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Ethane (C2H) is chlorinated in a continuous reactor: C2H6+ Cl2 C2H5Cl + HCI Some of ethane is converted in an undesired side reaction: CzH6 +

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Ethane (C2H) is chlorinated in a continuous reactor: C2H6+ Cl2 C2H5Cl + HCI Some of ethane is converted in an undesired side reaction: CzH6 + 2Cl2 CzH4Cl2 + 2HCI Flow rate of the feed to the reactor (not the fresh feed to process) is 150 mol/h, containing 4 moles of ethane (CzHo) per mole of chlorine (Cl2). The conversion of CzHo in the reactor is 15%, and for every 100 moles of ethane consumed in the reactor, 80 moles of monochloroethane (CHCI) exit in reactor products. A separation process is used to separate the products: ethane and chlorine are recycled to the reactor and monochloroethane (C_HCI) leaves the system to be sold as a product, and HCl and CH4Cl are discarded. a) Draw and label the flowchart of the process. b) Calculate the molar flow rate on unconsumed C_He leaving the reactor. c) Calculate the production rate of CH CI leaving the reactor. d) Calculate the molar flow rate of C2H6 and Cl2 in the fresh feed

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