Question: Use only the data tables given in the textbook. A pair of reactions take place in a continuous reactor. Acetylene is produced from methane by

Use only the data tables given in the textbook.
A pair of reactions take place in a continuous reactor. Acetylene is produced from methane by the
following reaction:
2CH4(g)C2H2(g)+3H2(g)
An undesired side reaction is the decomposition of acetylene:
C2H2(g)2C(s)+H2(g)
Methane is fed to the reactor at 1425C at a rate of 15.0molCH4s. The product leaves the reactor at
1425C, and the fractional conversion of methane is 0.70. Heat is transferred to the reactor at a rate of
1200kW. Heat capacities of the compounds given below are assumed constant within the temperature
range of 22C to 1450C.
a. Draw and label the flowchart of the reactor.
b. Using the heat of formation method, prepare an inlet-outlet enthalpy table.
c. Write and solve material balances and the energy balance to calculate molar flow rates of the
components in the product stream.
 Use only the data tables given in the textbook. A pair

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