Formaldehyde is produced commercially by the catalytic oxidation of methanol. In a side reaction, methanol is oxidized to CO2.
A mixture containing 55.6 mole% methanol and the balance oxygen enters a reactor at 350°C and 1 atm at a rate of 4.60 × 104L/s. The reaction products emerge at the same temperature and pressure at a rate of 6.26 × 104L/s. An analysis of the products yields a molar composition of 36.7% CH2O,4.1% CO2, 14.3% O2. and 44.9% H2O. The required reactor cooling rate is calculated to be 1.05 × 105kW.
- Is the calculated cooling rate correct for the given stream data?
- The stream data cannot be correct. Prove it.
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