Question: please explain the intergration part and the graphical method of obtaining the volume of the reactor Question 7: Ethyl acetate (M) is to be manufactured

please explain the intergration part and the graphical method of obtaining the volume of the reactor please explain the intergration part and the graphical method of obtaining the

Question 7: Ethyl acetate (M) is to be manufactured by the reversible esterification of acetic acid (A) with ethanol (B) to produce water (N) in an isorthermal batch reactor. A production rate of 10 tonne/day of ethyl acetate is required. CH3COOH+C2H5OHCH3COOC2H5+H2O The reactor will be charged with a mixture containing 500kg/m3 ethanol and 250 kg/m3 acetic acid, the remainder being water, and a small quantity of hydrochloric acid to act as a catalyst. The density of this mixture is 1045kg/m3 which will be assumed constant throughout the reaction. The reaction is reversible with a rate equation, over the concentration range of interest, can be written as: RA=kICACBkICMCN At the operating temperature of 100C the rate constants are: kf=8.0106m3/kmol.skf=2.7106m3/kmol.s The reaction mixture will be discharged when the conversion of the acetic acid is 30%. A time of 30 minutes is required between batches for discharging, cleaning and recharging. Determine the volume of the reactor required. [20]

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