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1. Methane (CH4) reacts with to produce methyl chloride (CH3CI) and HCl. However some of the CH3Cl undergoes further chlorination to form CH2Cl2 and HCl.

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1. Methane (CH4) reacts with to produce methyl chloride (CH3CI) and HCl. However some of the CH3Cl undergoes further chlorination to form CH2Cl2 and HCl. The reactions are shown below: (1) CH4 + Cl2 CH CI + HCI (2) CH CI + Cl2CH2Cl2 + HCI A fresh feed consisting of 400 mol/h of methane with 70% excess Cl2 is joined by a recycle stream and the mixture is fed to a reactor where it reacts to produce CH:CI, CH2Cl2 and HCI. The products from the reactor are sent to a separator where 90% of the unreacted CH4 and Cl2 are recycled, while the remaining CH4, Cl and the products are sent to another part of the plant to be processed. When the process is conducted at 1 atm and 150 C the overall conversion is 90% and the selectivity is 4. a) What is the volumetric flowrate of Cl2 (L/h) being fed into the process? b) What is the volumetric flowrate flow rate of methyl chloride (L/h) leaving the reactor

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