A facility manager believes that the alkali solution they are buying does not meet specifications. It consists of NaOH, Na2CO3, and water. It reacts with a lime solution whose composition is given in Table P4.5.1.

The product has the composition given in Table P4.5.2.
Evaluate, for 100 kg of product:
1. Amount and composition of the alkali solution.
2. Amount of commercial lime required.
3. Reactant in excess and percentage in excess.
4. Conversion of the process.

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Table P4.5.1 Lime Mass Composition Limestone CaO Ca(OH)2 CaCO (% w) 0.092 0.796 0.111