A process for making a single product involves reacting two liquids in a continuously agitated reactor and distilling the resulting mixture. Unused reactants are recovered as overhead and are recycled. The product is obtained in sufficiently pure form as bottoms from the distillation tower.
(a) Prepare a qualitative flow sheet for the process, showing all pieces of equipment.
(b) With cross reference to the qualitative flow sheet, list each piece of equipment and tabulate for each the information needed concerning chemicals and the process in order to design the equipment.