Describe the manufacture of ethanol by: (a) fermentation of aqueous glucose at 25–35°C in the presence of yeast and in the absence of oxygen (b) catalytic addition of steam to ethene at 300°C and 6000kPa/60 atm in the presence of an acid catalyst
Describe the effect on the rate of reaction of: (a) changing the concentration of solutions (b) changing the pressure of gases (c) changing the surface area of solids (d) changing the temperature (e) adding or removing a catalyst, including enzymes