Sunflower oil contains 0.070 mol palmitic acid (C16H32O2)/mol, 0.060 mol stearic acid (C18H3602)/mol, 0.29 mol oleic acid (C18H3402)/mol, and 0.58 mol linoleic acid (C18H32O2)/mol. To create margarine...


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Sunflower oil contains 0.070 mol palmitic acid (C16H32O2)/mol, 0.060 mol stearic acid (C18H3602)/mol, 0.29<br>mol oleic acid (C18H3402)/mol, and 0.58 mol linoleic acid (C18H32O2)/mol. To create margarine from<br>sunflower oil, the liquid oleic and linoleic acids are hydrogenated in the presence of a metal catalyst to<br>form solid stearic acid.<br>C13H,0, + H, →<br>C18H3,02<br>2<br>C13 H,0, +2H, → C,H3,O,<br>At a margarine production facility, a stream of 360.0 mol sunflower oil/hr is fed into a reactor. The fresh<br>hydrogen source available is a mixture containing 0.98 mol H2/mol and 0.020 mol N2/mol. (N2 is inert in this<br>process.) To insure complete hydrogenation, the hydrogen gas mixture is introduced into the reactor in<br>60.0% excess. All reaction products leave the reactor and proceed to a separator where palmitic and stearic<br>acids are separated from the hydrogen gas mixture. The hydrogen gas mixture is recycled to the fresh feed<br>stream, and 125.0 mol gas/hr of this recycle stream is purged to prevent the buildup of nitrogen gas.<br>What is the molar flow rate of the fresh hydrogen and nitrogen gas mixture to the process?<br>Number<br>mol gas/ hr<br>

Extracted text: Sunflower oil contains 0.070 mol palmitic acid (C16H32O2)/mol, 0.060 mol stearic acid (C18H3602)/mol, 0.29 mol oleic acid (C18H3402)/mol, and 0.58 mol linoleic acid (C18H32O2)/mol. To create margarine from sunflower oil, the liquid oleic and linoleic acids are hydrogenated in the presence of a metal catalyst to form solid stearic acid. C13H,0, + H, → C18H3,02 2 C13 H,0, +2H, → C,H3,O, At a margarine production facility, a stream of 360.0 mol sunflower oil/hr is fed into a reactor. The fresh hydrogen source available is a mixture containing 0.98 mol H2/mol and 0.020 mol N2/mol. (N2 is inert in this process.) To insure complete hydrogenation, the hydrogen gas mixture is introduced into the reactor in 60.0% excess. All reaction products leave the reactor and proceed to a separator where palmitic and stearic acids are separated from the hydrogen gas mixture. The hydrogen gas mixture is recycled to the fresh feed stream, and 125.0 mol gas/hr of this recycle stream is purged to prevent the buildup of nitrogen gas. What is the molar flow rate of the fresh hydrogen and nitrogen gas mixture to the process? Number mol gas/ hr
What is the composition of the purge stream?<br>Number<br>mol H, / mol<br>Number<br>mol N,/ mol<br>What is the flow rate of gas leaving the separator?<br>Number<br>mol gas/ hr<br>What is the flow rate of gas in the recycle line?<br>Number<br>mol gas/ hr<br>

Extracted text: What is the composition of the purge stream? Number mol H, / mol Number mol N,/ mol What is the flow rate of gas leaving the separator? Number mol gas/ hr What is the flow rate of gas in the recycle line? Number mol gas/ hr

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