1000 k mol/h of fresh feed consisting of 2% propane and 98% propylene by volume is mixed with the recycle stream and enters the reactor Propylene is converted to hexene by the reaction: 2 C3H6 → C6H12 and a conversion of 80% is obtained. The product is completely separated in a separator from the unconverted gases. A small fraction of the unconverted gases are purged such that the propane concentration does not exceed 5 mol% in the combined feed entering the reactor. Calculate (i) the amount recycled and its composition. (ii) the composition of the stream leaving the reactor. (iii) the amounts of purge and product
1000 k mol/h of fresh feed consisting of 2% propane and 98% propylene by volume is mixed with the recycle stream and enters the reactor Propylene is converted to hexene by the reaction: 2 C3H6 → C6H12 and a conversion of 80% is obtained. The product is completely separated in a separator from the unconverted gases. A small fraction of the unconverted gases are purged such that the propane concentration does not exceed 5 mol% in the combined feed entering the reactor. Calculate (i) the amount recycled and its composition. (ii) the composition of the stream leaving the reactor. (iii) the amounts of purge and product
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Transcribed Image Text:1000 k mol/h of fresh feed consisting of 2% propane and 98% propylene
by volume is mixed with the recycle stream and enters the reactor.
Propylene is converted to hexene by the reaction : 2 C3H6 → C6H12 and
a conversion of 80% is obtained. The product is completely separated in
a separator from the unconverted gases. A small fraction of the
unconverted gases are purged such that the propane concentration does
not exceed 5 mol% in the combined feed entering the reactor.
Calculate
the amount recycled and its composition.
the composition of the stream leaving the reactor.
the amounts of purge and product.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
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