We can also use reactive distillation with the reaction and
see if the conversion improves. Methyl Acetate will be the product that is
removed.
Reactive Distillation - Only Methyl Acetate Evaporates
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Unfortunatly we are not given an evaporation rate for methy
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Rate at which Methyl Acetate is removed
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| XMeAc |
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Mole fraction of reaction mixture that is
methyl acetate |
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Vapor pressure of methyl acetate at reaction
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Total pressure of the system |
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Rate at which air is bubbled through the
reactor. As the species evaporate, they will
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Now we need to figure out the vapor pressure of methyl
acetate. From Perry's Chemical Engineering Handbook, we can develop the
equation :
and that for methy acetate :
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