The chlorination of methane is used to produce methyl chloride gas (CH3Cl) as a main product....

The chlorination of methane is used to produce methyl chloride gas (CH3Cl) as a main product. In this reaction, the methane gas (CH4) reacts with chlorine gas (Cl2) to generate methyl chloride gas (CH3Cl) and hydrogen chloride gas (HCl) as well. Based on this information of reaction, you are asked to predict the product gas composition if the fractional conversion of the limiting reactant is 0.67 and the feed gas composition is 40 % CH4, 50% Cl2 and 10 % N2 (nitrogen). Assume 100 mol gas is fed to the reactor. (a) Develop the chemical reaction equation of chlorination of methane and process flow diagram as well. (b) Can you deduce a complete reaction occurs? Explain. (c) With calculation evidence, propose the limiting and excess reactant of the reaction and the percentage of excess reactant. (d) Perform the calculation to determine the product gas composition (%).

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A process flow diagram is used to demonstrate the general flow of plant processes. It shows different plant equipment like in this case reactor, fractionator, absorber column, drying column, flash drum, and neutralizer.

The mechanism followed by the reaction here would be chlorination in the presence of ultraviolet radiation / sunlight.

Amanda K answered 4 months ago

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