For the manufacture of di-tertiary-butyl peroxide in Example 9.7 synthesize an alternative process and show the flow rate and composition of each stream.

Data From Example 9.7:-

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This example involves the manufacture of 100 million pounds per year of di-tertiary-butyl peroxide (DTBP) by the catalytic reaction of tertiary-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) with excess tertiary-butyl alcohol (TBA) at 170F and 15 psia according to the reaction CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3-C-OH+CH3-C-OOH-CH-C-00C-CH3+ HO CH3 CH3 Tertiary-butyl Tertiary-butyl CH3 CH3 DTBP Alcohol (TBA) Hydroperoxide (TBHP) Assume that the reactor effluent stream contains Ibmol/hr Mole Fraction TBA 72.1 0.272 HO 105.6 0.398 DTBP 87.7 0.330 1.000