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EXPERIMENT NO: 2
OBJECTIVES
Before operating the unit and running experiments, you must familiarize
yourself with the unit’s components. Please refer to Figure 1 to understand
the process. All glass components of the QVF Continuous Stirred Tank
Reactor unit are made of borosilicate 3.3 glass with PTFE gaskets.
1. Reactor (R1)
Fused jacketed vessel with graduation, nominal capacity 10 L
Bottom port for dead space reduced bottom outlet valve
Jacket connections for heating agent
Cover DN300 with connections for:
Agitator
Charge port with screw cap for feeding by hand
Inlet for feed vessels B1 and B2
Vapour pipe
Integrated conductivity and temperature sensor
2. Agitator (A1)
Laboratory drive 230V / 50,60Hz
0.11 kW, 50-700 rpm, steplessly adjustable by hand, max torque 60 Ncm
4. Pumps (P1/P2)
Centrifugal pumps
Max suction height of 3 m
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5. Condenser (W1)
2
Coil heat exchanger, area 0.2 m
Max coolant pressure of 2 bar with allowable temperature difference of
150°C
7. Instrumentation
Flow measurement (FI-301, FI-302)
Temperature measurement (TI-101)
Conductivity measurement (QI-401)
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Vent
V1 V6
Cooling
Water
B1 B2 W1 Cooling
Water
V13
HS
1
Q1
M 401
TI
101
V2 V7
FI FI
301 302
V5 V10 R1
V3 V8
V3
V11
V4 V9
P1 P2
M M V12
HS HS
2 3 B3 T1
Figure 1: Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR)
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1. Keep the cooling water valve V13 open to allow the cooling water to continue
flowing.
2. Switch off both pumps P1 and P2. Switch off the stirrer M1.
3. Switch off the thermostat T1. Let the liquid in the reaction vessel R1 cool
down to room temperature.
4. Close cooling water valve V13.
5. Close valves V2 and V7. Open valves V4, V9 and V12 to drain any liquid
from the unit.
6. Turn off the power for the control panel.
OBJECTIVES:
To carry out a saponification reaction between NaOH and Et(Ac) in a CSTR.
To determine the effect of residence time on the extent of conversion.
PROCEDURES:
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4. Let the reactor fill up with both solutions until it is just about to 1/2 full.
5. Readjust the valves V5 and V10 to give a flow rate of about 100 mL/min.
Make sure that both flow rates are the same. Record the flow rate.
6. Switch ON the stirrer M1.
7. Start the timer simultaneously.
8. Record the conductivity value at Q1-401 for every 5 minutes until it does not
change over time. This is to ensure that the reactor has reached steady state.
9. Find the concentration of NaOH in the reactor and extent of conversion from
the calibration curve.
10. End the experiment when the conductivity values do not change significantly
over time (30 minutes).
11. Repeat the experiment (steps 3 to 10) for different residence times by
adjusting the feed flow rates of NaOH and Et(Ac) to about 200 mL/min and
300 mL/min. Make sure that both flow rates are maintained the same.
12. Perform the general shut-down procedures.
rA kC A CB kC 2A
FA 0 X
VCSTR
rA
FA 0 X F0 C A 0 C A
VCSTR
kC 2A kC 2A
where X is extent of conversion, CA is exit concentration of reactant NaOH
(M), F0 is total inlet flow rate of solutions (mL/min) and C A0 is inlet
concentration of reactant NaOH in the reactor (M).
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5. For different reactor residence times, calculate the value of the reaction rate
constant, k and the rate of reaction, -rA.
Rate of reaction, rA kC 2A
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the effect of temperature on the extent of conversion.
PROCEDURES:
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4. For different reactor temperatures, calculate the value of the reaction rate
constant, k.
5.0 TUTORIAL
1. What will be the effect of mixing on the reaction rate and rate constant?
2. Why the CSTR is so special compared to Batch & Tubular (PFR) reactor?
3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using CSTR reactors in chemical
reaction.
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APPENDIX A
Solution Mixtures
Concentration Conductivity
Conversion
of NaOH (M) (mS/cm)
0.1 M NaOH 0.1 M Na(Ac) H2O
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APPENDIX B
RESULTS FOR EXPERIMENTS 1 & 2
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