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    Worksheet 7 Recycle and Purge

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    This document contains 3 chemistry problems involving catalytic reactions and recycle/purge processes: 1) A problem involving the dehydrogenation of propane to produce propylene, calculating the mass flow rates of the product and recycle streams. 2) A problem involving the production of ethylene oxide from ethylene and oxygen, calculating the required recycle to fresh feed ratio. 3) A problem involving the synthesis of methanol from carbon monoxide and hydrogen, calculating the purge stream flow rate and compositions as well as the single pass and overall conversion of carbon monoxide.

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    Worksheet 7 Recycle and Purge

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    This document contains 3 chemistry problems involving catalytic reactions and recycle/purge processes: 1) A problem involving the dehydrogenation of propane to produce propylene, calculating the mass flow rates of the product and recycle streams. 2) A problem involving the production of ethylene oxide from ethylene and oxygen, calculating the required recycle to fresh feed ratio. 3) A problem involving the synthesis of methanol from carbon monoxide and hydrogen, calculating the purge stream flow rate and compositions as well as the single pass and overall conversion of carbon monoxide.

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    This document contains 3 chemistry problems involving catalytic reactions and recycle/purge processes: 1) A problem involving the dehydrogenation of propane to produce propylene, calculating the mass flow rates of the product and recycle streams. 2) A problem involving the production of ethylene oxide from ethylene and oxygen, calculating the required recycle to fresh feed ratio. 3) A problem involving the synthesis of methanol from carbon monoxide and hydrogen, calculating the purge stream flow rate and compositions as well as the single pass and overall conversion of carbon monoxide.

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    Worksheet 7 Recycle and Purge

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    This document contains 3 chemistry problems involving catalytic reactions and recycle/purge processes: 1) A problem involving the dehydrogenation of propane to produce propylene, calculating the mass flow rates of the product and recycle streams. 2) A problem involving the production of ethylene oxide from ethylene and oxygen, calculating the required recycle to fresh feed ratio. 3) A problem involving the synthesis of methanol from carbon monoxide and hydrogen, calculating the purge stream flow rate and compositions as well as the single pass and overall conversion of carbon monoxide.

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    The passages discuss problems involving recycle and purge streams in chemical processes. Recycle streams are recycled back into the process while purge streams are removed to prevent buildup.

    The steps include: drawing a process flow diagram, specifying the basis, calculating amounts available, determining product and recycle streams, and calculating recycle to feed ratios.

    Ethylene and oxygen react to form ethylene oxide. Ethylene can also combust to form carbon dioxide and water as an undesired side reaction.

    Names: __________________________ CHE112P

    Sec: _____

    Worksheet 7:_________
    Recycle and Purge

    Problem Solving
    1. Pure propane (C3H8) from El Paso is dehydrogenated catalytically in a
    continuous process to obtain propylene (C3H6). All of the hydrogen formed
    is separated from the reactor exit gas with no loss of hydrocarbon. The
    hydrocarbon mixture is then fractionated to give a product stream
    containing 88 mole% propylene and 12 mole% propane. The other stream,
    which is 70 mole% propane and 30 mole% propylene, is recycled. The onepass conversion in the reactor is 25%, and 1000 kg of fresh propane are fed
    per hour. Find (a) the kg of product stream per hour, and (b) the kg of
    recycle stream per hour.
    a. Draw the complete diagram and write the balanced equation.

    b. For a basis of 1000 kg/h of fresh propane, specify amounts that are available.

    c. Calculate the kg of product stream per hour.

    d. Calculate the kg of recycle stream per hour.

    e. What is the recycle to fresh feed ratio?

    2. Ethylene oxide is produced by burning ethylene and an undesired side


    reaction is the complete combustion of ethylene.
    2C2H4 + O2 2C2H4O
    C2H4 + 3O2 2CO2 + 2H2O
    The feed to the reactor contains 3 moles of ethylene per mole of oxygen.
    The single-pass conversion of ethylene is 20% and yields 90 moles of
    ethylene oxide for every 100 mole of ethylene consumed in the reactor. A
    complex separation system is used so that ethylene and oxygen may be
    recycled to the reactor, while carbon dioxide and water are discarded and
    ethylene oxide is packaged and sold. Assume a 100 mole/h feed rate of
    ethylene to the reactor. Determine the required recycle rate to fresh feed
    rate ratio.
    a. Draw the complete diagram.

    b. For a 100 mole/h feed rate of ethylene to the reactor. Determine the required
    recycle rate to fresh feed rate ratio.

    3. Methanol is synthesized from carbon monoxide and hydrogen in a catalytic


    reactor. The fresh feed to the process contains 32.0 mole% CO, 64.0% H 2

    and 4.0% N2. This stream is mixed with a recycle stream in a ratio 5 mole
    recycle/1 mole fresh feed to produce the feed to the reactor, which contains
    13.0 mole% N2. A low single-pass conversion is attained in the reactor. The
    reactor effluent goes to a condenser from which two streams emerge: a
    liquid product stream containing essentially all the methanol formed in the
    reactor, and a gas stream containing all CO, H 2, and N2 leaving the reactor.
    The gas stream is split into two fractions: one is removed from the reactor
    as purge stream, and the other is the recycle stream that combines with
    the fresh feed to the reactor.
    a

    Draw the complete diagram and write the balanced equation.

    Specify the basis and the amount of the species available.

    Calculate the production of methanol per hour (mol/h).

    Calculate the molar flow rate and composition of purge stream.

    Calculate the single pass and overall conversion of CO.

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