Abstract This experiment is done to study the efects o temperature onsaponi cation reaction

o ethyl acetate and sodium hydroxide in batch reactor. Abatch reactor is a reactor which the
reactant is eed and le t in the tank. Theproduct is only removed rom the tank when
the reaction is completed. In thisexperiment, ethyl acetate and sodium hydroxide is mixed in
the tank. Thetemperature is manipulated and the time taken or the conductivity values
toachieve a steady state or each ow rate is monitored and recorded. rom theresults
obtained, it was ound that as the temperature increases, the rate o reaction increases. !verall,
the conductivity increase with the increase o timeand temperature
IntroductionA simple batch reactor is a reactor which the eed is char"ed via two holes in
thetop o the tank. #hile the reaction is carried out, there is nothin" else to be putin or taken
out rom the tank until the reaction is completed. The tank is easilyheated or cooled by coolin"
$acket. %atch reactor has the advanta"e o hi"hconversion that can be obtained by leavin" the
reactant or a lon" period o time. There are several actors that afect the rate o reaction in
the batch reactor. orthis experiment, the ob$ective is bein" study the efect o temperature
onsaponi cation reaction o ethyl acetate and sodium hydroxide in a batch reactor.Assumption
made was the conductivity decreased with time but increased withthe increment o
temperature

&ethodolo"y' irst o all, (.)* o +. & sodium hydroxide solution, )++m* o +. & sodiumacetate
solution and (.+* +. & ethyl acetate is prepared. -ext to preparecalibration curve, ++m* o
deionised water is mixed with each set o chemicalmixture a. ++m* -a!/ or +0 conversion,
1)m* -a!/ 2 ()m* -a Ac3 or ()0conversion, )+m* -a!/ 2 )+m* -a Ac3 or )+0 conversion, ()m* -
a!/ 2 1)m*-a Ac3 or 1)0 conversion, and ++m* -a Ac3 or ++0 conversion3. To per orm
reaction at 4+
°
5, the temperature is set at 4+
°
5 or bothreactor and reactant. * o +. & ethyl acetate is added into the $acketed
reactorthrou"h the openin" at the top o the reactor. The stirrer is switched on and setat the
minimum speed. !nce the temperature is uni orm, * o +. & -a!/ isadded into the reactor and
stop watch is started immediately. Then the productis collected every )mins and its conductivity
is tested and recorded until itsconductivity remain constant. A ter that, the reactant in the
reactor is drainedout. The steps are repeated by increase the reactor and reactant6s
temperatureuntil )+
°
5.