L-lactate 2-monooxygenase from Mycobacterium smegmatis is immobilized on spherical agarose beads in a well stirred reactor. This enzyme catalyzes the conversion of lactic acid to acetic acid according to: C3H6O3 + O2 ==> C2H4O2 + H2O + CO2 The feed stream enters the reactor at 40C and 2000 kg/h, and contains 10% lactic acid by mass, the balance being water. If 70.5% of the lactic acid is converted, what is the rate of acetic acid production?

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