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Methane is oxidized with air to produce formaldehyde in a continuous reactor. A

ID: 873295 • Letter: M

Question

Methane is oxidized with air to produce formaldehyde in a continuous reactor. A competing reaction is the combustion of methane. If methane and air are fed into the reactor at 25 and 100 C, respectively and the reactor leaks 1% of the heat released by the two reactions calculate; a) the final composition of the products, b) the final temperature of the products e) Solve your problem by assuming that (i) Cp is a function of temperature, (ii) ???? . d) Compare the answers derived from method (i) and (ii)

Explanation / Answer

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a) the final composition of products includes formaldehyde, water and carbondioxide.