Question

A reactor's feed is composed of water and carbon monoxide(CO) in an unknown proportion. Once the reaction occurs, the reactor's effluent that contains 3% mole H2, passes through a separator form which 2 currents exit. 1) the product's current contains 48% mole H2, 48% Mole Co2 and 4% mol CO. 2) the recirculation current is composed of H2O and CO, and the reirculation current joins the process' fresh feed(thta only contains CO and H2O) assume 100 moles of product's current and use Atomic balances to determine: A) the fresh feed's composition and B) the flow of recirclated moles/produced moles of H2

Answer 1

Date: - 1 Reactor > product (P) EY Feed H₂ =48% -53% Co2 =52 Recycle (R) Co = 4% H₂O=96% Assume 100 moles of product stream P2100 moles H₂ in p = 48 moles CO2 in pos2 moles effluent from the Rea lor contain 3% H₂ لما 0.038 W = 48 moles in P 48 1600 moles 0:03 W-R+P & R = W-p = 16w 1w 750 mols Coin R=4%= 60 mole, 420 in R = 1440 mole Het les in wa lozin product Cop in w=52 mole, lo in wa Co in R = 60 mots 420 in w=H20 in R=1440 mote

Co in feed + Coin Recycle Co in wt to consunged for H2 production. to in feed + 60= 60+ 48 . 42 in product = 48 more, sol mol H2 required Imol to a's Co in feed = 48 moles Ho in feed G8 mote Ratio of moles respeuldas /mol 42 produced 2 lsro 31.25 48