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24. Methyl alcohol (CH3OH) is obtained from the reaction of CO and hydrogen: CO+2H2CH3OH. Fresh feed is composed of stoichiometric mixture of CO and H2

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24. Methyl alcohol (CH3OH) is obtained from the reaction of CO and hydrogen: CO+2H2CH3OH. Fresh feed is composed of stoichiometric mixture of CO and H2 and 0.1% inert (I). Single pass conversion of CO is 15%. All of the methanol( CH3OH) formed is condensed and obtained as a pure liquid alcohol. A fraction of the recycle gas stream is taken as purge. Purge stream contains 1% inert. For 100kmol/h of fresh feed, calculate : (a) the flow rates of methanol produced, recycle and purge stream, (b) Overall conversion of CO, (c) The fresh feed and recycle stream required to produce 3000kg CH3OH/h

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