Ethane is produced from the hydrogenation of acetylene. Acetylene and hydrogen are fed to a reactor in stoichiometric ratio . The product stream is analyzed and found to contain 20% by mole acetylene. Determine (a) % mole composition of the product stream (b) fractional conversion of acetylene (c) using the same fractional conversion calculate the volumetric flow rate of hydrogen in m3/h at 30°C and 1 atm required to produce 4 million metric tons of ethane per year assuming 330 days a year, 24 h per day of operation.

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