1NAME OF INSTITUTION UNISA

NAME OF MODULE & MODULE CODE CHEM TECH III MODULE B (CEM3PRB)

AUTHOR’S NAME AND STUDENT NUMBER ANSELM HUNDIVENGA (46695117)

DATE OF EXPERIMENT 21-25 AUGUST 2017

DUE DATE 15 SEPTEMBER2017

LAB SECTION NUMBER K-G-074

INSTRUCTOR’S NAME Thapelo

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DECLARATION

I, Anselm Hundivenga declare that, this report was compiled and written by myself, it
was not copied or taken from other sources, except the reference data indicated on
the reference list. Furthermore, this work has not been submitted at any other
institution

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This report was done effectively within the allocated time. Firstly I would like to thank
the company Mpact Paper Ltd. Springs-Mill for giving me the opportunity to attend
practical lessons. I would like to thank the following individuals selectively as they
played an important role in the writing of this report constructive. UNISA instructors
and my colleagues in group one.

ABSTRACT

The main objective of the experiment was done in order to measure the absorption
rate of carbon dioxide by analysing the samples extracted from valve V4 and V6.This
experiment demonstrated the basic principle of absorption. Water was pumped to
the top of the column by a centrifugal pump (G1) from the feed tank (D1). Air from
the compressor was used to carry the carbon dioxide gas through the bottom of the
column. This counter current movement enabled the transfer of carbon dioxide from
air mixture into the water. Lean air mixture exited at the top whereas spent water
descended into the bottom of the column and overflow into the feed tank when we
opened the valve. Total quantity of 100 ml of extracted samples was tested with an
indicator phenolphthalein to identify the presents of CO2. According to our
background theory, red revealed the absence of CO2 and colourless reflects the
presence of the gas .Colourless colours were titrated with NaOH by dropping drop by
drop until the colour became persistent pink

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES

Introduction 1
Theory 1
Experimental procedure A and B 4
Results, discussion and calculations 5
Conclusion 6
Recommendation 6
References 6
Appendices 6
List of figures
Figure 1 2
Figure 2 3
List of tables
Table 1 5
Nomenclature

 CO2=carbon dioxide
 NaOH=Sodium hydroxide
 ml=millilitre
 D1=feed tank
 GI=feed pump
 V=valve
 PA =Partial pressure of a component
 CA= concentration of component in the liquid
 H =henry’s constant
 *=multiply
 / =divide
 N =instantaneous absorption rate
 VT =volume of used titrating solution.

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