Abstract
An aerobic oxidation of squalene was carried out in a flow reactor system. Six peroxides obtained by this process were subjected by HPLC with UV, chemical luminescence detectors and iodometry. The oxidation was similar to that in the batch reactor system in which two periods of oxidation (induction and acceleration periods) were observed. In the acceleration period after the induction, squalene was oxidized by the series reactions with very high rates to form six peroxides. The peroxides were further decomposed and polymerized to carboxylic acids, ketones, aldehydes and high molecular weight products as tetramer.
