Description
This Reactor Service Unit + 3 Reactors is
designed to demonstrate the behaviour of
different types of reactors using a common
service unit with interchangeable reactors.
This unit consists of:
• Continuous stirred tank reactor
• Plug flow reactor
• Batch reactor
• Feed tanks and pumps
• Waste tank
Experimental capabilities:
• Saponification reaction between NaOH and Et(Ac)
• Effect of temperature on reaction kinetics
• Effect of residence time on extent of conversion
• Studies on reaction rate constant
• Calculation of activation energy using the
Arrhenius equation
• RTD studies using step change and pulse input
