Question: ( 2 and 3 ) Equal to two problems. To create value-added products from carbon capture, a new iron-based catalyst has been discovered to convert
( 2 and 3 ) Equal to two problems. To create value-added products from carbon capture, a new iron-based catalyst has been discovered to convert carbon dioxide to ethanol. Ethanol can then be used in applications, similar to fossil sources. The catalyst mediates the reaction between carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The fresh feed to the process contains H2,CO2, and 0.8 mole\% nitrogen which is an inert. The reactor effluent passes to a condenser operating at 50C and 2atm that removes essentially all the ethanol and water formed in the reaction. However, none of the reactants and nitrogen are removed. The latter substances are recycled into the reactor. To avoid the buildup of nitrogen in the system, a purge stream is withdrawn from the recycling. The feed to the reactor (not the fresh feed to the process) is at 7MPa and 330C and contains 25mole% CO2,72 mole\% H2, and 3 mole\% N2. The single-pass conversion of the limiting reactant flow rates and molar compositions of the fresh feed, the total feed to the reactor, the recycle stream, and the purge stream, and (iv) the reduced carbon footprint i.e., the mass of CO2 converted to ethanol for which the company can get carbon credits. (Hint
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