The ester of an organic base is hydrolyzed in a CSTR. The rate of this irreversible reaction is first-order in each reactant. The liquid volume in the vessel is 6500 L. A jacket with coolant at 18C maintains the reactant mixture at 30C. Additional data:

Ester feed stream - 1 M, 30C, 20 L/s Base feed stream - 4 M, 30C, 10 L/s Rate equilibrium: -rA= 0.017C_AC_B dHr = -45 kcal/mol ester

The average heat capacity is approximately constant at 1.0 kcal L^-1 C^-1.

(a) What is the conversion of ester in the reactor? (b) Calculate the rate at which energy must be removed to the jacket to maintain 30C in the reactor.

there is no rate constants there is a rate equilibrium given.