Sun, Yongkui; LeBlond, Carl. "Understanding Rate Processes in Catalytic Hydrogenation Reactions" Chemical Engineering in the Pharmaceutical Industry:R &D to Manufacturing. (2011): 101-111. Print.
This paper mainly deals with "the simple but crucial hydrogen gas/liquid mass transfer issue and its impact on the development of hydrogenation processes"(102). The idea is that the rate of a catalyzed reaction is limited by how well the reactants can move on and off the catalyst surface. The paper argues that there needs to be proper characterization of the rate process in order for successful scale-ups from lab scale to industrial scale.
The authors had to do various rate studies on hydrogenation reactions. This would involve not only varying the hydrogen/catalyst ratio, but also varying pressure and stir speed. The process of solid catalysis is that the hydrogen atoms adsorb to the solid catalyst surface and stay still long enough for the reactant, what needs hydrogenated, to line up to the hydrogen atoms and form bonds.
This article is fairly specific to this particular reaction type. As far as my research goes, it can help me as a reference for organization of my own papers. This is a valuable article for those scientists who work in Research and Development.
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