Synthesis of Cyclopentane from Dicyclopentadiene under Conditions of Concurrent Downward Flow in the Catalytic Zone of a Reactive Distillation Units

Abstract

The paper deals with experimental studies of cyclopentane synthesis from dicyclopentadiene via reactive distillation. In the reactive distillation column, there are separate zones for the reaction with downward concurrent flow in the catalyst bed and for purification of the reaction products via distillation. The influence of the process pressure and molar ratio H₂ : C₁₀H₁₂ on the conversion was studied. The temperature elevation in the catalyst bed was shown to increase the proportion of dicyclopentadiene in the reaction products. The obtained experimental results demonstrated the high conversion and selectivity of the continuous synthesis of cyclopentane from dicyclopentadiene in reactive distillation units.