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The document describes two problems involving catalytic reaction processes: 1) A propane dehydrogenation process where 25% of the propane is converted to propylene in each pass through the reactor. 100 kmol/hr of fresh propane is fed and the products are separated, with the stream containing 88% propylene being the product and the stream containing 70% propane being recycled. The flowrates of the product and recycle streams are calculated. 2) A methanol synthesis process where a fresh feed and recycle gas are fed to the reactor. The products are separated, with methanol removed as product and unreacted gases removed as purge or recycled. The methanol production rate, purge stream composition and flow

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Ans SW Recycle Purge

The document describes two problems involving catalytic reaction processes: 1) A propane dehydrogenation process where 25% of the propane is converted to propylene in each pass through the reactor. 100 kmol/hr of fresh propane is fed and the products are separated, with the stream containing 88% propylene being the product and the stream containing 70% propane being recycled. The flowrates of the product and recycle streams are calculated. 2) A methanol synthesis process where a fresh feed and recycle gas are fed to the reactor. The products are separated, with methanol removed as product and unreacted gases removed as purge or recycled. The methanol production rate, purge stream composition and flow

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SW: Recycle, Purge

Problem Solving
1. Pure propane (C3H8) from El Paso is dehydrogenated catalytically in a continuous
process to obtain propylene (C3H6). All of the hydrogen formed is separated from the
reactor exit gas with no loss of hydrocarbon. The hydrocarbon mixture is then
fractionated to give a product stream containing 88 mole% propylene and 12 mole%
propane. The other stream, which is 70 mole% propane and 30 mole% propylene, is
recycled. The one-pass conversion in the reactor is 25%, and 100 kmol of fresh propane
are fed per hour. Find (a) the kmol of product stream per hour, and (b) the kmol of
recycle stream per hour.

H2 P
25 % one-pass conversion
F = 100 kmol/hr
C3H8 88 mol% C3H6
Converter DC
12 mol% C3H8

70 mole% C3H8 and 30 mole% C3H6

C3H8 H2 + C3H6

Required: Flowrate of P and R

Basis: F = 100 kmol/hr

C balance @ whole system

100(3) = [ 0.88(3) + 0.12(3) ] P

P = 100 kmol/hr

ninput _ to _ reactor  noutput _ from _ reactor


f pass 
ninput _ to _ reactor
矠೜೜ ೜th 矠t ೜th
0.25 = 矠೜೜ ೜th
R = 360 kmol/hr

2. Methanol is synthesized from carbon monoxide and hydrogen in a catalytic reactor. The
fresh feed to the process contains 32.0 mole% CO, 64.0% H2 and 4.0% N2. This stream
is mixed with a recycle stream in a ratio 5 mole recycle/1 mole fresh feed to produce the
feed to the reactor, which contains 13.0 mole% N2. A low single-pass conversion is
attained in the reactor. The reactor effluent goes to a condenser from which two
streams emerge: a liquid product stream containing essentially all the methanol formed
in the reactor, and a gas stream containing all CO, H2, and N2 leaving the reactor. The
gas stream is split into two fractions: one is removed from the reactor as purge stream,
and the other is the recycle stream that combines with the fresh feed to the reactor.
Calculate the
a) production of methanol per hour (mol/h).

b) molar flow rate and composition of purge stream.

c) single pass and overall conversion of CO.

= CO, H2, and N2


矠
R G

F
32.0 mole% CO 13.0 mol% N2 Condenser
64.0% H2 M
Converter
4.0% N2

CH3OH

CO + 2 H2 CH3OH

t
Since the feed ratio t
t
= 矠, which is same as the stoichiometric ratio,
the unsused t
t
will also be 2, all stream will have the same ratio
Basis: 100 moles.h of F

Let x = mole fraction of N2 in R

N2 balance at pt of mixing
100 + 500 = M

4 + x(500) = 0.13(100 + 500)

X = 0.148
N2 balance at the whole system
4 = 0.148 G
G = 27.03

In R and G
矠
Mole fraction of CO = (1-0.148)( ) = 0.284
Complete Composition of G
N2 = 14.8 %
CO = 28.4 %
H2 = 100 -14.8 - 28.4 = 56.8 %
C balance at the whole system
32 = P + 0.284(27.03)

P = 24.3 mol/h

ninput _ to _ reactor  noutput _ from _ reactor


f pass 
ninput _ to _ reactor
t ೜tt ೜೜㷟 ೜tt ೜೜ tht೜ 㷟
=
t ೜tt ೜೜㷟
x 100

= 13.98 %

ninput _ to _ system  noutput _ from _ system


f OA 
ninput _ to _ system

=
t ೜tt
t
tht೜ 㷟
x 100 = 76.01 %

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