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Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

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ISBN:9781259696527

Author:J.M. Smith Termodinamica en ingenieria quimica, Hendrick C Van Ness, Michael Abbott, Mark Swihart

Publisher:J.M. Smith Termodinamica en ingenieria quimica, Hendrick C Van Ness, Michael Abbott, Mark Swihart

Chapter1: Introduction

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Problem 1.1P

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Allyl chloride is used as a precursor in the production of allyl alcohol, glycerin, and a variety of other products used in the pharmaceutical industry. Suppose you have designed a reactor to produce allyl chloride via the thermal chlorination of propylene:

C₃H₆ + Cl₂ -> C₃H₅Cl + HCl

In an undesired side reaction, propylene can react with chlorine to produce dichloropropene.

C₃H₆ + 2Cl₂ -> C₃H₄Cl₂ + 2HCl

The reactor is designed to yield a 25% conversion of propylene and a selectivity of 13 mol C₃H₅Cl/mol C₃H₄Cl₂.

For the reactive system described above, calculate the molar compositions of the reactor feed and product streams

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