Hydrolysis kinetics of chloroacetic acid with sodium hydroxide under strong alkaline conditions

Abstract

The hydrolysis of chloroacetic acid and sodium hydroxide is carried out at 45-85 °C by using equal mole of sodium chloroacetate and alkali. Using reasonable approximation, the hydrolysis reaction is proved to be a second-order reaction when the conversion is less than 95 % and the kinetic rate coefficients are determined. The activate energy is calculated 103 kJ mol-1.