Checking kinetic modeling enhancement of the catalyzed BTBE synthesis reaction through Hansen solubility parameters

Abstract

The prediction of reaction rates of the BTBE synthesis reaction is enhanced by including the reaction medium effect in the kinetic model, as demonstrated in a previous study based on experimental kinetic data. The Hildebrand solubility parameter was used to predict such interaction. The aim of the present work is to check if the use of the Hansen solubility parameters presents an advantage over Hildebrand solubility parameters in the kinetic modelling of the studied reaction, because it is based on a more accurate description of intra- and intermolecular forces. Several estimation methods will be considered to find Hansen solubility parameters. The method which provides the best accurate results, will be used to find Hansen solubility parameters of BTBE. Different tests are carried out to check if Hansen solubility parameters depend significantly on temperature. At this point, the kinetic equation obtained from the previous work and other kinetic equations will be tested to find the best results that describe the kinetics of the BTBE synthesis