Hydrogen and carbon monoxide are produced by a reaction between steam (water vapor) and propane (C3H8)....

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Hydrogen and carbon monoxide are produced by a reaction between steam (water vapor) and propane (C3H8). Carbon monoxide also reacts with the steam, leading to the formation of additional hydrogen and CO2. 150 mol/min of propane is combined with 50% excess steam to form a fresh feed. The feed is joined by a recycle and the combined streams are fed to the reactor, and this combined stream is at 200°C. The products, which are at 300°C, are sent to a separator where 80% of the steam and propane are recycled back to join the fresh feed, and the rest of the products exit. If the overall conversion of propane is 85% and the selectivity of CO to CO2 is 5, find: a. The single pass conversion of propane. b. The overall heat transfer in kW for the reactor unit Use the atomic species approach when solving your material balance. Hydrogen and carbon monoxide are produced by a reaction between steam (water vapor) and propane (C3H8). Carbon monoxide also reacts with the steam, leading to the formation of additional hydrogen and CO2. 150 mol/min of propane is combined with 50% excess steam to form a fresh feed. The feed is joined by a recycle and the combined streams are fed to the reactor, and this combined stream is at 200°C. The products, which are at 300°C, are sent to a separator where 80% of the steam and propane are recycled back to join the fresh feed, and the rest of the products exit. If the overall conversion of propane is 85% and the selectivity of CO to CO2 is 5, find: a. The single pass conversion of propane. b. The overall heat transfer in kW for the reactor unit Use the atomic species approach when solving your material balance.

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