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Empirical Equations For Falling Film Sulfonation of Methyl Esters
Empirical Equations For Falling Film Sulfonation of Methyl Esters
J. A. Torres O., 1F. J. Snchez La Salle University, Carrera 2 No. 10 !0, "o#ot, Colo$%ia &So'th A$erica() tel. *+!1 ,+,+,-0 e.t./ 2+1+, e$ail/ 0atorres1'nisalle.e2'.co. 1Universi2a2 Nacional 2e Colo$%ia, Carrera ,0 No. 3+ 0,, "o#ot, Colo$%ia &So'th A$erica() tel. *+!1 ,1-+000 e.t./ 13,01, e$ail/ 40sanchezc1'nal.e2'.co. The 5resent research sho6n that is 4easi%le to 5ro2'ce s'l4onate2 $ethyl esters 2erive2 o4 stearin 5al$ in a 4allin# 4il$ reactor in a contin'o's 5ro2'ction sche$e. The s'l4onation o4 $ethyl esters ta7es 5lace 6ith $o2erate 6eather in the s'l5honate, altho'#h 6e reco$$en2 a te$5erat're o4 ,,,8 4or the start o4 the reaction. 9t re:'ires a slo6 2eco$5osition o4 inter$e2iate 5ro2'cts on 2i#estion 6ith hi#h te$5erat'res &,+,8( that increases the content o4 active $atter. The e$5irical e:'ations 2evelo5e2 'sin# linear re#ression 4or the res'lts o%taine2 in the 4il$ reactor 6or7e2, relate the 5ercenta#e o4 active $atter 6ith 5rocess varia%les/ 4lo6 o4 the $ethyl ester, SO concentration in strea$ s'l4onatin# an2 SO ;$ethyl ester $ole ratio. <o6ever, altho'#h these
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e:'ations are statistically si#ni4icant at =0> 5ro%a%ility, the e.5eri$ental 2ata to the reactors 5rove2 to %e $'ch lo6er than those o%taine2 in the la%oratory, re4lectin# s$all? scale to have $ore control o4 the 5rocess. These e:'ations also re5resent 0'st the syste$s e$5loye2.