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: Ethanol Is Produced Commercially By The Hydration Of Ethylene However Some Of The Ethanol Is Converted To Diethyl Ethe 1 (27.49 KiB) Viewed 37 times

: Ethanol Is Produced Commercially By The Hydration Of Ethylene However Some Of The Ethanol Is Converted To Diethyl Ethe 2 (13.08 KiB) Viewed 37 times

Ethanol is produced commercially by the hydration of ethylene. However, some of the ethanol is converted to diethyl ether in the side reaction. Both reactions are in the liquid phase and take place in plug flow reactor. The reactions are as follows. C₂H4 + H₂O k₁ C₂H5OH 2C₂H5OH K₂ → (C₂H5) 20+ H₂0 The reaction rate for described as below: ethylene (kmol/m³.min) from main reaction and side reaction are Tmain reaction = k₁C₁²C 0.5 0.2 rside reaction = k₂Ccº
FB, CB1, Pв FA, CA1, PA V, P, F, CA, CB, CC, CD, p CA, CB, CC, CD Figure 1: Production of Ethylene in Plug Flow Reactor