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4. (25 Points, 30 minutes; Reaction Kinetics)

1. Biological degradation of Mucilage is given below (where M is Mucilage)

M+O2 →CO2+ NH3

a. Write a rate equation for the disappearance of Mucilage assuming that the rate is
elementer (follows the stoichiometry). State the order of the reaction.
b. Assume O2 is constant in water, derive a relationship for the disappearance of
Mucilage with time in a batch reactor. State the order of the reaction.
c. When O2 is constant in water, 1000 mg/L of M is reduced into 500 mg/L of M in 1
hour in a batch reactor. How long it takes to remove 90 % of M.