A daily production of 50,000 kg (50 tons metric) of ethyl acetate is to be produced in a batch reactor from ethanol and acetic acid: 5 C,H,OH+CH,COOH CH,COOC,H, + H2O (A) (B) (S) (R) The reaction rate in the liquid phase is given by ra =k(CACB - CRCs/K) At 100C, k = 7.93 x 10 m}/kmo ls and K = 2.93 A feed of 23 percent by weight of acid, 46 percent alcohol, and no ester is to be used, with a 35 percent conversion of acid. The density is essentially constant at 1020 kg/m3. The reactor will be operated 24h per day, and the time for filling, emptying, and the like, is 1 h total for reactors in the contemplated size range. What reactor volume is required