Design of a Batch Reactor
Ethyl acetate is to be produced in a batch reactor operating at 100ºC and at 37.2 percent conversion of acetic acid. If the reactor charge of the preceding example is used and 20 minutes are needed to discharge, clean, and charge the reactor, what size reactor is required to produce, on average, 1250 kg of the ester per hour? What heat program should be followed to ensure the reactor remains at 100ºC? Data: See the preceding illustration.