Explain the Quick Vinegar Process of the manufacture of Acetic Acid under the following headings: (i) Principle and Equation (ii) Labelled diagram.
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Solution
(i) Principle and Equation: In this process, a dilute aqueous solution of ethyl alcohol is oxidized in presence of enzyme mycoderma aceti. CH3CH2OHO2−−−−−−−−−−−−→MycodermaacetiCH3CHO+H2O CH3CH2OH[O2]−−−−−−−−−−−−→MycodermaacetiCH3COOH+H2O