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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

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The production capacity for acrylonitrile (C₃H₃N) in the United States exceeds 2 million pounds per year. Acrylonitrile, the building block for polyacrylonitrile fibers and a variety of plastics, is produced from gaseous propylene, ammonia, and oxygen.

2 C₃H₆(g) + 2 NH₃(g) + 3 O₂(g) → 2 C₃H₃N(g) + 6 H₂O(g)

(a) What mass of acrylonitrile can be produced from a mixture of 1.21 kg of propylene (C₃H₆), 1.66 kg of ammonia, and 1.81 kg of oxygen, assuming 100% yield?
g

(b) What mass of water is produced?
g

Which starting materials are left in excess? (Select all that apply.)

propylene

ammonia

oxygen

What mass of propylene is left in excess?
g

What mass of ammonia is left in excess?
g

What mass of oxygen is left in excess?
g

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