Kinetics of the liquid-phase oxidation o
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John Klassen; R. S. Kirk
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Article
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1955
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American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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English
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## Abstract A study was made of the rate of liquid‐phase oxidation of ethanol to acetic acid. An aqueous, basic solution of ethanol was allowed to trickle over a palladium‐onalumina catalyst in a packed tower while oxygen‐containing gas was blown upward. The observed rates are described by an equat