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1) A reaction with 60% conversion of component B and 20% excess of component A in the feed has an overall 0% conversion of B. A pure stream of B is separated from the products and recycled. The ratio of the recycle stream to the feed must be determined. 2) A three-stage separation process is shown with given ratios between streams. If the ratio of A to B in stream S2 is 5, the flow rate and compositions of stream R must be calculated. 3) Ethylene oxide is produced from the oxidation of ethane with air in a reactor. The ratio of air to ethane is 10:1 and ethane conversion is 17%. The unreacted ethane

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1) A reaction with 60% conversion of component B and 20% excess of component A in the feed has an overall 0% conversion of B. A pure stream of B is separated from the products and recycled. The ratio of the recycle stream to the feed must be determined. 2) A three-stage separation process is shown with given ratios between streams. If the ratio of A to B in stream S2 is 5, the flow rate and compositions of stream R must be calculated. 3) Ethylene oxide is produced from the oxidation of ethane with air in a reactor. The ratio of air to ethane is 10:1 and ethane conversion is 17%. The unreacted ethane

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Material and Energy Balances, 313a

Assignment # 5
Oct. 7, 2003 Due date : Oct. 1, 2003
1) In the following reaction the once-through conversion of component B is 60 %
and in the fresh feed A is 20% in excess. Overall conversion of B to products for
the overall process is 0%. !fter the products exit from the reactor" a stream of
pure B is separated from the products and forms the rec#cle stream as shown in
$igure %elow. &etermine the ratio of rec#cle stream to feed.
2A !5B 3" # $D

2) ! three stage separation is shown in figure %elow. 'he ratio of (
)
to &
)
is )" and (2 *
&2. If the ratio of mass flow rate of ! to + in stream (2 is ," calculate the flow rate and
compositions in stream -. .ee the figure for additional information. !ll data are wt% and
the flow rate of &
)
is 10% of the $eed entering stage 1. /hint0 ma1e an assumption for the
feed and start with overall %alance).
2eactor
(roducts
2" (ure + /100%)
$eed
E
$
! * 0.30
+ * 0.20
4 * 0.)0
&
)
! * 5
+ * 5
4 * 0.00
(
)
! * 0.60
+ * 0.)0
4 * 0.00
&
2
! * 0.16
+ * 0.10
4 * 0.6)
&
1
! * 0.30
+ * 0.2)
4 * 0.26
%tage 1 %tage 2 %tage 3
&
2
&
1
)) -th#lene oxide /'"(
2
)
2
O) is produced %# the oxidation of ethane /"
2
(
$
)

in the gas
phase %ased on the following reaction0
"
2
(
$
! O
2
'"(
2
)
2
O ! (
2
O
'he ratio of air to the ethane in the feed to the reactor /after mixing point) is 10 to 1 and
the conversion of ethane on one pass through the reactor is 17%. 'he unreacted ethane is
separated from the reactor products and rec#cled as shown in $ig. %elow. 4alculate the
composition of the exit stream from the reactor /%efore separation). 8hat is the ratio of
the rec#cle stream to the feed stream5. 8hat is the composition of $eed %efore mixing
point. !ir is assumed to %e 20% ox#gen and 70% nitrogen. .eparator is capa%le of
complete separation of water" ethane and eth#lene oxide.
,) 9ethanol /4:
)
O:) can %e converted to formaldeh#de /:4:O) either %# oxidation to
from formaldeh#de and water or %# direct decomposition to formaldeh#de and h#drogen.
.uppose that pure ox#gen is supplied in the fresh feed to the process and the ratio of
methanol to ox#gen is , moles to 1" the conversion per pass of methanol in the reactor is
30%" and all of the ox#gen reacts in the reactor /none leaves with the h#drogen). !fter
the reaction a separation process removes first all the formaldeh#de and water" and then
$eed
-thane
!ir
2eactor
.eparator
8ater
-th#lene
oxide
;
2
< O
2
2ec#cle 100% ethane
all the h#drogen is removed from the rec#cled methanol. &etermine the flow rate of each
species and the total flow rate at each point in the process.
"(
3
O( ! * O2 ("(O ! (
2
O
"(
3
O( ("(O ! (
2

2ec#cle (ure methanol
.eparator
2eactor
.eparator
:4:O
8ater
:#drogen

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