PHYS 380 |
| Hectorite clay intercalated with tetraoctyl ammonium bromide has been used to carry out oxidation of phenethyl alcohol in toluene by sodium hypochlorite solution in triphase catalytic system using a batch reaction. Triphase catalysis is a unique type of phase transfer catalysis in which the catalyst and each of a pair of reactants are located in three different phases (Normally, organic, aqueous and a solid phase). Phenethyl alcohol concentration in the aqueous and the organic phase was always in equilibrium. In this work, we will focus on the kinetic of the oxidation reaction to determine rate of the reaction and factors affecting the rate such as concentration of the catalyst and NaOCl in the aqueous phase. |
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PHYS Poster Session - General Experiment
7:30 PM-10:00 PM, Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster
Division of Physical Chemistry |