ERIC Number: EJ1085719
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Publication Date: 2005
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Kinetics of Hydrolysis of Acetic Anhydride by In-Situ FTIR Spectroscopy: An Experiment for the Undergraduate Laboratory
Haji, Shaker; Erkey, Can
Chemical Engineering Education, v39 n1 Win 2005
A reaction kinetics experiment for the chemical engineering undergraduate laboratory course was developed in which in-situ Fourier Transfer Infrared spectroscopy was used to measure reactant and product concentrations. The kinetics of the hydrolysis of acetic anhydride was determined by experiments carried out in a batch reactor. The results compared very favorably with reported pseudo-first-order kinetics for this irreversible reaction. The resulting rate expression was used to predict the performance of a semibatch reactor.
Descriptors: Kinetics, Spectroscopy, Undergraduate Students, Laboratory Experiments, Chemical Engineering, Teaching Methods, Science Experiments, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Methodology, Scientific Principles
Chemical Engineering Education, Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE. P.O. Box 142097, Gainesville, FL 32614. Tel: 352-392-0861; Fax: 352-392-0861; e-mail: cee@che.ufl.edu; Web site: http://www.che.ufl.edu/cee
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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