276 S. Smeds et al.

/Applied Catalysis A: General 125 (1995) 271-291

4.5

PE=0.1 atm, PH=0.9 atm

4
PE=0.1 atm, PH=0.4 atm ÷ ,,

3.5
Z
69
3
0
E
2.5
o,
UJ

1.5
"5
_ ° --~-

1
/ -

- - " -4-

0.5 - ~ +

0 r J I i I I

400 410 420 430 440 450 460

temperature (K)
Fig. 2. R e a c t i o n rate as a f u n c t i o n o f temperature.

was fitted to the data (PE = ethylbenzene pressure, PH = hydrogen pressure). Table
1 gives the parameter values calculated with non-linear regression, taking the
temperature dependence of Ki (bar ] ) as that of an adsorption equilibrium constant:
4
+

3.5 T=403K o
[]
T=433K + .-/

3 T=463K ~ - /
z . + /"

2.5 ,- ,/•

o, 2 "" - "/
III " • " / •

(3,) . " " e

1.5 .- /- / _

0.5 ~

0 t t t i i

0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9

hydrogen pressure (atm)

Fig. 3. R e a c t i o n rate as a f u n c t i o n o f h y d r o g e n pressure.