Determine the plug-flow reactor volume (in L) necessary to produce 300 million pounds of ethylene a year by cracking a feed stream of pure ethane. (C 2 H 6 -> C 2 H 4 + H 2 ) The reaction is...

Determine the plug-flow reactor volume (in L) necessary to produce 300 million pounds of ethylene a year by cracking a feed stream of pure ethane. (C₂H₆
-> C₂H₄
+ H₂) The reaction is irreversible and follows an elementary rate law. We want to achieve 80% conversion of ethane, operating the reactor isothermally at 1100 K and at a pressure of 6 atm. The specific reaction rate at 1,000 K is 0.072 s^–1
and the activation energy is 82,000 cal/mol.