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Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

8th Edition

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

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P

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Methanol is produced by reacting carbon monoxide and hydrogen. A fresh
feed stream containing CO and H₂ joins a recycle stream and the combined
stream is fed to a reactor. The reactor outlet stream flows at a rate of 350
mol/min and contains 10.6 wt% H₂, 64.0 wt% CO, and 25.4 wt% CH₃OH.
(Notice that those are percentages by mass, not mole percents.) This stream enters a cooler in which most of the methanol is condensed. The liquid methanol condensate is withdrawn as a product, and the gas stream leaving the condenser-which contains CO, H₂, and 0.40 mole% uncondensed CH³OH vapor-is the recycle stream that combines with the fresh feed.
(a) the molar flow rates of CO and H₂ in the fresh feed
(b) the production rate of liquid methanol, and
(c) the single-pass and overall conversions of carbon monoxide
Perform the calculations to find these quantities.

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