You are asked to treat wastewater at 20 degree C that contains 95mg/L acetone using an oxidation process that has been found to follow a second order rate expression. to do this, you will use a batch reactor and design to achieve 3 mg/L final concentration with 12 min reaction time.

a. what is the required rate constant (k) at 20 degrees C

b. What reaction temperature would be required to achieve 2 mg/L final concentration, if all other conditions are kept the same?