Plant Design: What do we do as Chemical Engineers?

Acetaldeyde can be produced from ethanol through a gas phase reaction which
utilizes copper-chromium catalyst to convert ethanol to hydrogen gas, acetaldeyde,
and heavier components. Typical ethanol conversions in the reactor for the
endothermic reaction (53
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! and "# psia$ are about %&'. A typical feed of 5 vol.'
ethanol with the balance water e(cept for ".5 vol ' acetaldehyde. The product
distribution resulting from the ethanol reaction is given below)
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,ydrogen gas 5&.#-
Acetaldehyde %-.3
n-butanol &."#
Acetic Acid ".&.
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,ydrogen gas -.53
Acetaldehyde .&
n-butanol ""-
acetic acid ""#."
1ater "&&
2thanol -#.%
3evelop a flow chart for this process.