Question: Propylene oxide ( C 3 H 8 O ) is produced by reacting propylene ( C 3 H 6 ) with oxygen and hydrogen. A

Propylene oxide (C3H8O) is produced by reacting propylene (C3H6) with oxygen and hydrogen. A side reaction results in reacting propylene with hydrogen and produces propane. A mixture of 35molh air, 4molh propylene, and 12.6molh hydrogen (H2) along with 5000molh carbon dioxide is used as inert solvent) is fed to a continuous reactor. The percent single-pass conversion of limiting reactant is 10%. The fractional yield of C3H6 to C3H8O is 0.80(i.e., fraction of moles of C3H6 reacted to produce C3H8O). The reactor effluents are separated where gases leave the top of the column. Propylene, propane, and propylene oxide , and (:C3H8O} are condensed and removed from the bottom of the column as liquids. Calculate the mole flow rate of each component in the effluent streams.
The following reactions are taking place:
C3H6+H2+12O2C3H8O
C3H6+H2C3H8
 Propylene oxide (C3H8O) is produced by reacting propylene (C3H6) with oxygen

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