Question

what is the best plant capacity for the production of cyclohexane in the US?answer with references

Answer 1

Best practice for the production of cyclohexane is catalytic hydrogenation of benzene on finely divided active metal catalyst. The method involves hydrogenation at relatively low temperature. The process can be perfomred in both liquid and gas phase with gas phase method preferred over liquid phase for higher efficiency. the references are mostly patents US 5189233 A is one of them which utilizes this approach for the production of cyclohexane on large scale.