Abstract
The interfacial area for a liquid–liquid system has been determined by the chemical reaction method. The saponification of butyl formate ester with 8 M sodium hydroxide has been used to this end. A correlation has been derived to describe the mole flux of ester through the interface and the kinetic rate constants have been calculated. For a continuously operated reactor a correlation has been derived for both reaction in the dispersed phase as well as reaction in the continuous phase. A viscosity factor had to be incorporated to obtain one single correlation for the Sauter mean drop diameter. The validation for this chemically enhanced reaction regime is presented and discussed.
| Original language | Undefined |
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| Pages (from-to) | 299-314 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Chemical engineering and processing : process intensification |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- METIS-106086
- IR-74310
- Saponification
- Fast liquid–liquid reaction
- Heterogeneous dispersion
- Interfacial area
- Butyl formate ester
- Chemical reaction method