Question: In the process described in part 1 , 1 . 1 5 kmol of C 2 H 4 per kmol of Cl 2 are

"In the process described in part 1,1.15 kmol of C2H4 per kmol of Cl2 are fed to the reactor. As before, ethene and chlorine react together to form dichloroethane via the main reaction C2H4+ Cl2 C2H4Cl2. However, some of the ethene and chlorine also react to form tricholorethane via a side reaction C2H4+2Cl2 C2H3Cl3+ HCl. These byproducts leave with the dichloroethane. The single-pass fractional conversion of chlorine is 100% and the selectivity of C2H4Cl2 over C2H3Cl3 is 18. The plant is to be designed to produce 100,000 te/y of dichloroethane and is to operate for 8000 h per year. (a) Calculate the feed rates (kg/h) of ethene and chlorine required if all the unreacted ethene is recycled. (4 marks)(b) Calculate the feed rates (kg/h) of ethene and chlorine required if 80% of the unreacted ethene is recycled. (4 marks) Hint: you can use the mass balance around the reactor from Q4 as a starting point"

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