Conclusions
The kinetic regularities of ethyl chloride gas phase synthesis from ethanol and HCl in a packed bed reactor over pure and ZnCl2- impregnated alumina catalysts and at the temperature range of
200–325 °C were studied. The values of the rate constants, reaction equilibrium constants and activation energy were calculated for both rival kinetic models. The model 1, based on two routes for ethyl chloride formation from ethanol and diethyl ether, respectively, could be used to describe all experimental data well.