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Kinetics of the liquid phase esterification of acrylic acid withn-octanol and 2-ethylhexanol catalyzed by sulfuric acid

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Kinetics of the liquid phase esterification of acrylic acid withn-octanol and 2-ethylhexanol catalyzed by sulfuric acid has been studied in an isothermal semibatch reactor. The reaction appears to be second order. The kinetic parameters have been determined.

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Abbreviations

AN:

acid number (mg KOH g−1)

C:

concentration (mol m−3)

k:

reaction rate constant (m3 mol−1 min−1)

k0 :

requency factor (m6 mol−2 min−1)

E:

activation energy (J mol−1)

M:

molar mass (mol g−1)

n:

number of moles

r:

reaction rate (mol m−3 min−1)

R:

gas constant (R=8.314 J mol−1 deg−1)

T:

temperature (K)

V:

reactor volume (m3)

X:

concentration (mol g−1)

β:

relative ratio of reaction rates

η:

conversion degree of acrylic acid

τ:

reaction time (min)

A:

acid

B:

alcohol

cat:

catalyst

W:

water

0:

initial

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Nowak, P. Kinetics of the liquid phase esterification of acrylic acid withn-octanol and 2-ethylhexanol catalyzed by sulfuric acid. React Kinet Catal Lett 66, 375–380 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02475815

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