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( 2 0 pt ) [ Chemical production ] Toluene reacts with H 2 to form benzene and methane, but a side reaction occurs in

(20 pt)[Chemical production] Toluene reacts with H2 to form benzene and methane, but a side
reaction occurs in which toluene and hydrogen also react to form a by-product diphenyl
(C12H10)(along with methane). In the process the makeup hydrogen is added to the recycle
stream to make the ratio of H2 to CH41 to 1 before the gas enters the mixer. The ratio of H2 to
toluene entering the reactor at G is 4H2 to 1 toluene. The conversion of toluene to benzene on
one pass through the reactor is 80%, and the conversion of toluene to the by-product diphenyl
is 8% per pass. Calculate the molar flows RG and RL.
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