| dc.contributor.advisor | Vishwanath, D S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Srihari, V | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-09T07:20:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-09T07:20:01Z | |
| dc.date.submitted | 1973 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.iisc.ac.in/handle/2005/8167 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Oxidation of ethanol and methanol are known to be feasible reactions. Equilibrium constants calculated show that these reactions are highly irreversible. Theoretically ethanol and methanol oxidations to their respective aldehydes can go to completion. As is common with oxidation reactions, the oxidation of ethanol and methanol to their respective aldehydes are exothermic in nature. However, the exothermicity is moderate compared to the exothermicities encountered in oxidations in general.
Even though the combustion reactions are feasible at as low a temperature as room temperature none occurred up to 300°C in the present work. Although oxidation of ethanol and methanol can go to completion theoretically, they do not happen in practice even at 300°C. These considerations give support to the statement that the thermodynamics is concerned about the end conditions of a process and does not tell anything about resistances involved therein. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | T01032 | |
| dc.rights | I grant Indian Institute of Science the right to archive and to make available my thesis or dissertation in whole or in part in all forms of media, now hereafter known. I retain all proprietary rights, such as patent rights. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis or dissertation | |
| dc.subject | Oxidation of ethanol | |
| dc.subject | Oxidation of methanol | |
| dc.subject | Equilibrium constants | |
| dc.title | Oxidation of Alcohols | |
| dc.degree.name | PhD | |
| dc.degree.level | Doctoral | |
| dc.degree.grantor | Indian Institute of Science | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Engineering | |
