Question: nly attempt this problem if you missed points on the Brazil bioethanol written problem on Exam 1 . You must type out your final numerical

nly attempt this problem if you missed points on the "Brazil bioethanol" written problem on Exam 1. You must type out your final numerical answer in the box below and also upload a pdf of your solution procedure. The solution must be 100% correct to get credit.
(10 points) In contrast with alcoholic beverages, high-purity ethanol (C2H5OH) for chemical use is not generally made by fermenting sugars. Instead it is made by reacting ethylene gas (C2H4) with steam. The hydration reaction that takes place at 300C and 60 bar with a catalyst is
C2H4+H2O->C2H5OH
The reactor is fed with a single stream with a gas mixture containing 60 mol% ethylene and 40 mol% steam. The fractional conversion of ethylene is 10%. There is one outlet gas stream. Using the procedures taught in this class, calculate the mole fraction of ethanol in this outlet stream.

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