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Che Cal and Sepa Problems
Che Cal and Sepa Problems
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gas containing 8.00 % SO3 (remainder
HIMMELBLAU SUPPLEMENTARY PROBLEMS inerts) enters the SO3 absorption tower at
the rate of 28 lb mol per hour. 98.5 % of
Problem 1.7 A Gypsum (plaster of Paris : the SO3 is absorbed in this tower. 97.3 %
CaSO4 . 2H2O) is produced by the reaction sulfuric acid is introduced into the top of
of calcium carbonate and sulfuric acid. A the tower and 95.9 % sulfuric acid from
certain lime stone analyzes: CaCO3 96.89 %; another part of the process is used as make
MgCO3 1.41 %; inerts 1.70 %. For 5 metric - up acid. The flow sheet is given in the
tons of limestone reacted completely, figure with all of the known data on it.
determine: a. kg of anhydrous gypsum Calculate the a. Tons/day of 95.9 % H2SO4
(CaSO4) produced. b. kg of sulfuric acid make-up acid solution required. b. Tons/day
solution (98 wt%) required. c. kg of carbon of 97.3 % H2SO4 solution introduced into
dioxide produced. (MW : CaCO3 100.1; MgCO3 the top of the tower. c. Tons/day of 98 %
84.32; H2SO4 98; CaSO4 136; MgSO4 120; H2O H2SO4 solution produced.
18; CO2 44)
Problem 3.6 C TiCl4 can be formed by
Problem 1.7 B The synthesis of ammonia reacting titanium dioxide (TiO2) with
proceeds according to the following hydrochloric acid. TiO2 is available as an
reaction N2 + 3 H2 -----> 2 NH3 In a given ore containing 78 % TiO2 and 22 % inerts.
plant, 4202 lb of nitrogen and 1046 lb of The HCl is available as 45 wt% solution
hydrogen are fed to the synthesis reactor (the balance is water). The per pass
per hour. Production of pure ammonia from conversion of TiO2 is 75 %. The HCl is fed
this reactor is 3060 lb per hour. a. What into the reactor in 20 % excess based on
is the limiting reactant. b. What is the the reaction. Pure unreacted TiO2 is
percent excess reactant. c. What is the recycled back to mix with the TiO2 feed.
percent conversion obtained (based on the TiO2 + 4 HCl -----> TiCl4 + 2H2O For 1 kg
limiting reactant). of TiCl4 produced, determine: a. the kg of
TiO2 ore fed. b. the kg of 45 wt % HCl
Problem 1.7 C Five pounds of bismuth (MW = solution fed. c. the ratio of recycle
209) is heated along with one pound of stream to fresh TiO2 ore (in kg). (MW :
sulfur to form Bi2S3 (MW = 514). At the end TiO2 79.9; HCl 36.47; TiCl4 189.7)
of the reaction, the mass is extracted and
the free sulfur recovered is 5 % of the Problem 3.6 E Perchloric acid (HClO4) can
reaction mass. Determine a. the limiting be prepared as shown in the diagram below
reactant. b. the percent excess reactant. 2 from Ba(ClO4)2 and HClO4. Sulfuric acid is
Bi + 3 S -----> Bi2S3 c. the percent supplied in 20% excess to react with
conversion of sulfur to Bi2S3. Ba(ClO4)2. If 17,400 lb HClO4 leave the
separator and the recycle is 6125 lb
Problem 3.2B A continuous still is to be Ba(ClO4)2 over the time period, calculate :
used to separate acetic acid, water, and a. The overall conversion of Ba(ClO4)2. b.
benzene from each other. On a trial run, The lb of HClO4 leaving the separator per
the calculated data were as shown in the lb of feed. c. The lb of H2SO4 entering the
figure. Data recording the benzene reactor. d. The per pass conversion of
composition of the feed were not taken Ba(ClO4)2. Note : 20 % H2SO4 is based on
because of an instrument defect. The the total Ba(ClO4)2 entering the reactor.
problem is to calculate the benzene flow in Ba(ClO4)2 + H2SO4 ------> BaSO4 + 2HClO4
the feed per hour. How many independent MW: Ba(ClO4)2 336; BaSO4 233; H2SO4 98;
material balance equations can be HClO4 100.5
formulated for this problem? How many
variables whose values are unknown exist in Problem 4.6A A gas mixture contains 0.0083
the problem? g mol of water vapor per g mol of dry CH4
at a temperature of 27˚C and a total
pressure of 200 kPa. Calculate the: a.
percent relative saturation of the mixture.
b. percent saturation of the mixture c.
temperature to which the mixture must be
heated at 200 kPa in order that the
relative saturation will be 0.20.
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PROBLEM 13.5
PROBLEM 13.7