Question: Question 2 [20] Ethylene is to be produced from ethane in three (3) CSTRs connected in series. The feed consisting of pure ethane enters the

 Question 2 [20] Ethylene is to be produced from ethane in

Question 2 [20] Ethylene is to be produced from ethane in three (3) CSTRs connected in series. The feed consisting of pure ethane enters the reactor at 1000K and 6 atm. The production of ethylene is estimated to be 11 million kg of ethylene per annum according to the following reaction: C,Ho C,H, + H2 (2) Calculate the intermediate conversion and the volume of the three identical CSTRS required to achieve a final conversion of 80%. (b) Compare the above reactor sizes with 3 CSTRs connected in parallel. The reaction rate constant is k = 0.072/s and the molar mass of ethylene is 28 g/mol

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