Question: The fresh feed to an ammonia synthesis reactor contains nitrogen, hydrogen and 2.0 mole per cent inerts. The molar ratio of H2:N2 is 3:1. The product stream consists of pure ammonia. Since conversion in the reactor is only 15%, a recycle stream is used and in order to avoid build-up of inerts, a purge stream is withdrawn. The rate of purge stream is adjusted to keep inert concentration in the recycle stream at 8 mole per cent. For a fresh feed rate of 100 moles/hr. Note that recycle stream contains only nitrogen, hydrogen and inerts. The N2:H2 ratio of 1:3 is maintained in every process stream, and calculate the moles of nitrogen entering the reactor and in the recycle stream?

Options

A : 125 moles/hr, 100.50 moles

B : 135 moles/hr, 50 moles

C : 125 moles/hr, 50 moles

D : 185 moles/hr, 100.50 moles

Click to view Correct Answer

Previous || Next

Bioprocess Engineering Interview Freshers more questions

The firing order in case of four cylinder inline engines....

What is the frequency deviation produced by noise if the....

Determine the number of equivalence classes that can be described....

Calculate the moment of inertia of the circular hollow disk....

Which is the commonly used refresh rate?

Pure-tone audiometers usually generate test tones in octave steps from....

A 3-phase full converter has an average output voltage of....

Calculate the active power in a 5 ? resistor with....

Calculate the active power in a 2 ? resistor with....

Convert the given star network into Pi network and calculate....

Bioprocess Engineering Adsorption more Online Exam Quiz

Bioprocess Engineering Gene Therapy Using Viral Vectors

Bioprocess Engineering Ideal Reactor Operation

Bioprocess Engineering Internal Mass Transfer Reaction

Bioprocess Engineering Interview

Bioprocess Engineering Interview Experienced

Bioprocess Engineering Large Scale Production Enzymes

Bioprocess Engineering Law Conservation Mass

Bioprocess Engineering Liquid Solid Mass Transfer Correlations

Bioprocess Engineering Material Balance Numericals

Bioprocess Engineering Mcqs