Integral kinetic analysis from temperature programmed reaction data: alkaline hydrolysis of ethyl acetate as test reaction

Abstract Kinetic modelling of the alkaline hydrolysis of ethyl acetate was performed using temperature programmed reaction (TPR) data. The integral kinetic method for the analysis of TPR data, which was applied to the alkaline hydrolysis of ethyl acetate, allows a rapid and simple determination to be made of the reactivity, power kinetic model and kinetic parameters (pre-exponential factor and activation energy) in homogeneous liquid phase reactions, leading to useful information for the design, control or optimization of industrial chemical reactions. The well-known kinetic behaviour of the alkaline hydrolysis of ethyl acetate was used as a reference system for the evaluation of TPR kinetic analysis.