Urea, (NH2)2CO, can be manufactured from methane(CH4), water, and nitrogen via a pathway requiring four chemical...

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Urea, (NH2)2CO, can be manufactured from methane(CH4), water, and nitrogen via a pathway requiring four chemical reactions: Reaction 1: CH4+H2O-CO+3H2+ Reaction 2: CO+ H2O-CO2+H2+ Reaction 3: N2+3H2-2NH3< Reaction 4: NH3 + 0.5CO2-0.5(NH2)2CO+0.5H2O+ We'd like to design a process to make 90gmol/min urea at steady state, from the raw materials methane, water, and nitrogen. Furthermore, there should be no reactions (CH4, H20, or N2) nor any CO, CO2, or NH3 leaving the process. (a) Find the extent of reaction of each of the four reactions above.< (b) Find the feed rates of each reactants(mol/min)< Urea, (NH2)2CO, can be manufactured from methane(CH4), water, and nitrogen via a pathway requiring four chemical reactions: Reaction 1: CH4+H2O-CO+3H2+ Reaction 2: CO+ H2O-CO2+H2+ Reaction 3: N2+3H2-2NH3< Reaction 4: NH3 + 0.5CO2-0.5(NH2)2CO+0.5H2O+ We'd like to design a process to make 90gmol/min urea at steady state, from the raw materials methane, water, and nitrogen. Furthermore, there should be no reactions (CH4, H20, or N2) nor any CO, CO2, or NH3 leaving the process. (a) Find the extent of reaction of each of the four reactions above.< (b) Find the feed rates of each reactants(mol/min)<

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Solution a The extents of reaction for each of the four reactions can be calculated using the stoich... View the full answer