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    Kinetics of the esterification of propionic acid with isobutyl alcohol over Amberlyst 36 and Amberlyst 70
    (Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, 2018-11-23) Çıtak, Alime; Hoşgün, Halit Levent
    The esterification of propionic acid with isobutyl alcohol has been studied in a batch reactor in the presence of Amberlyst 36 and Amberlyst 70 catalysts. Reaction parameters applied in this study are speed of agitation (500-1000 rpm), particle size of catalyst (400-600 µm, 600+ µm), temperature (318- 348 K) and catalyst loading (4-12 g-dry resin/L). A pseudo-homogeneous kinetic model was derived and all thermodynamic and kinetic parameters were calculated. Forward reaction rate constant for Amberlyst 36 and Amberlyst 70 determined as follows: (k1=160171 exp (-56689/RT) (L mol-1 min-1) (k1=293314 exp (-557292/RT) (L mol-1 min-1). In a comparison of the two catalysts used in this study, experimental results showed that Amberlyst 70 is more effective than Amberlyst 36.