Experiment 1

Appendix A

Solution Mixtures
Conversion 0.1 M 0.1 M H2O Concentration Conductivity
NaOH Na(Ac) of NaOH (M) (mS/cm)

0% 100 mL - 100 mL 0.0500 8.21

25% 75 mL 25 mL 100 mL 0.0375 5.81

50% 50 mL 50 mL 100 mL 0.0250 3.34

75% 25 mL 75 mL 100 mL 0.0125 1.43

100% - 100 mL 100 mL 0.0000 0.068

 Experiment 2
Appendix C
Volume of sample, Vs = 0.05 L
Concentration of NaOH in the feed vessel, CNaOH = 0.10 M
Volume of HCL for quenching, VHCl = 0.01 L
Concentration of HCl in standard solution, CHCl = 0.25 M
Concentration of NaOH used for titration, CNaOH = 0.10 M
Volume of titrated NaOH = V1

No. Flowrate of Flowrate of Total flowrate Inlet Outlet Volume of NaOH

NaOH Et(Ac) of solution Vo conductivity conductivity titrated (mL)
(mL/min) (mL/min) (mL/min) (mS/cm) (mS/cm)
1 300 300 600 4.8 6.7 22.4

2 250 250 500 4.6 6.5 20.1

3 200 200 400 4.5 6.4 19.7

4 150 150 300 4.2 5.9 19.1

5 100 100 200 3.7 4.9 19.9

6 50 50 100 1.3 4.0 20.8

Result from experiment

No. Residence time, (min) Conversion, X Reaction rate constant, k Rate of reaction, -rA
(%) (L/mol.min) (mol/L.min)

1 6.6667 89.6 25.85 6.990 104

2 8.0000 80.4 12.31 1.182 103

3 10.0000 78.8 11.15 1.253 103

4 13.3333 76.4 9.712 1.353 103

5 20.0000 79.6 11.71 1.218 103

6 40.0000 83.2 14.86 1.049 103

Result from calculations

Sample of Calculations

Residence time

For flow rates of 300 ml/min:

(),
Residence Time, =
( ),
min

, = + ()

= 300
+ 300
()

= 600

=6

Hence,
4
Residence Time, = = 6.6667
0.6 ( )
min

Other residence times were calculated the same way but varying flow rates.
Conversion

For flow rates of 300 mL/min:

(, )
, , =
2
0.1
= = 0.05
2

,
2 = 1
,
0.1
2 = 0.0224 = 8.96 103
0.25

3 = , 2

3 = 0.01 8.96 103 = 1.04 103

1 = , 3

1 = 0.25 1.04 103 = 2.6 104

 , 2 = 1

2 = 2.6 104

= 2 /2
2.6 104
= = 5.2 103
0.05

= (1 ) 100%
,

5.2 103
= (1 ) 100% = 89.6%
0.05
Reaction Rate Constant, k

= ( )
1

For flow rates of 300 ml/min :

Vo = Total inlet flow rate= 0.6 L/min

VPFR = Volume for reactor = 4 L
CAO = inlet concentration of NaOH= 0.05 M
X = 0.896

0.6 0.896
= ( ) = 25.85 . /
4(0.05) 1 0.896
= ( )2 (1 )2
= 25.85(0.05)2 (1 0.896)2
= 6.990 104 . /