In: Chemistry
Public concern about the increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has led to numerous proposals to sequester or eliminate CO2. An inventor believes he has developed a new catalyst that can make the following gas phase reaction proceed with 40% conversion of CO2: CO2(g) + H2(g) > H2O(g) + CH4(g)
The source of H2 for the reaction would be from the electrolysis of water using electricity generated from solar cells. Assume that 1.5 mole of CO2 enter the reactor at 700 °C together with 4 mol of H2 at 100 °C. At what temperature do the exit gases leave the reactor? Assume that the system is at steady state, the reactor is perfectly insulated, and no work is involved