Ethanol is produced from ethylene via the gas-phase reaction C 2 H 4 (g) + H 2
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Ethanol is produced from ethylene via the gas-phase reaction
C2H4(g) + H2O(g) → C2H5OH(g)
Reaction conditions are 400 K and 2 bar.
(a) Determine a numerical value for the equilibrium constant K for this reaction at 298.15 K.
(b) Determine a numerical value for K for this reaction at 400 K.
(c) Determine the composition of the equilibrium gas mixture for an equimolar feed containing only ethylene and H2O. State all assumptions.
(d) For the same feed as in part (c), but for P = 1 bar, would the equilibrium mole fraction of ethanol be higher or lower? Explain.
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Introduction To Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
ISBN: 9781259696527
8th Edition
Authors: J.M. Smith, Hendrick Van Ness, Michael Abbott, Mark Swihart
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