CHE 411 (EXPERIMENT 5)

RESULTS FOR DETERMINATION OF RATE CONSTANT USING A TUBULAR

REACTOR
ELAPSED TEMPERATURE CONCENTRATION IN FLOW RATE MEASURED
TIME (S) OF REACTOR TANK (MOL/DM3) (CM3/MIN) CONDUCTIVITY
(⁰C) (MS/CM)
SODIUM ETHYL HYDROXIDE ETHYL
HYDROXIDE ACETATE (Fa) ACETATE
aμ bμ (Fb)

0 26.4 0.050 0.050 50.0 0.0 0.05

30 26.5 0.050 0.050 50.0 150.0 0.04

60 26.5 0.050 0.050 131.0 150.0 0.04

90 26.5 0.050 0.050 150.0 150.0 0.04

120 26.5 0.050 0.050 150.0 150.0 0.06

150 26.5 0.050 0.050 150.0 150.0 1.48

180 26.6 0.050 0.050 150.0 150.0 2.65

210 26.5 0.050 0.050 150.0 150.0 2.75

240 26.8 0.050 0.050 150.0 150.0 2.74

270 26.9 0.050 0.050 150.0 150.0 2.72

300 27.1 0.050 0.050 150.0 150.0 2.75

330 27.2 0.050 0.050 150.0 150.0 2.79

360 27.1 0.050 0.050 150.0 150.0 2.80

390 27.1 0.050 0.050 150.0 150.0 2.80

420 27.1 0.050 0.050 150.0 150.0 2.79

450 27.0 0.050 0.050 150.0 150.0 2.84

The aims of this experiment include:

1. Determination of reaction rate constant.

2. Effect of varying the temperature on reaction rate.
3. Effect of varying the reactant concentration on reaction rate.
4. Effect of varying the feed rate and effect of flow rate on conversion.

CHE 400L CR
TOCHUKWU HENRY AMUCHIE