Syngas with the appropriate H2-to-CO ratio for ethanol production is produced. An electrolytic cell operating at 80C is used for the production of hydrogen. The current yield of the cell is 55%.

The hydrogen is at 80C. On the other hand, a flowrate of 36 kmol/h of flue gas from a thermal plant is available. The composition, once cleaned, consists of 66% molar CO2, and the rest is CO. Determine the consumption of water in the electrolysis (kg/h) and the energy required to be applied to the electrolytic cell (kW).

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[2073 -2.029 Data: Kp (CO2)(H) (CO)(H2O) [T(K) 029]