A continous flow, completely mixed reactor is to be used to treat raw water to achieve 95% pollutant removal. The pollutant has a second-order reaction rate constant of 0.35 L/(mg.day), what is the required residence time of water in the continous flow reactor, in days?

A continous flow, completely mixed reactor is to be used to treat raw water to achieve 95% pollutant removal. The pollutant has a second-order reaction rate constant of 0.35 L/(mg.day), what is the required residence time of water in the continous flow reactor, in days?

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