EXPERIMENT 1: BATCH REACTOR

Volume of NaOH = 3 L
Volume of Et(Ac) = 3 L
Temperature = _____ 0C

Time, Temperature Conductivity Concentration of Conversion,

(min) (°C) (mS/cm) NaOH, CNaOH (M) X (%)
(From calibration (Self
curve) calculation)
0 35 6.21
5 36 6.02
10 37 5.94
15 40 5.57
20 44 5.08
25 46 4.87
30 48 4.85

Experiment 2 CSTR
Reactor volume = 10 L
Flowrate = 200 mL/min
Temperature = 37 oC
Temperature

Flow Flow Total flow rate Concentration

Conversion, X
Conductivity
Time (min)

rate of rate of of solutions, F0 of NaOH,

(mS/cm)

NaOH, Et(Ac), (mL/min)=FNaOH CNaOH (M)

(oC)

(%)
FNaoH FEt +FEt
(mL/min) (mL/min)

0 28 289 288 9.98

5 29.2 290 289 9.31
10 29.4 291 287 9.27
15 29.9 292 291 8.89
20 30 290 290 8.85
25 30.5 295 290 8.45
30 30.9 294 293 8.12
35 31.2 289 294 7.89
40 31.4 291 295 7.67
45 32.0 298 296 7.65
50 32.3 297 297 7.32
55 32.5 299 298 7.22
Experiment 3 Drying Process
Table of Results:
Weight of Empty Tray = 337.3 g
Weight of Dry Sand and Tray = 437.4 g
Weight of Dry Sand = ______________ g
Weight of Wet Sand and Tray = 457.4 g
Weight of Wet Sand = ______________ g
Air Velocity = 5 m/s

Time Mass of Total Inlet (oC) Outlet (oC)

(min) wet sand moisture Dry Wet Dry Wet
(g) content, XT bulb bulb bulb bulb
0 457.4 38.0 40.0 37.0 44.0
5 453.5
10 34.0 41.0 38.0 49.0
15 446.0
20 34.0 41.0 38.0 46.0
25 440.3
30 35.0 45.0 39.0 46.0
35 437.7
40 38.0 46.0 40.0 50.0
45 437.4
Experiment 4: heat exchanger