Xylene has three major isomers, m-xylene, o-xylene, and p-xylene. When o-xylene is passed over a Cryotite catalyst,
Question:
Xylene has three major isomers, m-xylene, o-xylene, and p-xylene. When o-xylene is passed over a Cryotite catalyst, the following elementary reactions are observed:
The feed to the reactor is equimolar in both m-xylene and o-xylene (species A and B). For a total feed rate of 2 mol/min and reaction conditions below, plot the temperature and the molar flow rates of each species as a function of catalyst weight up to a weight of 100 kg.
Find the lowest concentration of o-xylene achieved in the reactor.
Find the highest concentration of m-xylene achieved in the reactor.
Find the maximum concentration of o-xylene in the reactor.
Repeat parts (a) to (c) for pure feed of o-xylene.
Vary some of the system parameters and describe what you learn.
What do you believe to bet he point of this problem?
Additional information:
Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 978-0321696724
12th edition
Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward