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Critical Evaluation of the Quantitative Titrimetric Determination of Acetone in a Water and Butyl Acetate Mixture via Acid Catalyzed Oximation Method of the Liquid-Liquid Extraction Experiment for the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Unit Operations Laboratory Course

Purpose
To verify and/or modify the method of quantitative determination of acetone concentration in mixtures of water and butyl acetate.

Introduction
There has been significant concern raised as to the accuracy of the current titration method for determining the concentration of acetone present in samples collected for routine analysis by students while operating the liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) unit. These concerns are to be addressed by investigating the theoretical soundness as well as the practical utility of the current titration method. In addition, should any difficulty in practical evaluation or theory be encountered, several modifications of the current method and/or alternative quantitation methods may be explored.

Chemicals
List of chemicals

Labware

 * 1) 150.0 mL glass beaker
 * 2) 1.000 mL calibrated volumetric pipettor
 * 3) 1.000 mL polypropylene pipettor tips
 * 4) 10.0 mL glass vials
 * 5) 500 mL glass bottles
 * 6) 30.00 mL glass burrette
 * 7) glass stirring rod
 * 8) metal spatula

Instrumentation

 * 1) list of instruments goes here

Overview of experimental methods
Overview goes here

Preparation of KHP standard solution
Preparation of KHP standard solution

Preparation of standardized NaOH solutions
Preparation of standardized NaOH solutions

Preparation of standardized HA⦁HCl solution
Preparation of standardized HA⦁HCl solution

Titrimetric evaluation of pure standardized HA⦁HCl solution
Titrimetric evaluation of pure standardized HA⦁HCl solution

Prediction of theoretical behavior of target systems
Prediction of theoretical behavior of target systems

Preparation of standard set of mixtures of acetone and water
Preparation of standard set of mixtures of acetone and water

Preparation of standard set of mixtures of acetone and butyl acetate
Preparation of standard set of mixtures of acetone and butyl acetate

Preparation of standard set of mixtures of acetone, butyl acetate, and water
Preparation of standard set of mixtures of acetone, butyl acetate, and water

Titrimetric evaluation of mixtures of acetone and water
Titrimetric evaluation of mixtures of acetone and water

Titrimetric evaluation of mixtures of acetone and butyl acetate
Titrimetric evaluation of mixtures of acetone and butyl acetate

Titrimetric evaluation of mixtures of acetone, butyl acetate, and water
Titrimetric evaluation of mixtures of acetone, butyl acetate, and water

Critical evaluation of titrimetric determination of acetone method in a mixture
Critical evaluation of titrimetric determination of acetone method in a mixture

Summary of findings and recommendations
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