Research on Kinetics for Oxidation of Phenanthrene to Diphenic Acid

The reaction kinetics for oxidation of phenanthrene, with peracetic acid, into 2,2’-diphenic acid, was investigated. A laboratory scale completely mixed reactor was used for the study. By using the orthogonal test and mathematic ways, such as Runge-Kutta’s integral and revised simplex for optimization, estimation of kinetic parameters was conducted. And the chemical kinetic equations were obtained. These parameters could be utilized for the design, operation and optimization of the reactor in oxidation of phenanthrene to diphenic acid.