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Solvents emitted from industrial operations can become significant pollutants if not dispo...

Solvents emitted from industrial operations can become significant pollutants if not disposed of properly. A chromatographic study of the waste exhaust gas from a synthetic fiber plant has the following analysis in mole percent:

CS  

40%

SO  

10%

HO  

50%

It has been suggested that the gas be disposed of by burning with an excess of air. The gaseous combustion products are then emitted to the air through a smokestack. The local air pollution regulations say that no stack gas is to analyze more than 2% SO2 by an Orsat analysis averaged over a 24 hr period. Calculate the minimum percent excess air that must be used to stay within this regulation.

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