Question: 4. As process engineer at polyester processing facility, your teammate is proposing to run a selfcatalyzed process because no cost will be incurred buying acids,

 4. As process engineer at polyester processing facility, your teammate is

4. As process engineer at polyester processing facility, your teammate is proposing to run a selfcatalyzed process because no cost will be incurred buying acids, besides the reaction equilibrium constants for acid catalyzed and self-catalyzed reactions have the same numeric value: ke=0.08kg eq1min1 and ks=0.08kgeq2min1 with an initial concentration of 12.5eqkg. Present your case to support or correct this opinion by making a plot of the degree of polymerization (Xn) against time to achieve an extent of reaction (p)=0.998 for both the acid and self-catalyzed scenarios and clearly discuss the observed trends and ratio of production rounds between the processes. (15 marks)

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