The following elementary reaction is to be carried out in the liquid phase
NaOH+CH3COOC2H5→CH3COO−Na++C2H5OH
The initial concentrations are 0.2 M in NaOH and 0.25 M in CH₃COOC₂H₅ with k = 5.2 × 10^–5 dm³/mol·s at 20°C with E = 42,810 J/mol. Design a set of operating conditions (e.g., υ₀, T, . . .) to produce 200 mol/day of ethanol in a semi batch reactor and not operate above 37°C and below a concentration of NaOH of 0.02 molar. The semibatch reactor you have available is 1.5 m in diameter and 2.5 m tall. The reactor down time is (t_c + t_e + t_f) = 3 h. Manual of Chemical Engineering Laboratory, University of Nancy, Nancy, France, 1994 (eric@ist.uni-stuttgart.de).