Kinetics of allyl chloride epoxidation with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by extruded titanium silicalite

A mechanism is suggested for the heterogeneous catalytic epoxidation of allyl chloride with hydrogen peroxide in methanol. The kinetics of allyl chloride oxidation into epichlorohydrin in the presence of extruded titanium silicalite has been investigated. A kinetic model of the process has been derived from experimental data, and the activation energies of the target and side reactions, the rate constants of the reactions, and the adsorption equilibrium constant have been determined. The allyl chloride epoxidation process has been tested using a bench-scale continuous apparatus, and the adequacy of the kinetic model has been estimated.