Lesson 7.

Problems
1.- In a process for the manufacture of acetylene, pure oxygen and pure methane are fed to the burner. The cracked gas obtained in the reactions has the following composition: hydrogen 56.5%, methane !" #$ 5.%%, ethylene !%"#$ &.'%, acetylene !%"%$ (.5%, propene !'"6$ &.5%, carbon monoxide !)$ %5.* +, carbon dioxide !)%$ #.&%, oxygen &.%% by mol on dry basis. ,or -&& kmol of cracked gas, calculate methane re.uirement, oxygen re.uirement, production of water, con/ersion of methane and yield of acetylene. 2.- 0ethanol !"')"$ is produced by the reaction of carbon monoxide !)$ with hydrogen " %$. The product is condensed and separated from uncon/erted gases, which are recycled. If -5% of carbon monoxide entering the reactor is con/erted to methanol, calculate i$ the /olume of feed gas, and ii$ the /olume of recycle gas re.uired to produce ',%&& kg1h of methanol, if the gas enters the con/erter at %2* 3 and - bar pressure. 3.- ,ormaldehyde !"%)$ is produced in a catalytic reactor by dehydrogenation of methanol !" ')"$. The con/ersion of methanol is 65%. 4nreacted methanol is separated from the product stream in the same unit by distillation and recycled completely to the reactor. !alculate the flow rate of fresh feed and recycle feed re.uired for the production of ',&&& kg1h formaldehyde. !ompute the recycle ratio. 4.- 5imestone containing *%% of calcium carbonate !a!) '$, -' % of magnesium carbonate 0g!) '$ and 5% of silica 6i)%$ is calcined by heating to -%(' 3 in a membrane reactor, gi/ing carbon dioxide, calcium oxide !a)$, magnesium oxide 0g)$. The membrane separates all of the oxides from the rest. i$ 7hat is the analysis of each fraction at the end of the process if the con/ersion of calcium carbonate is 25% and the con/ersion of magnesium carbonate is 2&%8 ii$ !alculate the weight of carbon dioxide obtained by the calcinations of -,&&& kg of limestone9