The elementary irreversible liquid-phase reaction A --> B + C proceeds isothermally.

a) Calculate the reaction time necessary to achieve a 90% conversion in a constant volume RPL with an initial concentration of A of 1.5 mol/L. The rate constant at the operating temperature is 0.15 L/mol min.

b) Determine the volume of the reactor per batch for a production of B of 50 Kmol per batch.

c) Determine the concentrations at the end of the batch process (use stoichiometric table)

d) If the cycle times are equal to tc = t + 3 hours, determine the number of batches to be produced per year considering 340 days of continuous 24-hour operation.

e) Calculate the profit per batch of this process based on the following costs.

Price B: 30 USD/Kmol B Cost A: 15 USD/Kmol A Cost of separating A from residual B: 8 USD/Kmol A res. Cost of separating B from C: 1.5 USD/Kmol C res. Preparation costs of B: 0.5 USD/Kmol to prod.