In Malaysia, you have been commissioned to produce 100 m3 of pure ethanol / day in a plant, which is based on a modification of the Biostyle Principle (Chematur Engineering). The raw material (the inflow) consists of molasses which is a by-product of sugar cane refining. Following reaction applies to: C6H12O6 -> 2 CO2 + 2 C2H5OH + by-products The facility consists of two main parts. The first unit consists of a continuous one fermentation reactor, which operates isothermally at 32 ° C. The influx to the fermentation unit, which can be considered as an ideal tank reactor (CSTR), consists of 20.9 weight% sugar solution. The concentration in the tank is 5 g sugar / dm3. The reaction is off first order with regard to sugar (glucose). The rate constant at 32 ° C is 0.00446 s-1. What tank reactor volume is needed under the above process conditions to meet the production requirement
In Malaysia, you have been commissioned to produce 100 m3 of pure ethanol / day in a plant,
which is based on a modification of the Biostyle Principle (Chematur Engineering). The raw material
(the inflow) consists of molasses which is a by-product of sugar cane refining. Following
reaction applies to:
C6H12O6 -> 2 CO2 + 2 C2H5OH + by-products
The facility consists of two main parts. The first unit consists of a continuous one
fermentation reactor, which operates isothermally at 32 ° C. The influx to
the fermentation unit, which can be considered as an ideal tank reactor (CSTR), consists of 20.9
weight% sugar solution. The concentration in the tank is 5 g sugar / dm3. The reaction is off
first order with regard to sugar (glucose). The rate constant at 32 ° C is
0.00446 s-1.
What tank reactor volume is needed under the above process conditions to
meet the production requirement?
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