A 127.39 kmol/hr gas mixture containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen reacts catalytically to produce methanol: CO+ 2H2 --> CH3OH The fresh feed contains stoichiometric amount of carbon monoxide and hydrogen but contains a small percentage of inert gases. A condenser separates the unreacted gases and inert (argon) from the product where a part of the gas stream is recycled back into the main feed line to the reactor and the rest is purged. Assume 100% overall conversion. If the process purges 12.83 mol/hr of argon, what is the percentage of argon in the fresh feed? a. 0.0010 b. 0.0101 c. 10.0714 d. 0.1007
A 127.39 kmol/hr gas mixture containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen reacts catalytically to produce methanol: CO+ 2H2 --> CH3OH The fresh feed contains stoichiometric amount of carbon monoxide and hydrogen but contains a small percentage of inert gases. A condenser separates the unreacted gases and inert (argon) from the product where a part of the gas stream is recycled back into the main feed line to the reactor and the rest is purged. Assume 100% overall conversion. If the process purges 12.83 mol/hr of argon, what is the percentage of argon in the fresh feed? a. 0.0010 b. 0.0101 c. 10.0714 d. 0.1007
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A 127.39 kmol/hr gas mixture containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen reacts catalytically to produce methanol: CO+ 2H2 --> CH3OH
The fresh feed contains stoichiometric amount of carbon monoxide and hydrogen but contains a small percentage of inert gases. A condenser separates the unreacted gases and inert (argon) from the product where a part of the gas stream is recycled back into the main feed line to the reactor and the rest is purged. Assume 100% overall conversion. If the process purges 12.83 mol/hr of argon, what is the percentage of argon in the fresh feed?
a. 0.0010
b. 0.0101
c. 10.0714
d. 0.1007
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