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Alkaline hydrolysis of isoamylformate: Effect of dissolved electrolytes on kinetics
Author(s) -
Ghosh Bhaswati,
Bhattacharjee Sekhar,
Chaudhuri Basab,
Mukherjee Dulal C.
Publication year - 2001
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.5450790123
Subject(s) - aqueous solution , sodium hydroxide , chemistry , hydrolysis , electrolyte , alkaline hydrolysis , inorganic chemistry , sodium , mass transfer , kinetics , hydroxide , chloride , contactor , chromatography , organic chemistry , physics , electrode , quantum mechanics , power (physics)
The kinetics of alkaline hydrolysis of isoamylformate with aqueous solutions of sodium hydroxide and pottassium hydroxide has been determined by using the theory of mass transfer with chemical reaction; the effect of presence of electrolyte salts such as sodium chloride and sodium sulfate in aqueous alkaline solution has been assessed. Experiments have been conducted in a stirred cell having a flat liquid—liquid interface. For the different aqueous phases employed, the alkaline hydrolysis conforms to the fast pseudo‐first order reaction regime. The system is of considerable practical importance and has been successfully employed for the measurement of the interracial area of a flooded packed bed contactor that contained cation exchange resin particles having a diameter of approximately 0.5 mm as packing particles.