Masters Theses

Kow-Jen Daumn

Abstract

"The purpose of this work was to develop a method for calculating equilibrium concentrations for reversible liquid phase reactions from a minimum of experimental data. The example reaction studied was the Diels Alder reaction between 2-methyl furan and maleic anhydride. Specifically, interaction parameters of the UNIFAC model for groups in the compounds 2-methyl furan, maleic anhydride and the solvent, p-dioxane, were determined. The activity coefficient of each substance was then predicted by the UNIFAC method. Equilibrium constants at 45°C for the Diels Alder reaction between 2-methyl furan and maleic anhydride were then calculated from these activity coefficients and two previously determined sets of equilibrium concentrations at 45°C. These two equilibrium constants were within 12 % of each other, which demonstrated the validity of the method"--Abstract, page ii.

Advisor(s)

Poling, Bruce E.

Committee Member(s)

Findley, Marshall E., 1927-1991
Grimm, L. J.

Department(s)

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Chemical Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Summer 1983

Pagination

vii, 53 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-46).

Rights

© 1983 Kow-Jen Daumn, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Thesis Number

T 4970

Print OCLC #

9939539

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