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Acetaldehyde is prepared from ethanol by its dehydrogenation according to the following equation: CH3CH2OH(g)+1/2O2(g)CH3CHO(g)+H2O(g). Air is used to supply oxygen in an excess (surplus) of

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Acetaldehyde is prepared from ethanol by its dehydrogenation according to the following equation: CH3CH2OH(g)+1/2O2(g)CH3CHO(g)+H2O(g). Air is used to supply oxygen in an excess (surplus) of 70%. Ethanol is fed into the reactor at a molar flow rate of 100kmol/h. The production of acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) is 3520kg/ hour, Although the oxygen is in excess, not all ethanol is converted to acetaldehyde! The reaction takes place in the gas phase. Calculate: 1. The composition of the gaseous mixture at the reactor outlet (in mol.\%) 2. Ethanol conversion 3. Volumetric flow rate of the gaseous mixture leaving the reactor at the temperature of 600C and pressure of 100kPa

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