Ethylene Oxide
Application Process Ethylene oxide (EO) is produced by direct oxidation of ethylene with air or oxygen over a silver-containing catalyst. For satisfactory catalyst operation the ethylene in the reactor feed concentration must be maintained between 5% and 10%. The relevant chemical reactions are:(1) C2H4 + 0.5 O2 -> C2H4O(2) C2H4O + 2.5 O2 -> 2 CO2 + 2 H2O(3) C2H4 + 3 …