Multispecies reactor design for fluorination reduction of lunar regolith

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dc.contributor.advisorNicolls, Frederick
dc.contributor.advisorMoller, Klaus
dc.contributor.authorMaharaj, Riddhi Anubhav
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-03T12:28:15Z
dc.date.available2025-12-03T12:28:15Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.updated2025-12-03T12:22:55Z
dc.description.abstractCitronellal was converted over sulphonated polystyrene resin catalysts of different acid loading. The catalysts had been prepared sulphonating a commercial polystyrene resin with sulfuric acid. Catalyst activities were screened in the liquid phase and in the gas phase in a temperature range of 50 to 110 oC, varying space velocity. Catalyst activities (in terms of rates of citronellal conversion) followed the degree of sulphonation and were similar in both the environments, but apparently governed by external mass transfer control in the liquid phase or limited by the very low partial pressure of citronellal in the gas phase. No effect of the degree of sulphonation on selectivity was observed.
dc.identifier.apacitationMaharaj, R. A. (2025). <i>Multispecies reactor design for fluorination reduction of lunar regolith</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42390en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMaharaj, Riddhi Anubhav. <i>"Multispecies reactor design for fluorination reduction of lunar regolith."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42390en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMaharaj, R.A. 2025. Multispecies reactor design for fluorination reduction of lunar regolith. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42390en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Maharaj, Riddhi Anubhav AB - Citronellal was converted over sulphonated polystyrene resin catalysts of different acid loading. The catalysts had been prepared sulphonating a commercial polystyrene resin with sulfuric acid. Catalyst activities were screened in the liquid phase and in the gas phase in a temperature range of 50 to 110 oC, varying space velocity. Catalyst activities (in terms of rates of citronellal conversion) followed the degree of sulphonation and were similar in both the environments, but apparently governed by external mass transfer control in the liquid phase or limited by the very low partial pressure of citronellal in the gas phase. No effect of the degree of sulphonation on selectivity was observed. DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Lunar regolith LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2025 T1 - Multispecies reactor design for fluorination reduction of lunar regolith TI - Multispecies reactor design for fluorination reduction of lunar regolith UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42390 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/42390
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMaharaj RA. Multispecies reactor design for fluorination reduction of lunar regolith. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42390en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Electrical Engineering
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectLunar regolith
dc.titleMultispecies reactor design for fluorination reduction of lunar regolith
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMPhil
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