experts worldwide in the field of industrial reactors design based on kinetic and mass transfer studies. The following areas/topics will be covered in this Special Issue:

Kinetic studies for complex reaction schemes (multiphase systems);
Kinetics and mass transfer in multifunctional reactors;
Reactions in a mass transfer dominated regime (fluid–solid and intraparticle diffusive limitations);
Kinetics and mass transfer modeling with alternative approaches (e.g., stochastic modeling);
Pilot plant and industrial-size reactor simulation and scale-up based on kinetic studies (lab-to-plant approach).

Thus, in this Special Issue, original manuscripts that stand as examples for the scientific and technological communities of the modern approach to the investigation of industrial chemistry reactions are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Elio Santacesaria
Prof. Dr. Riccardo Tesser
Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Russo
Guest Editors

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Batch to Continuous: From Laboratory Recycle Trickle Bed Test Reactor Data to Full-Scale Plant Preliminary Design—A Case Study Based on the Hydrogenation of Resorcinol

by Steve D. Pollington, Bal S. Kalirai and E. Hugh Stitt

Processes 2024, 12(5), 859; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12050859 - 25 Apr 2024

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Abstract

The fine chemical and pharmaceutical sectors are starting to advocate for the use of flow chemistry due to reasons such as the environment, health and safety, efficiency, cost saving, and regulatory compliance. The use of a trickle bed or fixed bed system could replace a batch autoclave typically used for hydrogenation reactions. However, there are few studies that detail the process from laboratory proof of concept through design to commercial realization. This study, using the production of 1,3-cyclohexanedione from the catalytic hydrogenation of resorcinol as a case study, demonstrates how the laboratory-scale recycle trickle bed can be used for catalyst screening and selection. Further, design data are generated by operation over a range of design superficial velocities and operating pressures that are used to derive a design correlation that is then used to specify a single stream plant at a level of definition consistent with a Preliminary Design for capital cost estimation. Finally, the further actions required in terms of data generation to increase the level of definition and confidence to a sanction grade or final design are discussed. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Industrial Chemistry Reactions (3rd Edition): Kinetics, Mass and Heat Transfer in View of the Industrial Reactors Design)

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