Question: A constant volume batch reactor is sterilized by inactivating a vitamin using heating. The reaction kinetics of the inactivation is expressed by the following differential

A constant volume batch reactor is sterilized by inactivating a vitamin using heating. The reaction kinetics of the inactivation is expressed by the following differential equation,
eydt+kC=0
where C is the concentration of the vitamin at time t.k is the rate constant which is expressed with Arrhenius equation as,
k=koexp(-EaRT),C
Here, ko is the frequency factor 11010min-1,Ea is the activation energy 90kJg-mol,R is the gas constant 8.314JK.g-mol, and T is the absolute temperature in K. The temperature changes with respect to time t as,
T(K)=428.9-0.88t+0.12t2
The initial concentration of vitamin is 1mgL, and the reactor volume is 5L.
Calculate the time where the concentration of the vitamin is half of its initial value using Euler method by choosing a suitable step size h.
 A constant volume batch reactor is sterilized by inactivating a vitamin

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