Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering

Universiti Malaysia Pahang

BKF2343 Material & Energy Balance
Tutorial 5: Material Balance – Reactive System

Question (According to Felder & Rousseau Text Book)

1. Felder and Rousseau Problem 4.39 (a)(b)(c)

Answer: 0.5 kmol C2H6 formed/kmol H2 react; H2 is limiting reactant;

33.3% C2H2 excess; 20.6 kg H2/s;

2. Felder and Rousseau Problem 4.40

3. Felder and Rousseau Problem 4.42.

4. Felder and Rousseau Problem 4.43

5. Felder and Rousseau Problem 4.46 (a)(b)(c)

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 Answer: (b) fractional conversion = 0.688

6. Felder and Rousseau Problem 4.49 (a)(b)(c)

7. Felder and Rousseau Problem 4.50 (b)(c)

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8. Felder and Rousseau Problem 4.51 (a)(b). There are only 2 independent
atomic balances!

Answer: Reactor feed contains 44.8% ethylene, 46.1% water, 9.1% inert.
Ethylene conversion is 0.06; ethanol fractional yield is 0.054;
and selectivity of ethanol to ether is 17.9.