Question: ( 3 5 p ) Vanadium oxide was used as a catalyst in the oxidation reaction of methane to produce formaldehyde in a reactor operating

(35 p) Vanadium oxide was used as a catalyst in the oxidation reaction of methane to produce formaldehyde in a reactor operating at 973K. Carbon dioxide was also produced in an undesired side reaction. The feed to the reactor contains 60 mole% methane and 40mole% oxygen. The reactor is designed on the methane fractional conversion of 0.622 and a selectivity of 4.1molHCHOmolCO2.
CH4+O2HCHO+H2O
CH4+2O2CO2+2H2O
By using these information,
(a) Draw and label the flow chart.
(b) Calculate the molar amounts of reactor output stream.
(c) Calculate the fractional yield of formaldehyde production.
 (35 p) Vanadium oxide was used as a catalyst in the

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