Question: Problem 6 . Benzaldehyde is produced from toluene in the catalytic reaction. An unwanted side reaction produces C O 2 . The reactions are as

Problem 6. Benzaldehyde is produced from toluene in the catalytic reaction. An unwanted side reaction produces CO2. The reactions are as follows:
C6H5CH3+O2C6H5CHO+H2O
C6H5CH3+9O27CO2+4H2O
Dry air and toluene enter the process as fresh feed. Air is also supplied in 100% excess (hint: two moles of O2 fed per mole of toluene fed) Of the toluene fed to the reactor(not the same amount as is in the fresh feed to the process)13% reacts to form benzaldehyde and 0.5% reacts with O2 to produce CO2 and H2O. The product gas leaves the reactor and enters a separation unit that separates the unreacted toluene from the remaining products and condenses the water plus benzaldehyde and the gases are vented. Over a four hour period, 24kg of water is condensed from the system. All of the produced benzaldehyde, soluble in water, leaves the condenser with the H2O. Assume complete condensation of the water(no water is recycled to the reactor). Unreacted toluene is mixed with the fresh feed and enters the reactor. Product gases include all the CO2 unreacted O2 and N2(none of the gas is recycled)
 Problem 6. Benzaldehyde is produced from toluene in the catalytic reaction.

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