Your company assigns you to a new project with the goal of designing a continuous stirred...
S UTM Reaction in CSTR - Group Discussion Question : It is desired to produce 200 million pounds per year of ethylene glycol (EG). The reactor is to be operated isothermally, 1 lb.mole/ft3 solution of ethylene oxide (EO) in water is fed to the reactor together with an equal volumetric solution of water containing 0.9 wt% of the catalyst H, SO,. The specific reaction rate constant is 0.311 min-1 Activity: a) Determine the necessary CSTR volume if 80% conversion is...
Question 3 The following is a liquid-phase reaction that is performed in a Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR) to produce glycol. CH2-OH KACAC The concentrations of ethylene oxide and water, entering the inlet streams are 16.13 mol/dm' and 5. 50 moldm2, respectively. The specific reaction rate, &02 mmols at 300 K with activation energy, E of 12500 cal/mol. The ideal gas cal/mol.K. Assume that the reaction follows an elementary rate law. t is 1.987 a. By using a stoichiometric table,...
Describe your solutions in detail, because partial credit will be given based on your work. If additional information is necessary in solving the problems, DO use your engineering sense and provide reasonable assumptions and explanations. You may use your calculator if necessary. Use a language of your choice. Note: The following information may be used. Gas constant, R-8.314 J(mol K)-8.314 kPa L/(mol K)-0.082 L atm/(mol K)-6.132 lbr ft/(gmol K)=1,987 cal/(mol K). Atomic mass of N-14; Atomic mass of O= 1...