70 CHEMICAL AND CATALYTIC REACTION ENGINEERING 29 Leyes and Othmer [Jnd. Eng. Chem., 37: 968 (1946)] present the following batch homogeneous data for the esterification reaction of butanol (B) and acetic acid (A). Temperature = 100°C Moles Ag = 0.2332 Moles By = 1.16 Time, h 4 converted, mol | ‘Time, A converted, mol | Time,h 4 converted, mol 9 1 2 o 3 0.03662 6 0.06085 0.01636. 4 0.04525 7 0.06833 0.02732 5 0.08405 8g 0.07398 210 at 212 Bs Determine a suitable rate equation and establish the value of the constants. The catalytic chlorination of an aromatic (A) by Cl, (B) yields the monochloride (©) and degradation by-product (D): A+B =. C+D, Further chlo ination produces the dichloride (E) and D:C-+B ———» E+D. Assuming first-order reactions, derive an expression from which k/k, can be ascertained from experimental values of C and E versus A. Initial values of C and E are zero. Given the following data on the decomposition of furfural in 1% H3SO. at 160°C find a reasonable interpretation of these data and estimate the extent of reaction at 34h. Furfural 2, Time, b (5/100 ral oO 2 Os 195 1 1.87 15 1.79 2 1.74 25 1.69 Comment critically upon this experiment. A dimer (B) is catalytically produced by second-order reaction of A, and the dimer reacts further to yield an isomer (C): 2A —.apOoc Assuming order and stoichiometry conform, determine the values of k, and k2 from the fol- lowing data: Liquid-phase concentration, mol/titer ih A a ¢ o 1 o o 0.03 0.76 0,098 0.02 0.06 0.63 0.132 0.06. Ol Ost O14 On O15 039 0.12 O17 02 0.33 0.10 Ou 03 0.25 0.05 0.32 Troupe and Kobe [Jnd. Eng. Chem., 42; 801 (1950)] report data on the esterification of 85% lactic acid (4) with methanol (M) and Interpret their results by a second~