ASSIGNMENT/PROJECT/DESIGN: CHE506 CHEMICAL REACTION

LABORATORY

Semester: OCT 2021-MAR 2022

DR HARUMI VENY, DR NORASHIKIN AHMAD ZAMANHURI, DR SHAREENA
FAIRUZ ABDUL MANAF, DR HAZELAH KASMURI, DR NORHIDAYAH IDERIS
Lecturer NORHAYATI TALIB, DR HARUMI VENY, NOR SHARLIZA MOHD SAFAAI,
NORHAYATI TALIB, SUHAILA SAUID, DR JEFFRI JAAFAR

Programme EH220: BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONS.) CHEMICAL

Course CHE506: CHEMICAL REACTION LABORATORY

Credit Hours 1 CREDIT HOUR

Evaluation OPEN ENDED LAB-GROUP LAB REPORT

1.0 INTRODUCTION

This assignment covers Lab 3 CSTR in 40L to solve a saponification process. This project is a group project
and shall be embedded with a complex engineering problem questions.

2.0 COURSE AND PROGRAMME OUTCOMES WITH COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROBLEMS &
KNOWLEDGE PROFILE

This assignment/project/design addresses one (1) course outcomes and one (1) programme outcomes
(PO) which are mapped to complex engineering problem characteristics (WP) and the required knowledge
profiles (WK) as shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Mapping of Course Outcomes-Programme Outcome- Complex Engineering Problems (WP) &
Knowledge Profile (WKs)

Course Outcomes Programme Complex Engineering Knowledge Profile

Outcome Problems (WP) (WKs)
CO1 PO3 WP1 WK8
Organise laboratory Conduct Depth of knowledge Engagement with
procedures and investigations of required selected knowledge in
understand the working complex problems WP2 the literature
principles of via literature review, Range of conflicting
experimental units in design of required
order to conduct experiments, WP3
experimental works analysis and Depth of analysis required
successfully and safely interpretation of
either individually or in a data as well as WA 4
group. (P4) synthesis of Deep investigation and
information to experimentation
provide valid
conclusions.
3.0 LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR THE ASSIGNMENT/PROJECT/DESIGN

At the end of this assignment, student should be able to:

1. Apply the fundamental knowledge/basic concepts in the classroom related to the chemical reaction
engineering problems.
2. Analysed the problem and evaluate the process variable effects towards the saponification process.
3. Evaluate the scope and limitations and come out with the acceptable solutions.
4. Establish team-work and networking among other groups.

4.0 DESCRIPTION

Your group is assigned to conduct experimental works on saponification process of ethyl acetate Et(Ac)
and sodium hydroxide, NaOH using a pilot plant scale CSTR-40L.

5.0 YOUR TASKS

i. Before commencing experimental works, you are required to arrange a consultation with lab
technician for enlightening in handling the reactor, whereas a consultation with lecturer is also compulsory
in discussing on theories. Based on consultations, propose a thorough experimental procedure to operate
the reactor without compromising the objectives of experiment.

ii. Residence time and operating temperature are two variables that affect the saponification
reaction in CSTR. Upon completion of experiments, perform relevant calculations and plot the graphs
accordingly. By considering an understanding of theories from textbooks and journals, discuss the patterns,
principles and relationship shown and place them in proper perspective.

iii. Overcoming the time constraints in data collecting process, it is strongly recommended to establish
a communication and discussion with other groups. Comparison with other results in prior works and
significance are helpful in making an impactful report.

6.0 SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENT/PROJECT/DESIGN

a) This is a group lab report and submission should be accomplished only by the group leader to the
designated folder.
b) Plagiarism is highly prohibited. PENALTY will be imposed to those involved.
c) Students are required to submit the lab report by the due deadline as advised by lecturer.
d) Provide relevant citations to support your expected result and discussion. Use APA format for the
list of references, refer to at least 3 journals and 2 books.
e) The cover page samples of the lab report are on the next pages.
f) For the submission, each group will need to submit two files which are:
i. Group Lab Report – in pdf
ii. Excel file that provides the calculations of data/results, figures and tables. It is compulsory to
start with a new excel file.
g) An open discussion about this task is available during the consultation hours (upon appointment)
and other communication means.
h) Submit your group manuscript and excel file to MS Team.
i) Due date: TBA
7.0 EVALUATION SCHEME

This section summarized the criteria to be evaluated in the assignment/project/design. The detailed rubric
of each area is given in the appendix.

Prepared by: Vetted by: Moderated by;

PN NOR SHARLIZA MOHD DR. MIRADATUL NAJWA BINTI OBE Committee

SAFAAI & MUHD RODHI School of Chemical
DR NORHIDAYAH IDERIS Resource Person Engineering,
Lecturer School of Chemical Engineering, UiTM Shah Alam
School of Chemical Engineering, UiTM Shah Alam
UiTM Shah Alam

Date: 17 Oct 2022 Date: Date:

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STUDENT'S NAME:
STUDENT'S ID:

Unacceptable/ Meeting
Acceptable but Meeting Exceeds
Fails to meet Acceptable expectations with
WP Content incomplete expectations expectations
expectations (2) improvement
(1) (4) (5)
(0) (3)

Extensive abstract
Abstract/ Summary
Abstract/ Summary which includes short
is related but does
WP1 is related and take theory, meeting
not take into
Depth of Too brief and not Too brief and into account overall objectives and
Abstract No abstract given account overall
knowledge directly related related conclusion of conclusion of
conclusion of
required results obtained experimental
results obtained
and its significance (significance of
and its significance
results)
 Introduction with Introduction
Introduction missing explanation of in- Having some or includes detailed of Introduction includes
explanation of in- depth engineering brief explanation of in-depth wide-ranging in-
depth engineering fundamentals which in-depth engineering depth engineering
fundamentals which includes the engineering fundamentals, fundamentals,
WP1 includes the theoretical fundamentals on background background
Depth of theoretical principles theoretical information on information on
Introduction No introduction
knowledge principles (saponification principles theoretical theoretical principles
required (saponification process), terms, (saponification principles (saponification
process), terms, techniques and a process), terms, (saponification process), terms,
techniques and clearly stated techniques or a process), terms, techniques and a
hypothesis. Poorly hypothesis, but clearly stated techniques and a clearly stated
written/too short poorly written/too hypothesis clearly stated hypothesis
short hypothesis

Aims / Objectives
statement match
purpose of lab for Aims / Objectives
Experimental Experimental
both cases. statement clearly
aims/objectives are aims/objectives are
WP2 Aims / Objectives Experimental outlines for both
No aims / clearly stated for clearly stated for
Range of statement does not aims/objectives are cases and concisely
Aims / Objectives objective both cases but not both cases and
conflicting match purpose of stated but states the purpose of
statement concisely related concisely related
required lab for both cases somewhat unclearly experiment which
with the analytical with the analytical
or vague or not related with the
approach. approach.
concisely related analytical approach.
with the analytical
approach.
 Additional
Given theory relates
Related to the Given theory relates information in theory
to the experiment
experiment but too to the experiment extracted from
but some are
brief and not and relevant to the resources cited in
irrelevant and not
related to the engineering references, concise
related to the
engineering knowledge and and closely related to
WP1 engineering
Too brief and not fundamental fundamental the experiment with
Depth of No theory fundamental
Theory closely related to (CSTR, (CSTR, relevant engineering
knowledge statement given (CSTR,
the experiment. saponification saponification knowledge and
required saponification
process, back process, back fundamental (CSTR,
process, back
titration, rate law, titration, rate law, saponification
titration, rate law,
conversion, conversion, process, back
conversion,
residence time residence time titration, rate law,
residence time
etc.). etc.). conversion,
etc.).
residence time etc.).

Complete list of
Missing several Complete list of
Missing several reagents and
WP2 Incomplete apparatus and apparatus and
equipment, equipment/apparatus
Range of No apparatus equipment chemical reagents / chemical reagents /
Apparatus apparatus and with brands and
conflicting given /chemical reagents materials used. materials used.
chemical reagents model series.
required No set up diagram Diagram of Diagram of
No set up diagram Diagrams of
equipment included equipment included
equipment included.
 Procedure
Some steps missing
describes all steps
from procedure. Procedure describes
of experiment in
The conflicting all steps of
clear order. The
Several steps are requirements experiment in clear
conflicting
missing from (experimental order. The conflicting
requirements
procedure. The limitation, available requirements
(experimental
conflicting sources, safety (experimental
Many steps missing limitation, available
requirements consideration) are limitation, available
from procedure. sources, safety
(experimental stated but sources, safety
The conflicting consideration) are
limitation, available misleading. Past, consideration) are
requirements assessed and
sources, safety impersonal tense well assessed and
(experimental hightlighted. Past,
consideration) are not always used. hightlighted. Set up
limitation, available impersonal tense
poorly stated and/or Set up diagram is referred.
sources, safety used. Set up
misleading. Past, diagram/flowchart is Past, impersonal
consideration) are diagram/flowchart
WP2 impersonal tense inaccurate, not tense is used.
not stated. Past, is accurate but not
Range of not always used. referenced. Complete sentences
Methodology No procedure impersonal tense referenced.
conflicting No set up Incomplete used. A logical
not used. No set Complete
required diagram/flowchart. sentences used. experimental plan of
up diagram. sentences used.
Incomplete Presents a data gathering to
Incomplete Presents a logical
sentences or point simplistic attain the stated
sentences or point experimental plan
form used. No experimental plan objective is
form used. No for data gathering
systematic plan of for data gathering presented with an
systematic plan of and the entire
data gathering showing the accurate
data gathering scope of the study
presented or plan is methodology methodology design
presented or plan is is recognized with
grossly incomplete design and and analysis. . The
grossly incomplete. an accurate
to show analysis. Does not student shows
methodology
methodology recognize the entire unusual insight
design and
design and analysis scope of the study. regarding
analysis.
required. Not all parameters parameters that
Parameters
affecting the results could impact the
affecting the results
are controlled or results.
are controlled or
investigated.
investigated.
 Missing several
information on
Information on
results obtained Description of
results obtained
from experiment for observations All necessary data
from experiment for All necessary data
e.g. Tables and complete. Tables was collected, and
e.g. Tables and was collected, and
sketches. and/or sketches data presented
sketches is data presented well.
Necessary data included, and/or well. Units provided
incomplete. Units provided for all
was not fully incomplete for nearly all data
WP3 Necessary data data values. Data
collected – missing paragraphs. values. Data
Depth of was collected with presented in highly
Results No results data significantly Missing data has presented in highly
analysis several missing professional format
affects the validity minor impact on the professional format
required data significantly and analysis is
of results. Not validity of results. and analysis is
affects the validity formulated with
presenting Analysis is formulated with
of results. Analysis suitable models,
originality in formulated with suitable models,
is formulated with plots or equations for
analysis to suitable models, plots or equations
suitable models, calculations.
formulate suitable plots or equations for calculations.
plots or equations
models or for calculations.
for calculations.
equations, plots for
calculations.

Presented with Calculations

All necessary
Poorly presented some missing completely done
All necessary calculations are well
WP3 with some missing sample of but without detailed
No sample of calculations are presented and in a
Depth of sample of calculations. explanation.
Calculations calculation well presented and highly professional
analysis calculations which Calculations Calculations
included in a highly format. Percentage
required affect the whole depicted in terms of depicted in terms of
professional format. error is also included
results graphs and graphs and
where applicable.
summarised table. summarised table.
 Clearly demonstrates
Presented with
understanding of
references and
Somewhat engineering
Poorly presented linkage made with
demonstrates fundamental,
with no reference to engineering
Presented with little understanding of technical and
the results and can fundamental,
reference to the engineering theoretical principles
also be technical and
results. No linkage fundamental, affecting results and
misinterpretation of theoretical
made with technical and possible sources of
the results. No principles. State
engineering theoretical error. State explicit
linkage made with clear assumptions
fundamental, principles affecting assumptions
engineering (elementary or non-
technical and results and possible (elementary or non-
fundamental, elementary,
theoretical sources of error. elementary,
technical and homogeneous or
principles. State State clear and homogeneous or
theoretical heterogeneous,
vague assumptions correct heterogeneous,
principles. No constant density or
WP3 (elementary or non- assumptions constant density or
assumptions stated change of density,
Depth of No discussion elementary, (elementary or non- change of density,
Discussion (elementary or non- isothermal or non-
analysis given homogeneous or elementary, isothermal or non-
elementary, isothermal,
required heterogeneous, homogeneous or isothermal, adiabatic
homogeneous or adiabatic or non
constant density or heterogeneous, or non adiabatic) and
heterogeneous, adiabatic).
change of density, constant density or steer to the correct
constant density or Somewhat
isothermal or non- change of density, discussion. The
change of density, demonstrates
isothermal, isothermal or non- meaning of results
isothermal or non- understanding of
adiabatic or non isothermal, and their validity is
isothermal, principles affecting
adiabatic). adiabatic or non discussed with clarity
adiabatic or non results and possible
Demonstrates adiabatic). and insight, using
adiabatic). No sources of error.
originality and Demonstrates statistics to quantify
evidence of Demonstrates
creativity in the originality and the discussion.
originality and originality and
discussion. creativity in Demonstrates
creativity in the creativity in
providing in-depth originality and
discussion. providing a
discussion. creativity in providing
complete
in-depth discussion.
discussion.
Easy to follow.

Not similar to theory

Similar to theory Similar to theory
with no significant Similar to theory Concise statement
with significant with significant
relevancy to the with significant summarizing the
WP1 relevancy to the relevancy to the
results. Vague relevancy to the main findings/results
Depth of No conclusion results. Vague results.Clear
Conclusion conclusion and results. Clear to draw a valid
knowledge given conclusion and conclusion but
does not match or conclusion, and conclusion.
required inaccurately answer inaccurately or
answer completely answers Accurately answers
experimental incompletely
experimental objective. the objective.
objectives answers objective.
objectives.
 Recommendations
are stated but are Recommendations Recommendations Recommendations
Concise
not well discussed are stated but are are well addressed are well addressed
recommendations
and/or not related not well discussed. and relevant to the and relevant to the
and closely relevant
to the topic. Evidence of topic. Evidence of topic. Evidence of
to the topic.
Evidence of comparing the comparing the comparing the
Evidence of
comparing the encountered encountered encountered
comparing the
encountered conflicting conflicting conflicting
encountered
conflicting elements, min 2 elements, min 2 elements, min 3
conflicting elements,
WP2 elements, min 1 issues (e.g. issues (e.g. issues (e.g.
min 3 issues (e.g.
Range of No issues (e.g. methodology, data methodology, data methodology, data
Recommendations methodology, data
conflicting recommendations methodology, data collection, data collection, data collection, data
collection, data
required collection, data analysis) with analysis) with analysis) with
analysis) with
analysis) with relevant relevant relevant
relevant engineering
relevant engineering engineering engineering
knowledge,
engineering knowledge, knowledge, knowledge,
fundamental,
knowledge, fundamental, fundamental, fundamental,
technical and
fundamental, technical and technical and technical and
theoretical principles
technical and theoretical theoretical theoretical
to improve the
theoretical principles to principles to principles to
results.
principles to improve the results. improve the results. improve the results.
improve the results.

Reference cited Reference cited

incomplete or complete but Uses information
Reference cited Reference cited
incorrectly incorrectly from numerous
complete but complete and
formatted. formatted. external sources to
incorrectly correctly formatted.
WP1 Either raw data or Either raw data or gain an
formatted. Uses Uses information
Depth of other appendices other appendices understanding of
Reference None given information from from multiple
knowledge not included. Seeks included. Seeks the science behind
multiple sources, sources, including
required minimal information minimal information the experiment and
including sources sources beyond
for experiment – for experiment – the utility of the
beyond instructor’s instructor’s material
mainly from mainly from experimental
material and text. and text.
textbook and textbook and results.
material. material.
 Additional
information in
WP1 Given appendices Given appendices appendices
Too brief and not Too brief but closely
Depth of relate to the relate to the extracted from
Appendix None given closely related to related to the
knowledge experiment but experiment and resources cited in
the experiment experiment
required some are irrelevant relevant references, concise
and closely related
to the experiment