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CHE 331 Chemical Engineering Laboratory LAB REPORT GUIDELINE Each group must submit one report for each experiment within the dateline given. All students need to prepare materials such as A4 paper, some literatures (online sources or journals) and textbooks regarding to the topics of experiment given. General format: - Font type: Times New Roman - Size: 12 - Spacing: Double spacing except for abstract (single spacing) - Margins: 2.5 cm (for top, bottom, right and left) - Paragraph/Text: Justified and continuous. Please do not leave any empty spaces between sections. - Section title: ALL CAPITAL LETTERS and BOLD, align title to the left - Number each page (type) The general order of the various sections of a full report is set out below (Please refer appendices for example): Front Cover Include: - Title of Experiment - Group # - Group members’ name and student ID. Please include assignment of member starting from planner, experimenter, analyzer and consultant. Lab report evaluation sheet (A softcopy of the evaluation can be found in ilearn portal CHE 331 in lab report guideline) Abstract Table of Contents: 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Objectives

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CHE 331 Chemical Engineering LaboratoryLAB REPORT GUIDELINEEach group must submit one report for each experiment within the dateline given. Allstudents need to prepare materials such as A paper! some literatures "online sources or#ournals$ and textboo%s regarding to the topics of experiment given. &eneral format'- (ont type' )imes *ew +oman- ,i-e' 1. - ,pacing' /ouble spacing except for abstract "single spacing$- 0argins' ..1 cm "for top! bottom! right and left$- 2aragraph3)ext' 4ustified and continuous. 2lease do not leave any empty spacesbetween sections.- ,ection title' ALL CA25)AL LE))E+, and BOLD, align title to the left- *umber each page "type$)he general order of the various sections of a full report is set out below "2lease referappendices for example$' (ront Cover 5nclude' 6 )itle of Experiment6 &roup 76 &roup members8 name and student 5/. 2lease include assignment of memberstarting from planner! experimenter! analy-er and consultant. Lab report evaluation sheet "A softcopy of the evaluation can be found in ilearnportal CHE 331 in lab report guideline$ Abstract )able of Contents' 1.9 5ntroduction ..9 :b#ectives3.9 )heory.9 /iagram and /escription of Apparatus1.9 Experimental 2rocedures;.9 +esults and /iscussions.9 +eferences11.9 AppendicesCHE 331 Chemical Engineering LaboratorySECTIONS IN REPORTAbstract )he abstract should contain a brief overview of yourexperimental results. ?ou should include only a brief paragraph of a few sentencesdiscussingingeneral theob#ective! procedures! resultsandconclusion of the experiment. )he abstract should contain less than approximately 399words for laboratory reports. Although abstract appears in thebeginning of the report! it should be written after the rest ofthe report has been completed.5ntroduction )he5ntroductionshouldincludeareie!of ba"#gro$n%literat$reobtained from textboo%s or other certifiedresources about the experiment. 2ro&er "itations should be included in this section. However!you are encouraged to ma%e an effort to put this section intoyour own words. (or full mar%s! you have to expand the introduction from themanual "e.g definition! application etc$. :b#ective ,tate the ob#ective"s$ of the experiment concisely!in&aragra&h form. ,ome%eyverbs that youwill useintheob#ectivemightinclude @to investigate!A @to plot!A @to measure!A or @tocompareA. )he section should informthe reader precisely why thepro#ect was underta%en. )he ob#ectives stated in the manual should also be e'&an%e%base%on!hattobe%etermine%inresult anddiscussionsection.)heory 5nthe )heorysection! the theoretical informationhavingspecific bearing on the problem is developed fromfundamental relationships or is presented with&ro&erreferen"es("itations to literat$re so$r"es. E)$ations $se% in later se"tions of the re&ort sho$l% be%eelo&e% an% %is"$sse% here. All assumptions made in defining the problemand indeveloping the pertinent eBuations should be clearly stated. )he theory provides the basis for the solution of the pro#ectCHE 331 Chemical Engineering Laboratoryproblem. /iagram and /escription of Apparatus CeypiecesofeBuipmentshouldbeidentifiedpreciselyand%es"ribe% "om&letel* the &$r&ose of ea"h e)$i&ment $se%!with the aid of schematics diagrams and photographs asreBuired. A simple! schematic flow diagram of the apparatus is alwaysessential in explaining the apparatus. (or full mar%s! students have to draw "computer drawing$ thediagram of apparatus3process flow diagram themselves.Experimental 2rocedures The general &ro"e%$re an% "riti"al as&e"ts of the&ro"e%$re +e,g,, ho! stea%* state !as %etermine%- sho$l%be %is"$sse% in this se"tion, Pre"a$tionsta%entoavoidin#urytopeopleandfacilitiesshould be discussed in this section. Pro"e%$resma*bemo%ifie%%$ringe'&eriments.Hence!when writing the report! procedures should be simplifiedbased on what have been performed in the experiment. 5n order to obtain full mar%s! all procedures should be writtencompletely including shutdown procedures and are written inyour own words with correct grammar and verb tenses. +esults and /iscussion+esults 5nclude all raw data table! calculated data tables and graphsaccording to the ob#ective. )he results in the tables should beexpanded from raw data tables. /ata should be included with correct units. Label the graphs"axis$ appropriately. All graphs in the experiments should be plotted using0icrosoft Excel. Hand6plottingusinggraphpaper is*:)allowed. CHE 331 Chemical Engineering Laboratory/iscussion )his section is devoted to your interpretation of the o$t"omeof the e'&eriment. )heinformationfromthedataanalysis ise'amine%an%e'&laine%. ?ou should %es"ribe, anal*.e an% e'&lain +not/$st restate- all *o$r res$lts. )hissectionshouldanswertheBuestion@whatdothedatatell meDA /escribe any logical pro#ections from the outcome!for instance! the need to repeat the experiments or to measurecertain variables differently. Assess the Buality and accuracy of your procedure. Com&are*o$r res$lts !ith e'&e"te% behaior(h*&othesis! if such acomparison is useful or necessary! ande'&lains an*$ne'&e"te% behaior. /iscussion should relate bac% to thetheory and results especially the graphs "if applicable$. /o not forget to report values of results with $nits"exceptconstant numbers$.N$mbers !itho$t $nits aremeaningless0,ample calculation 2rovide only one sample calculation for eacheBuation3formula. All calculations should be typed. Ese FeBuation tools8 embedded in 0icrosoft Gords whentyping all eBuations3numbers.Conclusion and +ecommendation )he solution to the ob#ective of experiment! as based on boththeoryand on the experimental results! is presented andevaluated. +ecommendationsconsistentwiththeproblemsolutionarethen given. ,tudents3engineers oftenhave a tendencytogivecursorytreatment to this vital report section. +ecommendation should not include any safety precaution orchanges of any eBuipment. ,ignificance of recommendationsshould be elaborated. 5nstead! improvement ofexperimental techniBueorexpandof %nowledge may be provided.+eferences Esing stan%ar% bibliogra&hi" format! cite all the publishedCHE 331 Chemical Engineering Laboratorysources you consulted during the conduct of the experimentand the preparation of your laboratory report. List the author"s$! title of paper or boo%! name of #ournal! orpublisher as appropriate! page number"s$ if appropriate andthe date. If a so$r"e is in"l$%e% in the list of referen"es, it m$st alsobereferre%tothea&&ro&riatese"tion+s- inthere&ort,+Refer format of "itations-Appendices All raw data for each experiments as well as the design ofexperiment data should be attached here. Detaile%s&e"ifi"ationsfor %eypieces of eBuipment andinformation about auxiliary apparatus "specifications!instrument calibrations! andsimilarinformation$shouldbeplaced in the Appendices.1OR2AT IN LAB REPORTHerb tenses for (ormal )echnical +eports)he abstract! experimental procedures and results sections should be written in thepast tense as you have already carried out the wor%. An introduction is usuallywritten in present tense! because you are writing about facts which are true at thepresent time. 0ost scientificliteratureiswritteninthepassivevoice! not theactive voice "i.e not using the words you! we! 5 or us$'2assive' @,olutions were prepared using 9.1 0 HCLAIActive' @Ge prepared our solutions using 9.1 0 HCLAJRemember to &roofrea% an% s&ell3"he"# *o$r re&orts0(ormat for diagrams! figures! tables or charts'Introduction (or other section in report)E.g Citation in report'5n fluid dynamics fluids are in motion. &enerally they are moved from place to place bymeans of mechanical devices such as pumps or blowers! by gravity head! or by pressure!and flow through systems of piping and process eBuipments 456,CHE 331 Chemical Engineering Laboratory5n reference sections'K1L. Author last name! Author8s initial. "year$. )itle of boo%s! 2lace of publication' 2ublisher. 2ageTheory*aming eBuation'(or example')he amount of carbon dioxide in water can be calculated based on the followingeBuation')otal digit x digit multiplier M mg3L as C:. NNNNNNNNNNN.. +5- )his is so that in discussion the eBuation can be referred as'B* $sing e)$ation 5! the concentration of Carbon dioxide is .9mg3L. Aoi% !riting an* e)$ation(form$las in an* &aragra&h as follo!s7)heconcentrationof carbondioxidecanbecalculatedbyusing)otal digit xdigitmultiplier M mg3L as C:.ApparatusLabeling diagram3figures3charts' )itle should be placed at the bottom of %iagram1ig$re 57 The %iagram for the oil &latform ResultsLabeling tables' )itle should be placed on to& of the table,/o not forget to include units inside tables.CHE 331 Chemical Engineering LaboratoryTable 57 Range of Carbon %io'i%e+ange as C:. "mg(L$ )otal digit Holume "mL$19619 9.. 19196.99 9.1 39ReferencesAll references should be in al&habeti"al or%er and follow the appropriate format.(or boo%s'Olaxter! 0. "1>?ER NA2E7CHE 331 Chemical Engineering LaboratorySCOPE CRITERIA1ULL2AR9S2AR9S+esults6 data must be similar with what that was obtained during experiment "cross chec% with raw data given by students$6 produce graph3figures based on the data obtained.9/iscussiondiscuss what the result P data meanS discuss P relate the results obtained with the theory.9Total7 Che"#e% b*7CONSULTANT NA2E7SCOPE CRITERIA1ULL2AR9S2AR9SAbstract 0ust provide the ob#ective of the experiment! procedures! results P conclusion 1,ample Calculation- ,ample of calculation for each variable- 2resent data accordingly1Conclusion relate the results obtained with the ob#ective of the experiment 1+ecommendation6any improvement to be suggested by observing the inconsistencies observed in results3conclusion1Total7Che"#e% b*7Laboratory Session RubricsMark distribution and this flow ratecan be measured in +1. )he same goes for acid feed which can be set in H1. by ad#usting +.. (orthe purpose of this experiment! the flow rate should not exceed .1gal3hr to prevent flooding. CHE 331 Chemical Engineering Laboratory1ig$re @,5 2rocess (low /iagram 2ulse Extraction ColumnH1H..)oluene(eed)61H.9)oluene inlet,ample1M 1.1 inch x 3 ft. pyrex pipecontains ; plates. M 1 inch x 3 inch x 19 inchespyrex tee3 M 3 inches x 1ft. 2yrex pipe M 1.1 inch to 3 inches x 1 inches pyrex reducer:penHalvesClosedAAcid )an%s) )oluene )an%s++otametersLegendH11.3

5,D RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONTable C,@,57 O&erating Con%ition for the R$ns)rial Acid(eed+eading"+1$U9.1)oluene(eed+eading"+.$U9.12ulse(reBuency+eading U9.91CalibratedAcid (eed(low +ate U9.1 "gal3h$ Calibrated)oluene(eed (low+ateU9.1 "gal3hr$Calibrated2ulse(reBuency U9.1"cycles3min$+un 1 ..9 ..9 9.1< ...< .. 11+un . ..9 ..9 1..1 ...< .. .3.1=+un 3 ... 3.= 1..9 ..; .;< .3.1+un3.. .. .=.;3 ..1 3.