Question: Assignment Acetic acid ( boiling point 1 1 8 deg C ) can be produced from n - butane by oxidation. C 4 H

Assignment Acetic acid (boiling point 118\deg C) can be produced from n-butane by oxidation. C4H4o +2.502-2CH C00H + H20 The reaction is a highly exothermic (AH =-990kJ/mol) and temperature controlled is desired in the reactor, However the reaction occurs at 160\deg C. The by products of this process can be classified as follows: Compounds with boiling point lower than water: ethyl acetates (77.1\deg C), methyl ethyl ketone (80\deg C) Compounds with boiling point higher than water: formic acid (100.8\deg C) and propionic acid(141\deg C) Non-condensable gases Use the above information for the following activities a) Propose a block flow diagram for this process. The proposed flow diagram must produce pure concentration of all acids b) Suggest with justification separation technologies which suit all your separation stages c) Which of the separation is likely to be the most challenging and why?

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