Question: JUST DRAW THE CORRECT FLOWSHEET Shown below is a process for producing concentrated hydrogen cyanide, H C N , by the following overall reaction catalyzed

JUST DRAW THE CORRECT FLOWSHEET
Shown below is a process for producing concentrated hydrogen cyanide, HCN, by the following overall reaction catalyzed by solid Pt:
2NH3+3O2+2CH4Pt2HCN+6H2O.
In addition, there is an undesired side reaction,
2O2+CH4Pt2CO2+6H2O.
The reaction is conducted with excess NH3 and CH4, which completely consumes the O2. Because both reactions are highly exothermic, heat is removed from the reactor by converting water to steam. Air is used as the O2 source. The N2 in the air does not react. The HCN product is purified by a series of absorbers and strippers. First, an acid solution extracts unreacted NH3 and the by-product H2O from the product gas at 30C. Next, the HCN is absorbed into a water solution at 20C and the waste gas is burned as fuel. Finally, the HCN is stripped from the water solution by steam.
Find at least six errors in the process flowsheet. Your errors must be distinct and unrelated. For example, if two substances are missing from a stream label, that counts as one error. Redraw your corrected PFD. Hint: Look for errors in style as well as deviations from the
 JUST DRAW THE CORRECT FLOWSHEET Shown below is a process for

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