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The document summarizes a chemical reaction involving the conversion of methane and oxygen to produce formaldehyde, carbon dioxide, and water. It provides the chemical equations and establishes material balances for the components in the reactor system. The fractional conversion of methane is given as 0.9 and the fractional yield of formaldehyde is 0.855. This information, along with the material balances, allows calculating the composition of the output stream.

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Lab 08 Guide

The document summarizes a chemical reaction involving the conversion of methane and oxygen to produce formaldehyde, carbon dioxide, and water. It provides the chemical equations and establishes material balances for the components in the reactor system. The fractional conversion of methane is given as 0.9 and the fractional yield of formaldehyde is 0.855. This information, along with the material balances, allows calculating the composition of the output stream.

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Lab 08

Methane and oxygen react in the presence of a catalyst to form


formaldehyde. In a parallel reaction, methane is oxidized to carbon
dioxide and water.
CH4 + O2 → HCHO + H2O
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
The feed to the reactor contains equimolar amounts of methane and
oxygen. Assume a basis of 100.0 mol feed/s.
The fractional conversion of methane is 0.900 and the fractional
yield of formaldehyde is 0.855. What is the composition of the
output stream?
𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐹𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑛𝐶𝐻4
100
𝑠
Reactor
𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶𝐻4
𝑛𝑂2
50
𝑠
𝑛𝐻𝐶𝐻𝑂
𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑂2
50
𝑠
𝑛𝐻2 𝑂

𝑛𝐶𝑂2
Consumption : −𝜀 0

Generation : +𝜀0
CH4 + O2 → HCHO + H2O
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O

CH4 Balance
In – out + gen – con = acc
50 – nCH4 + 0 – 1𝜀1 – 1𝜀2 = 0
nCH4 = 50 - 1𝜀1 - 1𝜀2
CH4 + O2 → HCHO + H2O nCO2 = 50 - 1𝜀1 - 1𝜀2
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O

O2 Balance
In – out + gen – con = acc
50 – nO2 + 0 – 1𝜀1 – 2𝜀2 = 0
nO2 = 50 - 1𝜀1 -2 𝜀2
CH4 + O2 → HCHO + H2O nCO2 = 50 - 1𝜀1 - 1𝜀2
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O nO2 = 50 - 1𝜀1 -2 𝜀2

HCHO Balance
In – out + gen – con = acc
0 – nHCHO + 1𝜀1 – 0 = 0
nHCHO = 1𝜀1
CH4 + O2 → HCHO + H2O nCO2 = 50 - 1𝜀1 - 1𝜀2
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O nO2 = 50 - 1𝜀1 -2 𝜀2
nHCHO = 1𝜀1

H2O Balance
In – out + gen – con = acc
0 – nH2O + 1𝜀1 +2 𝜀2 - 0 = 0
nH2O = 1𝜀1 + 2𝜀2
CH4 + O2 → HCHO + H2O nCO2 = 50 - 1𝜀1 - 1𝜀2
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O nO2 = 50 - 1𝜀1 -2 𝜀2
nHCHO = 1𝜀1
nH2O = 1𝜀1 + 2𝜀2
CO2 Balance
In – out + gen – con = acc
0 – nCO2 + 𝜀2 - 0 = 0
nCO2 = 𝜀2
nCO2 = 50 - 𝜀1 - 𝜀2 There are 5 equations.

nO2 = 50 - 𝜀1 -2 𝜀2 Variables are 7

nHCHO = 𝜀1
We require 2 more
nH2O = 𝜀1 + 2𝜀2 equations in order to find
out the solution.
nCO2 = 𝜀2
nCO2 = 50 - 𝜀1 - 𝜀2
Given Condition:
The fractional conversion of nO2 = 50 - 𝜀1 -2 𝜀2
methane is 0.900 nHCHO = 𝜀1
nH2O = 𝜀1 + 2𝜀2
90% used nCO2 = 𝜀2
100% in 10% out
50 mol 50 x 0.1 mol

nCH4 = 50 x 0.1
nCH4 = 5
nCO2 = 50 - 𝜀1 - 𝜀2
Given Condition:
The fractional yield of formaldehyde nO2 = 50 - 𝜀1 -2 𝜀2
is 0.855 nHCHO = 𝜀1
nH2O = 𝜀1 + 2𝜀2
CH4 + O2 → HCHO + H2O
nCO2 = 𝜀2
1 mol CH4 makes 1 mol of HCHO nCH4 = 5
50 mol will make 50 mol of HCHO (Ideally)

nHCHO = 50 x 0.855
nHCHO = 42.75
nCO2 = 50 - 𝜀1 - 𝜀2
nO2 = 50 - 𝜀1 -2 𝜀2
nHCHO = 𝜀1
nH2O = 𝜀1 + 2𝜀2
nCO2 = 𝜀2
nCH4 = 5
nHCHO = 42.75

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