Ethyl acetate is synthesized from ethanol and acetic acid by the liquid phase esterification reaction: C 2

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Ethyl acetate is synthesized from ethanol and acetic acid by the liquid phase esterification reaction:

C2 H5 OH + CH3 COOH ↔ H2 O + CH3 COOC2 H5  

Ethanol + acetic acid ↔ water + ethyl acetate

Two separate feeds containing 100 mol/min each of ethanol and acetic acid enter a steady-state reactor at T = 50°C and P = 1 bar. The reactor is adiabatic and is large enough that the reaction can be modeled as progressing to equilibrium. Assume the liquid phase can be modeled as an ideal solution at P = 1 bar.

Determine the temperature and composition of the stream leaving the reactor.

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