CHE 151-1L CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING LABORATORY 2
MAPUA UNIVERSITY
CONTINUOUS STIRRED-TANK
REACTOR LABORATORY
REPORT
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
A CSTR is normally used for a homogeneous means that they have a direct proportionality to each
liquid-phase reaction [1]. In addition, the CSTR is other. The conductivity of the reaction mixture is
used for gas-liquid reaction when a gas reacts with due to the ions present [2]. That’s why an increase
a liquid in the liquid phase. In this experiment, in in the temperature of the reactor also increases the
order to identify the relationship between the number of ions in the mixture as well as the
reaction rate constant and the reaction temperature, mobility of ions. Theoretically, conductivity should
a CSTR was used. Also, the effect of temperature increase in direct proportion to the concentration. In
on the activation energy can be identified. other words, the higher the concentration of ions in
Furthermore, the reaction mixture is assumed to solution, the higher its conductivity will be [3].
well-mixed making the temperature and the
concentration to be consistent.
Figure 2. Reactor Temperature VS. Conversion on
Figure 1. Reactor Temperature VS. Conductivity NaOH
As observed on Figure 1, as the reactor temperature Looking at figure 2, the reactor temperature is again
increases, the conductivity also increases. This directly proportional to the conversion on NaOH.
The reactor temperature increases as the conversion
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ENGINEERING LABORATORY 2
MAPUA UNIVERSITY
CONTINUOUS STIRRED-TANK
REACTOR LABORATORY
REPORT
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
A CSTR is normally used for a homogeneous means that they have a direct proportionality to each
liquid-phase reaction [1]. In addition, the CSTR is other. The conductivity of the reaction mixture is
used for gas-liquid reaction when a gas reacts with due to the ions present [2]. That’s why an increase
a liquid in the liquid phase. In this experiment, in in the temperature of the reactor also increases the
order to identify the relationship between the number of ions in the mixture as well as the
reaction rate constant and the reaction temperature, mobility of ions. Theoretically, conductivity should
a CSTR was used. Also, the effect of temperature increase in direct proportion to the concentration. In
on the activation energy can be identified. other words, the higher the concentration of ions in
Furthermore, the reaction mixture is assumed to solution, the higher its conductivity will be [3].
well-mixed making the temperature and the
concentration to be consistent.
Figure 2. Reactor Temperature VS. Conversion on
Figure 1. Reactor Temperature VS. Conductivity NaOH
As observed on Figure 1, as the reactor temperature Looking at figure 2, the reactor temperature is again
increases, the conductivity also increases. This directly proportional to the conversion on NaOH.
The reactor temperature increases as the conversion
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