Abstract
The chromatographic moving-bed reactor is a new device which possesses functions of both reactor and adsorptive separator. This paper demonstrates experimentally that reaction and separation occur simultaneously in the device for the oxidation of carbon monoxide over activated alumina with first-order irreversible kinetics.
The observed concentration profiles of the reactant and the product along the longitudinal direction of the bed are compared with the theoretical curves to show that the proposed model is valid. The effect of non-linearity of adsorption isotherms for the product at high surface concentration is also discussed.
