7. In the presence of water and hydrochloric acid (catalyst), the rate of esterification (g mol/litermin) of acetic acid and ethyl alcohol at 100°C is given by:
A batch reactor is charged with 100 gallons of aqueous solution containing 200 lb acetic acid (MW = 60 lb/mol), 400 lb ethyl alcohol (MW = 46 lb/mol), and the same concentration of HCl (MW = 36 lb/mol) used to obtain rate expressions. (Note: The fact that the HCl catalyst is present in the same concentration as was used in the development of the kinetic rate constant allows one to work in terms of rA instead of rA´). What is the conversion of H to E after 120 minutes? Density is constant 8.7 lb/gal.V (SCORE = *1.2)