Batch Reactor Experiment
* value of conductivity at the beginning of the experiment represents 0% conversion, while that at
the end of the experiment represents 100% conversion.
1.
EtAc excess: 700 mL of 0.05 M EtAc and 70 mL of 0.05 M NaOH
Time
(min)
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
6
6.5
7
7.5
8
8.5
9
9.5
10
2.
Conductivity
(uS)
1060
926
839
783
726
673
628
592
563
538
515
498
480
468
457
446
439
428
423
420
418
NaOH excess: 700 mL of 0.05 M NaOH and 70 mL of 0.05 M EtAc
Time
(min)
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
6
Conductivity
(mS)
10.18
9.95
9.89
9.76
9.69
9.58
9.5
9.47
9.4
9.37
9.3
9.29
9.25
6.5
7
7.5
8
8.5
9
9.5
10
10.5
9.21
9.22
9.19
9.16
9.14
9.11
9.12
9.09
9.09
CSTR Reactor Experiment
1.
concentration of NaOH and EtAc in the storage tank in CSTR reactor is 0.05 M (CNaOH,storage = CEtAc,storage
= 0.05 M)
2.
calibration of conductivity probe
3.
1.1
0.025 M sodium hydroxide (represent XNaOH = 0%): 5.5 mS
1.2
0.025 M sodium acetate (represent XNaOH = 100%): 1.72 mS
1.3
0.0125 M sodium hydroxide and 0.0125 M sodium acetate (represents XNaOH = 50%): 3.66 mS
Flow rate for pumps
3.1
FNaOH = 46.2 mL/min
3.2
FEtAc = 42.6 mL/min
4.
volume of reaction mixture (V) = 1620 mL
5.
Data
Test
1
2
Temperature Conductivity
(°C)
(mS)
30.7
3.71
35.4
3.63