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Anaerobic fermentation is carried in a bioreactor where glucose
(C6H12O6) is digested to form the
products ethanol (C2H5OH) and propenoic acid (C2H3CO2H). The
product stream is analyzed and
found to contain 96.5 mole % water, 1.34 mole % C2H5OH, 0.79 mole %
C2H3CO2H, 1.12 mole
% CO2 and 0.25 mole % C6H12O6. Given the specific gravity of
ethanol is 0.789.
a. Calculate the mass fraction of each compound and the average
molecular weight of the
product stream mixture.
b. Determine the total mass and molar flow rates of the product
stream if the production rate
of ethanol is 160 L/day
Mass balance