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ABSTRACT
In this study, heterogeneous acid catalysts for the hydrolysis of ethyl acetate were synthesized from palm kernel shell. The catalyst was prepared through a two-step process involving carbonization and activation with nitric acid. The physiochemical properties of the catalyst were determined based on total surface acidity and iodine number which were found to be 1.73mmol/g and 1244.2mg/g respectively, the synthesize catalyst is a potential material for acid catalyzed reactions. In hydrolysis reaction, the effect of catalyst dosage and temperature: for temperature, the percentage yield increase with increase in temperature up to 60°C and decrease at 80°C, the highest yield was obtained at 60°C with a value of 0.30%. For catalyst dosage, at 0.2g the highest yield was obtained with a value of 0.33%. The kinetic studies followed a pseudo first order reaction.
