Question: Acetylene ( C 2 H 2 ) is hydrogenated to form ethane ( C 2 H 6 ) . The feed to the reactor contains

Acetylene (C2H2) is hydrogenated to form ethane (C2H6). The feed to the reactor contains 1.50 molH2molC2H2.
a. Calculate the stoichiometric reactant ratio (molH2 react ?molC2H2 react) and the yield ratio (kmolC2H6 formed ?kmolH2 react).
b. Determine the limiting reactant and calculate the percentage by which the other reactant is in excess.
c. Calculate the mass feed rate of hydrogen (kgs) required to produce 4106 tons of ethane per year assuming that the reaction goes to completion and that the process operates for 24 hours a day, 300 days a year.
Ethane (C2H6) is chlorinated in a continuous reactor:
C2H6+Cl2C2H5Cl+HCl
Some of the product monochloroethane (C2H5Cl) is further chlorinated in an undesired side reaction to produce dichloroethane (C2H4Cl2) :
C2H5Cl+Cl2C2H4Cl2+HCl
a. Take a basis of 100molC2H5Cl produced. Assume that the feed contains only ethane and chlorine, and that all chlorine is consumed. Draw and label the flow chart and carry out a degree-of-freedom analysis twice (once using atomic atomic balance method and once using extent of reaction method).
b. The reactor is designed to achieve a 15% conversion of ethane and a selectivity of 14mol C2H5ClmolC2H4Cl2, with a negligible amount of chlorine in the product gas. Calculate:
i. All unknown variables (flow rates)
ii. The feed ratio ( molCl2molC2H6)
iii. The fractional yield of monochloroethane.
3. Butane is burned with air. No carbon monoxide is present in the combustion products.
a. Use the degree-of-freedom analysis to prove that if the percentage excess air and the percentage conversion of butane are specified, the molar composition of the product gas can be determined.
b. Calculate the molar composition of the product gas for each of the following three cases:
i. Theoretical air supplied and 100% conversion of butane
ii.20% excess air and 100% conversion of butane.
iii. 20% excess air, 90% conversion of butane.
 Acetylene (C2H2) is hydrogenated to form ethane (C2H6). The feed to

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