Reaction Kinetics of Acetic Acid With Ethanol To Ethyl Acetate With Sulfuric Acid Catalyst
Reaction Kinetics of Acetic Acid With Ethanol To Ethyl Acetate With Sulfuric Acid Catalyst
ABSTRACT: Ethyl acetate is an ester of ethanol and acetic acid. This compound is a colorless liquid with a characteristic odor.
Ethyl acetate is widely used as a solvent because of its high solubility. The manufacture of ethyl acetate (ethyl ester) is referred to
as the esterification process. This esterification reaction is an exothermic reaction, is reversible and generally runs very slowly so
it requires a catalyst to obtain maximum ester. Domestic demand for ethyl acetate is increasing, while production in Indonesia is
still lacking. Reactor design requires a reaction mechanism and kinetic data in the form of reaction rate equations and reaction rate
constants. This study aims to determine the kinetics of the etherification of acetic acid presented in the form of the reaction rate
equation, the value of the reaction rate constant, and the reaction equilibrium constant. In addition, this research also stu died how
the influence of sulfuric acid catalyst on the reaction rate constant and the reaction balance. The esterification reaction was carried
out in a batch reactor. 99% acetic acid and H 2SO4 catalyst whose concentrations are varied, are mixed in a reactor equipped with
a magnetic stirrer which is operated at 400 rpm, then 96% ethanol is poured with a volume ratio of 1:1 to acetic acid, 5 mL of
sample is taken to analyze the remaining acid after The reaction takes place, every certain time interval a sample is taken t o be
analyzed until an equilibrium point is obtained. From the results of this study it can be concluded that the esterification reaction
of acetic acid with ethanol to produce ethyl acetate is a second order reaction with the reaction rate equation ( -rA) = k1CACB –
k2CCCD. By using a reaction temperature of 34oC and a stirring speed of 400 rpm, the best conditions were obtained using a catalyst
of 5.3% by volume, with the reaction rate constant to the right (k 1) being 0.014 L/(gmol min), the value of the equilibrium constant
(K=k1/k2) is 5.51 and the balance conversion is 77%.
KEY WORD: Catalyst, Esterification, Ethyl acetate
e) 2,67 5,3 e) 10
4% 6,67%
% % 8
8,14 8,14 8,14 6
0 0
14 14 14 8,1414
4
6,03 6,26 3,74
4 3 2
1 3 0 4,492
5,04 4,75 2,87 0
8 6 0 20 40 60 80
5 5 0 3,323 Time (minutes)
4,43 3,74 2,49
12 9 Figure 2. Graph of the relationship between time
6 0 3 2,892
(t) and the concentration of acetic acid (CA) at
4,03 3,24 2,20
16 12 various variations in the addition of the amount of
0 7 3 2,646
catalyst
3,74 3,01 2,11
20 15
0 5 6 2,400
Table 1 and Figure 2 show that the greater the addition
of catalyst, the smaller the concentration of acetic acid
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Reaction Kinetics of Acetic Acid with Ethanol to Ethyl Acetate with Sulfuric Acid Catalyst
at the same time. This shows that the reaction speed is 0,090 0,154 0,318 0,229
28 21
getting bigger. The form of the reaction equation can 2 4 0 0
be determined by the following steps: 0,103 0,166 0,336 0,273
32 24
a. Predict the reaction order 7 1 4 6
The first step predicts a rightward reaction order of 2 0,115 0,185 0,388 0,309
36 27
(one for acetic acid and one for ethanol or p = 1 and q 6 4 1 2
= 1 ) and a leftward reaction order of 2 (one for ethyl 0,136 0,197 0,429
40 -
acetate and one for water or r = 1 and s = 1) , so the 6 3 4 -
chemical reaction rate equation is as follows: 0,142 0,219 0,500
44 - -
𝑑𝐶𝐴 3 6 1
𝑟𝐴 = − = 𝑘1 𝐶𝐴 𝐶𝐵 − 𝑘2 𝐶𝐶 𝐶𝐷
𝑑𝑡 0,175 0,239
48 - -
5 3 -
b. Determine the linear equation of the mass balance. 0,251
In the literature review, the mass balance has been 52 - - -
- 3
described for the second order reaction, and the 0,265
following equation is obtained: 56 - - - -
7
−(𝑘1 𝐶𝐴 (𝐶𝐵0 − (𝐶𝐴0 − 𝐶𝐴 )) − 𝑘2 (𝐶𝐴0 − 𝐶𝐴 )(𝐶𝐴0 − 𝐶𝐴 )) 0,305
60 - - - -
𝑑𝐶𝐴 9
=
𝑑𝑡 0,338
The above equation is integrated by entering data from 64 - - - -
0
table 1, the following equation is obtained:
0.6
1 𝐶𝐴 − 2,6388 1 𝐶𝐴 + 18,0292
−( 𝑙𝑛 + 𝑙𝑛 )
20,688 𝐶𝐴0 − 2,6388 20,688 𝐶𝐴0 + 18,0292 0.4
Y
= 𝑘1 𝑡
0.2
0
The equation above is a linear equation y = kt, with: 0 20 40 60
X
1 𝐶𝐴 − 2,6388
𝑦 = −( 𝑙𝑛
20,688 𝐶𝐴0 − 2,6388 2,67% 4% 5,30% 6,67%
1 𝐶𝐴 + 18,0292
+ 𝑙𝑛 ) Figure 3. Graph of the x and y relationship for
20,688 𝐶𝐴0 + 18,0292
From the equation above, a table 2 can be made of the various catalyst amounts
relationship between t (time) and y for each addition of
the catalyst. Figure 3 shows that the x and y relationship for various
catalyst additions is close to linear. It can be concluded
Table 2. Relationship between t and y values for that the esterification reaction of acetic acid with
each addition of catalyst (% v/v to acetic acid) ethanol to ethyl acetate is a 2nd order reaction to the
t Y t Y right and 2nd order to the left, namely r A = k 1 C A C B -
(minut 2,67 (minut 6,67 k2CCCD.
4% 5,3% The value of k (reaction rate constant) can be calculated
e) % e) %
0,019 0,020 0,087 0,057 by the Least Square method. The value of k 1 at various
4 3 catalyst additions can be seen in table 3
3 7 5 2
0,033 0,049 0,140 0,104
8 6 Table 3. The effect of adding catalyst volume to the
9 1 4 7
0,046 0,082 0,181 0,135 reaction rate constant (k 1 )
12 9 Catalyst Reaction rate constant to the
7 3 1 7
0,058 0,108 0,233 0,161 addition (%) right (L/(gmol.minute))
16 12 2,67 0,0033
2 2 5 6
0,068 0,125 0,257 0,200 4 0,0046
20 15 5,3 0,0101
9 1 3 0
0,083 0,144 0,302 0,229 6,67 0,0098
24 18
0 3 5 0