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Methane is synthesized with a stoichiometric mixture of CO and H2 that is produced via a large scale coal gasification process
CO + 3H2 = CH4 + H2O
over Ni/Alumina catalyst.
(a) What is the equilbrium conversion you can get at 400oC and 1 atm?
(b) Because of exothermic nature of the reaction, reaction temperature inside a large scale commercial reactor could be raised to 700oC even if the feed temperature is kept at 350oC. Estimate the equilibrium conversion at 700oC and 1 atm.
(c) At what pressure will the equilibrium conversion be 90% at 700oC ?
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No, I don't have any.. the text i typed above is all my prof. gave me. Are those information just a common sense that he thinks that he doesn't have to inform us?
p.s. My major is Chemical engineering and this class is about Reaction Engineering