Application of the Energy Balance with a

Reaction Occuring
(EXAMPLE 5.23)

ATK II | October, 10th 2016

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An Iron pyrite ore containing 85.0% FeS2 and 15.0% gangue (inert dirt, rock, etc.)
is roasted with an amount of air equal to 200% excess air according to the reaction

4 FeS2 + 11 O2 2 Fe2O3 + 8 SO2

In order to produce SO2. All the gangue plus the Fe2O3 end up in the solid waste
product (cinder), which analyzes 4.0% FeS2. Determine the heat transfer per
kilogram of ore to keep the product stream at 25oC if the entering streams are at
25oC.
Answer :
T out = 25oC
P (Product)
o

T in = 25 C

F (Ore)

100 kg (Basis)

FeS2
Gangue

Wt Fraction
0.85
0.15

A (Air)

200% Excess

N2
O2

mol Fraction
0.79
0.21

SO2
O2
N2

mol Fraction
X4
X5
X6

Cold Water in

Hot Water Out

C (Cinder)

Gangue
Fe2O3
FeS2

Figure : Reactor Burner with cooling water system

Weight (kg)
X1
X2
X3 (0.04)

Step 1

Calculate the excess air

Mass of Pyrite Ore = 100 kg

Mass FeS2

= 85% of Mass of Pyrite Ore

= 85 kg

Mol FeS2

=
=

2
2
85

120

= 0.7083 kgmol

According to the stoichiometry of the reaction:

4 FeS2

0.7083 kgmol

11 O2

2 Fe2O3

8 SO2

1.9479 kgmol

Amount of required O2 is

= 1.9479 kgmol

So the excess,
2 2

100%

Excess of O2 percentage

200%

Then, Total O2 in

= 5.8437 kgmol

And, Excess O2

= Total O2 in - required O2
= 5.8437 kgmol - 5.8437 kgmol

2 1.9479
1.9479

100%

= 3.8958 kgmol
Total N2 in

79
21
79
21

2
5.8437

= 21.983 kgmol

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Step 2

Calculate the element mass and mol balance

Gangue in
X1

= Gangue out = X1
= 15% of Mass of Pyrite Ore
= 15 kg

N2 in
X6

= N2 out
= X6
= 21.983 kgmol

S in
2 x mol FeS2 in

= S out
= mol SO2 + (2 x mol FeS2 out)

2 x 0.7083

= X4 + (2 x

1.4166

= X4 + 0.0167 X3

3
120

)
(1)

Fe in
mol FeS2 in

= Fe out
= (2 x mol Fe2O3) + (mol FeS2 in)

0.7083

= (2 x

0.7083

= 0.0125 X2 + 0.00833 X3

O2 in
Total O2 in

= O2 out
= mol O2 di P + mol O2 di SO2 + mol O2 di Fe2O3

5.8437

= X4 + X5 + (2

5.8437

= X4 + X5 + 0.0094 X2

2
159.7

)+

3
120

(2)

159.7

(3)

Mass Fraction FeS2 in Cinder (C) = 0.04

3

0.04

0.04

0.6

= 0.96 X3 0.04 X2

1+2+3
3
15 +2+3

(4)

Eliminate equation (2) and (4), resulting :

X2 = 54.63 kg

mass of Fe2O3 in C mol of Fe2O3 =

X3 = 2.9 kg

mass of FeS2 in C mol of Fe2O3 =

54.63
159.7
2.9
120

= 0.342 kgmol
= 0.0242 kgmol

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Subtitute value of X3 to equation (1), resulting :

X4 = 1.368 kgmol
mol of SO2
Subtitute value of X2 and X4 to equation (3), resulting :
X5 = 3.938 kgmol
mol O2 in P
Step 3

Calculate the energy balance

This process is steady state open system, the energy balance equation become :

E = Q + W - [(H + K + P)]
Q = H
Q = H products - H reactants
Because all the reactans and products are at the 25oC and 1 atm, the reference state
also are in the 25oC and 1 atm (T = Tref). Then the sensible heat become zero,

+
H mixture =

) (
)
Q = (
) for each component and phase from Appendix F Table F.1
All data Heats Of Formation (

Products

Reactants

(kgmol)

(kJ/gmol)

(kJ)

(kgmol)

(kJ/gmol)

(kJ)

FeS2

0.0242

-177.9

-4.305

0.7083

-177.9

-126.007

Fe2O3

0.342

-822.156

-281.177

-822.156

N2

21.983

21.983

O2

3.938

5.8437

SO2

1.368

-296.90

-406.159

-296.90

Component

Total

= [-691.641 (-126.007)]

-691.641

-126.007
1000
1

= -5656 kJ/100 kg ore

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The negative sign indicates that heat is removed from the process and accepted by
cooling water system.

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