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Kinetic Study on Dodecylbenzene Sulfonation in a Mixed Batch Reactor Chemical and Materials Engineering 4(3): 33-38, 2016 http://www.hrpub.org DOI: 10.13189/cme.2016.040301 Kinetic Study on Dodecylbenzene Sulfonation in a Mixed Batch Reactor Jamal M. Amous Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia Copyright©2016 by authors, all rights reserved. Authors agree that this article remains permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License Abstract A mixed batch autoclave reactor was used to Recent studies had led to the conclusion that the monomer investigate the sulfonation reaction kinetics of pure samples SO3 is the true active ingredient in Oleum while H2O is of DodecylBenzene (DB). The effect of temperature in the acting as solvent. The SO3 Hydrates present at low range between 20 and 50 °C, and the effect of the temperatures are the monohydrates (SO3.H2O or 100% concentrations of Sulfur Trioxde and DodecylBenzene upon H2SO4) and the dihydrates (SO3.2H2O or 84.5% H2SO4) and the sulfonation reaction rate were studied. Two sets of the pyrosulfuric acid (2SO3.H2O or 44.5% Oleum [4,5,6]. experiments were performed .The first is applying high In USA, 51 out of 101 working sulfonation plants apply SO3/DB molar ratio CSO3 /CDB >>1, the second is with high Oleum, 44 of them apply SO3 while 5 units apply DB/SO3 molar ratio (CDB/CSO3>> 1). It was shown that the chlorosulfonic acid and one plant applies sulfoxidation [2]. sulfonation reaction is a 0.74 order with respect to DB and a Basic Chemistry supports that Sulfur trioxide (SO3) reacts 1.59 order with respect to SO3. The reaction rate constant k with the Dodecylbenzene to form a sulfur-carbon bond. One was determined for both sets. The values determined for the of the characteristics of this process is that the resultant frequency factor and activation energy were as per the 3 Dodecylebenzene sulfonic acid is a stable molecule following equation: k = 2.2172x10 exp{-5207/RgT} (1). The [3,4,5,6,7] as per the following equation kinetic model for the sulfonation reaction is RD.B = . k* * . " (2). The progress of the reaction was SO3+C12H25C6H5→ C12H25C6H4SO3H (3) determined1 59 from0 74 SO3 concentration vs. time data conducted Studies on the sulfonation of organic compounds were 3 at different time intervals. Evaluations of SO3, DB carried by Dresel and Hinshelwood (1944) [8], Stubbs, concentrations and reaction rates were based on titrations of Williams and Hinshelwood (1948) [9] and more recently by the inorganic phase with caustic soda standard solutions. Torres et al.(2008) [10]. Torres accepted a second order Keywords Sulfonation, Dodecylbenzene, Kinetics, model for the reaction rate, first order with respect to both Sulfonic Acid, Homogeneity, Detergents methyl esters and sulfur trioxide, while Dresel and Hinshelwood (1944), Stubbs, Williams and Hinshelwood (1948), performed kinetic studies on different Alkylbenzenes with SO3 and concluded that the reaction rate constant of this sulfonation reaction depends on the Arylbezene being 1 . Introduction sulfonated with values ranging between 48.8 to 7.85x10-6 [liters/gmole.sec] and the activation energy is in the range of The recent developments in detergents industry reflect the [4320 – 11400] cal/gmole. worldwide trend in detergent products and quality. Ratcliff (1954) [11], studied the sulfonation of benzene The challenge of the recent decades for detergents with SO3 and concluded that the reaction is 0.57 order with industry is to produce cleaning products which are of respect to Benzene and 1.24 with respect to SO3. essential role in our daily lives, which can safely and The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effectively remove soils, germs and other contaminants, help sulfonation of Dodecylbenzene with Oleum 22 wt%. us to stay healthy, care for our homes and possessions, and The sulfonation is carried out in a well-mixed autoclave make our surroundings more pleasant [1,2]. reactor ensuring homogeneity. Dodecylbenzene sulfonate’s biodegradability and its high The kinetic study reported in this investigation was carried cleaning capability were the reasons for the producers went out in a stainless steel 316 alloy cylindrical autoclave (Figure. toward the production of large amounts of this detergent and 1) equipped with a stirrer for agitation (80 R.P.M) with a 3 to focus their attention on the chemical process techniques of total volume of 4868 cm , having an internal diameter Di, of the sulfonation of the DB [3]. 135 mm and a height H of 340 mm . The height of the 34 Kinetic Study on Dodecylbenzene Sulfonation in a Mixed Batch Reactor hemispherical head (dx) is 33.75 mm (dx=0.25 Di), the The H2SO4 solution is then titrated with 1 M NaOH diameter of the agitating blade dt is 40.5 mm, the distance solutions. The amount of soda solution needed to neutralize between agitator and bottom of the reactor ht is 67.5 mm, the sulfuric acid is used to evaluate the amount of H2SO4 and width of the blades w is 10 mm and the width of the baffles hence the SO3 present in the solution and thus the moles of wb is equal to 13 mm. D.B not reacted. The proposed kinetic model for the sulfonation reaction rate is: α1 α2 2. Raw Materials -RDB =k(CDB) . (CSO3) (4) Dodecylbenzene is an Organic compound, colorless waxy Where CDB and CSO3 are the concentrations of DB and SO3. solid consists of a Dodecyl group (C12H25) attached to α1 and α2 are the reaction orders with respect to SO3 and DB a Phenyl group (C6H5). Dodecylbenzene is a precursor for respectively. Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate[12 ]. Since SO3 is in excess, its concentration is assumed Sulfur trioxide is a clear oily colorless liquid. It may constant (not altered throughout the experiment) and is contain a haze and be off-white to light brown in appearance. considered to be equal to: Oleum is normally turbid and off-white in appearance [13]. (CSO3)ave.={C(SO3)°+ C(SO3)f }/2. (5) The strength of Oleum used is 22 wt%(1.3458 SO3.1H2O). The number of SO moles not reacted are calculated as per SO3 molar mass is equal to 80 and density at 30°C (ρ) = 3 1.890 gr/cm3. the following equation: Some of the properties of Dodecylbenze are given below: N(SO3)i = [ViNaOH* 1.0 * {2666- (v )}]/(vsi 1000), = (6) Chemical formula C18H30 . =1 ∑ ∗ Molar Mass 246.43 g/mole. where Vi (NaOH) is the volume of 1.0 M caustic soda solution 3 Appearance colorless liquid. needed to neutralize v sicm , 1.0 is the molarity of the 3 3 Density 0.857 g/cm . caustic soda solution, vsi is the volume in cm of the sample Melting point - 7 °C. picked in the ith sampling, n is the total number of samples . Boiling point 290 to 410 °C The number of unreacted DB moles is calculated as follows: Solubility in water insoluble (ND.B)i =(ND.B)° -Δ(NSO3)i. (7) The properties of Oleum with different strengths are where Δ(N )i= N( ) - N( ) shown in Table 1. SO3 SO3 ° SO3 i The D.B concentrations are estimated by dividing the Table 1. Properties of Oleum with different strengths number of un reacted moles by the remaining volume which 30% 20% 3 Properties SO3 65% Oleum is equal to (2666-Σv ) cm . Oleu. Oleu. Four classes of experiments were conducted, the first was Melting point(°C) 17 2 19 -10 at 20, the second at 30 °C, the third at 40°C while the forth Boiling point 45 58 121 142 was at 50 °C, for each class we estimated the observed (°C) Density reaction rate constant k´Ti which is equal to the intrinsic 1.88 1.975 1.92 1.88 at(g/cm3)30°C reaction rate constant k multiplied by the average concentration of sulfur trioxide (C SO3)ave. raised to the power a2 α2 which is equal to [( CSO3)ave] . 3. Experimental In the second set of experiments, we performed classes with excess in DB moles against SO . The first set of experiments was performed applying high 3 We used 3000 cm3 of DB with 95 cm3 of Oleum 22% in (CSO / CDB) molar ratio. 1666 cm3 of Oleum 22% and 1000 3 the first three classes and 3000 cm3 of DB with 65 cm3 oleum cm3 of Dodecylbenzene were loaded to the reactor, see 22% in the fourth class of experiments. In this second set, we Figure 1. These amounts contain 33.7439 gmoles of initiated our experiments with 10.4512 gmoles of DB against SO ( N ) and 3.484 gmoles of DB. All experiments of the 3 SO3 1.926 moles of SO in the first three classes and 1.295 gmole first set were initiated with C( ) =33.7439/2666=1.2657 X 3 SO3 SO in the fourth class of the second set against 10.4512 10-2 gmole /cm3 while C( ) =3.484/2666= 3 DB gmoles of DB. 1.3068X10-3gmole/cm3, thus C( )/C( ) = 9.6854 1. SO3 DB Experimental runs were performed at 20, 30, 40, and 50°C. Dodecylbenzene concentration changes were determined Experimental data was treated and values of the observed at different times. Samples of the reacting mixture≫ of rate constant k´´Ti were deduced, Where k´´Tj is equal to k approximately 4 cm3 were picked at different time intervals, multiplied by (C ) . raised to the power α1 which is equal washed with 10 cm3 of distilled water and then left for DB ave to[(C ) ]a1.
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