Can someone help me out to calculate the theoretical COD equivalent of acetic acid (CH3COOH), propionic acid (CH3CH2COOH) and lauric acid [CH3(CH2)10COOH]??!
Also, please incorporate the necessary balanced chemical equations.
Just some tips: when you balance simple oxydation equations like the ones you need, you start with C balance, then you proceed with H and finally you balance O, obtaining the moles of oxygen you need. The balanced equations are:
CH3COOH+2O2=2CO2+2H2O
CH3CH2COOH+3.5O2=3CO2+3H2O
CH3(CH2)10COOH+17O2=12CO2+12H2O
At that point, you need to consider the moles of oxygen you need for oxidizing a mole of compound (respectively 2, 3.5 and 17), and multiply the moles for the atomic weigth, to obtain COD value (expressed as g O2/g compound):