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This document discusses homogeneous catalysis and the Monsanto process for producing acetic acid. It notes that the preferred modern route is the carbonylation of methanol using a rhodium-iodide catalyst. This process takes place in a liquid phase at mild conditions in a continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR). It achieves nearly complete conversion due to the reaction being zero order in the reactants. The Monsanto process involves multiple distillation columns to recover and recycle reagents and products w

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Rajeev Misra

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