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[daraj]

Hi can somebody explain the main reasons behind why although isothermal operation is often used in labs to get kinetic data it is ultimately the adiabatic reactors that are  more commonly prevalent  in industries?

 

When I search for refernces on this a lot of them just say that this is because adiabatic reactors are easy to operate/control etc. but do not explainwhy.

 

I can see situations where isothermal reactors have also been commercialized and used successfully( like the tubular reactors for methanol synthesis). and translating lab data(obtained isothermally generally) to commercial scale in those situations would also be easier because both of them are in isothermal mode.

 

so what is it about adiabatic reactors that make operation or control or capital cost or whatever better than isothermal at large scales?

 

Please share your inputs and thoughts

[daraj]

Hi, Please let me know your thoughts on this