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Q2. (15 pts) Hydrogen gas is a valuable product, because it is used as a feedstock (starting material) for many chemical processes. A common way

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Q2. (15 pts) Hydrogen gas is a valuable product, because it is used as a feedstock (starting material) for many chemical processes. A common way to produce high-purity hydrogen gas is by reaction of propane gas with steam using the following scheme: A. The propane gas is first sent to a Desulfurizer to remove any sulfur present in the propane gas, because the sulfur would poison catalysts in later process steps. B. Steam is added to the desulfurized propane, and the combined gas is sent to a Reforming Furnace (a fired heater) (1500F) to produce the reforming reaction: C3H8+3H2O3CO+7H2 C. More steam is added to the gas mixture leaving the Reforming Furnace, and the combined gas goes to a CO Converter, where the carbon monoxide in the mixture is converted: D. The gas mixture from the CO Converter enters the CO2 Absorber, where most of the CO2 in the mixture is absorbed into an amine solution. E. The gas mixture from the CO2 Absorber now contains H2 with traces of CO and CO2. The last traces of CO and CO2 are converted to methane in a Methanator: CO+3H2CH4+H2O CO2+4H2CH4+2H2O Construct a block diagram for the process described above

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