Oscillation theory

In previous papers [L.B. Datsevich, Appl. Catal. A 250 (2003) 125-141; L.B. Datsevich, Catal. Today 79-80 (2003) 341-348; L.B. Datsevich, Appl. Catal. A 247/1 (2003) 101-111] devoted to the oscillatory motion of liquid in catalyst pores in gas-liquid reactions with gas and/or heat production, some directions of catalyst and process development have been discussed. It has been supposed that modification of the pore structure of catalysts can provoke oscillations in pores, leading to an acceleration of internal mass transfer and to an increase in the overall reaction rate. The present paper deals with a confirmation of this theoretical conclusion. It shows that an unsophisticated change in the pore structure can intensify the process of 1-octene hydrogenation to n-octane on a Ni tablet catalyst up to three times.