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Decomposition of t‐butyl acetate on charcoal and comparison with isomers on charcoal and in the gas phase
Author(s) -
Pettit Paul J.,
Anderson Robert B.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450580305
Subject(s) - charcoal , acetic acid , decomposition , chemistry , activated charcoal , gas phase , activation energy , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry , adsorption
The decomposition of t‐butyl acetate on charcoal to isobutene and acetic acid is a clean, zero‐ordet reaction at temperatures of 151° to 288°C with an apparent activation energy of 90.8 kJ/mol. The rates for the 4 butyl acetates on charcoal and in the gas phase are compared. The rates on charcoal are always larger than those in the gas phase. The primary reaction products from the decomposition on charcoal and in the gas phase are acetic acid and the butene indicated by the six‐center‐ring mechanism.