Question: A process is designed to produce formaldehyde by the partial oxidation of methanol with air according to the following reaction: C H 3 O H

A process is designed to produce formaldehyde by the partial oxidation of methanol with air according to the following reaction:
CH3OH+12O2HCHO+H2O
The gas mixture fed to the reactor (stream 4 in the flow diagram below) contains 8 mole % methanol and 10 mole % oxygen. The single-pass conversion of methanol is 100%. The gas stream leaving the top of the separator contains only oxygen and nitrogen.
Calculate the molar flow rates of streams 1,2,3,4, and 5 needed to produce 3000kgmin of formaldehyde/water solution having a composition of 37 mass % formaldehyde.A process is designed to produce formaldehyde by partial oxidation of methanol with air according to the following reaction: "CH3OH +1/2 O2-> HCHO + H20." The gas mixture fed to the reactor (stream 4 in the flow diagram below) contain 8 mole% methanol and 10 mole% oxygen. The single-pass conversion of methanol is 100%. The gas stream leaving the top of the separator contains only oxygen and nitrogen. Calculate the molar flow rates of stream 1,2,3,4 and 5 needed to produce 3000 kg/min of formaldehyde/water solution having a composition of 37% mass formaldehyde.
 A process is designed to produce formaldehyde by the partial oxidation

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