100 mol/h of H2 and 100 mol/h of CO are fed into a CSTR at steady state. In the output current, there are 30 mol/h of each of the unconverted reagents and the products methanol, ethanol, isopropanol and CO2, being 5 mol/h of methanol. What are the molar fractions of each species in the output current, if the reactions that occur are:CO + 2H2 → CH3OH3CO + 3H2 → C2H5OH + CO25CO + 4H2 → C3H7OH + 2CO2

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Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

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100 mol/h of H₂ and 100 mol/h of CO are fed into a CSTR at steady state. In the output current, there are 30 mol/h of each of the unconverted reagents and the products methanol, ethanol, isopropanol and CO₂, being 5 mol/h of methanol. What are the molar fractions of each species in the output current, if the reactions that occur are:

CO + 2H2 → CH3OH

3CO + 3H2 → C2H5OH + CO2

5CO + 4H2 → C3H7OH + 2CO2

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