Vertical Integration Of An Esterification Reaction In The Chemical Engineering Curriculum
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Salt Lake City, Utah
- Publication Date
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June 20, 2004
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June 20, 2004
- End Date
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June 23, 2004
- ISSN
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2153-5965
- Conference Session
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5
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9.1399.1 - 9.1399.5
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--13969
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https://peer.asee.org/13969
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428
Abstract
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Session 1526
Vertical Integration of an Esterification Reaction in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum
Kevin Dahm, Daniel Fichana, Peter Otton and Karl Spiewak Rowan University
Abstract The Rowan University Department of Chemical Engineering has received an NSF-CCLI grant to develop realistic chemical reaction engineering experiments for the undergraduate curriculum. This paper discusses one such experiment, the reaction between ethanol and acetic acid to form ethyl acetate. Students examine this system in their organic chemistry class, and it provides an illustration of the esterification reaction mechanism. The experiment currently under development re-examines this esterification reaction from a chemical engineering perspective. For example, the reaction is reversible and equilibrium-limited, but in the organic chemistry lab, there is no examination of the kinetics. The complementary chemical engineering experiment currently under development examines the relationship between residence time and conversion.
The reaction will be carried out in a fixed-bed reactor with Purolite resin 269 acting as a catalyst. An outer shell is used to supply hot water to control the temperature of the bed. The experimental apparatus and procedure are nearing completion and testing of the system and collection of data will begin in the spring of 2004. This paper compares the chemical engineering and organic laboratory versions of the experiments and explains the role of the proposed experiment in the course. The experiment is scheduled to be integrated into the Chemical Reaction Engineering course for the first time in the spring of 2005.
Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education
Dahm, K. (2004, June), Vertical Integration Of An Esterification Reaction In The Chemical Engineering Curriculum Paper presented at 2004 Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2--13969
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