Reactivity of Phenol Allylation Using Phase-Transfer Catalysis in Ion-Exchange Membrane Reactor

Table 1

Advantages and disadvantages of three reactors.

	V1 reactor	H1 reactor	H2 reactor
Diameter of membrane (cm)	6.2	2.2	2.5
Area of membrane (m^2)	3.02⋅10^−3	3.8⋅10^−4	4.91⋅10^−4
Working volume (cm^3)	55	35	35
Activation energy (kcal/mole)	12.11	13.12	11.69
Turnover number (s^−1)	1.53⋅10^−3	2.58⋅10^−3	2.74⋅10^−3
Recovery rate of phenol in 90 min (ppm/(min m^2))	13794	45263	38452
Pressure drop	△	△	○
Gravity	×	△	○
Area of membrane	×	○	○
Apparatus	△	○	○
Cost	△	○	○
Operating difficulty	△	○	○
Reactivity	×	○	○

○ good, △ fair, × poor.