Abstract
AbstractPhenol was recovered from the simulated wastewater in the form of a useful product, allyl phenyl ether, using A‐172 membrane as phase‐transfer catalyst in a batch and a continuous membrane reactor. The effects of temperature, agitation rates and flow rates of aqueous and organic phases, and concentrations of phenol and allyl bromide on the yield of allyl phenyl ether in the organic phase and phenol removal in the aqueous phase after the reaction were studied. Activation energy and turnover number of the reaction were calculated as well. In the batch mode, the phenol concentration in the treated aqueous phase was found to be < 2 ppm, reduced from 5000 ppm, and more than 99% of the phenol was recovered in the form of allyl phenyl ether after reacting for 180 min. In a continuous mode, the phenol concentration can be reduced from 5000 to 100 ppm in the steady state operation of the reactor. Copyright © 2009 Curtin University of Technology and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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