Instantaneous Rate of Change of the Reaction Producing Butyl Alcohol and Hydrocloric Acid

by Tales Foryta Jacoski

 

Submitted : Spring 2020

Chemical Engineers must understand the whole chemical process involved in an industry-related reaction. Chlorobutane reacts with water producing Butyl Alcohol and Hydrochloric acid. This reaction brings humanity a bunch of benefits. Butyl Alcohol an essential branch of chemical engineers. Its industries applications vary from being a solvent for paintings, help the automobile industry, develop plastics, fabrics, explosives and can also act as a Biofuel, which is a fact of major importance for our environment. This reaction can produce different types of this alcohol, and that is why chemical engineers must understand it fully so we can benefit from this spectacular product.

            The rate of the reaction at a specific point of the chemical process is an important part to master. Engineers can calculate the Instantaneous Rate of the Reaction by harnessing calculus tools in order to understand how the reaction occurs and develop methods to increase productivity. The main objective is to calculate the velocity of the concentration of reactants is being transformed into products in a second. To achieve this goal, chemical engineers use the derivative formula. It is necessary to trace a tangent line in the graph of the reaction to know what the rate at that specific point is. This understanding is fundamental for the development of industries and chemical engineers play such an important role in developing many ways to optimize the reactions, all that because of the famous calculus tools. 

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