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Styrene ( C 8 H 8 ) is produced from dehydrogenation reaction of ethylbenzene ( C 8 H 1 0 ) with the present of

Styrene (C8H8) is produced from dehydrogenation reaction of ethylbenzene (C8H10) with the present of catalyst. A general procedure of producing it is as follows:
A fresh feed stream consists of C8H10 and steam (H2O) at a mole ratio of 1:1 is mixed with a recycle stream and enters a reactor (R). The steam acts as an inert and cleaning compound for the catalyst surface. The production process is designed for 70-80% overall conversion and single-pass conversion of 30-40%. The reactor outlet stream enters a first separator (S1) which produces 2 streams. The first stream consists of H2 and H2O is discarded for further process, while the second stream consists of C8H8 and C8H10 enters a second separator (S2). The S2 produces 2 streams, the first stream consists of C8H8 and C8H10 is collected as product while the second stream consists of 90 mol% C8H10 and the balance C8H8 is recycled and mixed with the fresh feed stream in a mixer (M)
- write a material balance proposal for the plant. The material balance proposal should consider the following steps:
a) A process( flow diagram) of the process and the chemical reaction involved.
b) Evaluate material balance of the whole process by stating your own basis of calculation. This include calculating all (molar flow rates of the stream )and (compositions for each stream). Validate all answer.

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