Ethanol is produced by the hydration of ethylene some of


Ethanol is produced by the hydration of ethylene: C2H4 + H2O > C2H5OH

Some of the ethylene is converted to diethyl ether in a side reaction: 2C2H5OH  >  (C2H5)2O + H2O

The fractional conversion in the reactor is 80%. The yield is 0.60 moles ethanol/mol ethylene fed. Find the output from the reactor. Find the selectivity of mols ethanol per mol diethyl ether.

There is initially 100 mols C2H4 and 100 mols H2O

Please show all your work, include units and give a brief explanation.

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