Studies on Kinetic Parameters of a Second-Order Reaction of Hydrolysis

The studied reaction is the alkaline hydrolysis of ethyl acetate. The overall order of the reaction is the sum of the orders of the two reagents. The kinetics of the reaction was followed by applying the conductometric method. They worked starting by different initial concentrations of the reactants. Another parameter that has been changed was the temperature. Based on the experimental data, the half-life of the reaction was determined for each individual case. There were established the optimal working conditions for the studied parameters.