Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
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Glycol is produced on commercial scale from ethylene oxide reactant, which is made by the partial oxidation of ethylene with an excess of air over a silver catalyst.
The primary reaction is
2C2H4 + O2 → 2C2H4O
Unfortunately, some of the ethylene also undergoes complete oxidation to CO2 and water via the following reaction
C2H4 + 3O2 → 2CO2+ 2H2O
Suppose for a feed containing 10% ethylene, an ethylene conversion of 25% and an oxide yield of 80% is obtained from the reactant. Calculate the composition of the reactor outlet stream under such operating conditions
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