Chemical Engineering – catalytic synthesis of vitamin E in tesco stores
Question 2 As a Chemical Engineer, you decided to go ‘freelancing’ after your graduation and have just been awarded a contract by Tesco Stores Ltd to produce a test sample (quantity is irrelevant) of vitamin E using lab C214 in Chemistry as your work space. This lab is a fully equipped and boasts of state -of -the- art instrumentation (e.g. reactors, flow distributors and controllers, etc.). You have found the following paper, which has a procedure for the catalytic synthesis of vitamin E (also known as a-tocopherol). In no more than 1000 words each for part (a), part (b) and part (c) a) Explain, with justification, how you will prepare and supply the required sample of vitamin E to Tesco Stores Ltd b) Determine the activity of the catalyst used. You are expected to use appropriate diagrams/illustrations/equations and pay attention to grammar and presentation in your answers. No page limit applies; references are not required. A Pdf of an article is attached that you could use in addition to any other materials
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