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Example 4.7-1

The document describes an incomplete combustion reaction of methane with air in a continuous reactor. Methane and oxygen react through two reactions to form carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water. The feed contains 7.8% methane, 19.4% oxygen, and 72.8% nitrogen. Given the 90% methane conversion and molar ratio of CO2 to CO in the products, the document asks to determine the molar composition of the product stream using material balances and extents of reaction.

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Example 4.7-1

The document describes an incomplete combustion reaction of methane with air in a continuous reactor. Methane and oxygen react through two reactions to form carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water. The feed contains 7.8% methane, 19.4% oxygen, and 72.8% nitrogen. Given the 90% methane conversion and molar ratio of CO2 to CO in the products, the document asks to determine the molar composition of the product stream using material balances and extents of reaction.

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Example 4.7-1 Incomplete combustion of methane.

Methane is burned with air in a continuous steady-state combustion reactor to


yield a mixture of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water. The reactions
taking place are:
3
CH4 + O2 → CO + 2 H2O
2
CH4 + 2 O2 → CO2 + 2 H2O

The feed to the reactor contains 7.80 mole% CH4, 19.4% O2, and 72.8% N2. The
percentage conversion of methane is 90.0%, and the gas leaving the reactor
contains 8 mol CO2/mol CO. Carry out a degree-of-freedom analysis on the
process. Then calculate the molar composition of the product stream using
molecular species balances, atomic species balances, and extents of reaction.

Solution: Use a basis of 100 mol feed


nCH (mol CH4 )
4

nCO (mol CO)


100 mol nCO = 8nCO (mol CO2 )
2

Reactor
0.0780 mol CH4 mol nH O (mol H2O)
2

0.194 mol O2 mol nO (mol O2 )


2

0.728 mol N2 mol nN (mol N2 )


2

Degree-of-freedom analysis:

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