Title: Calculation of Heat Supplied to a Continuous Reactor
Coke (solid) at 25°C and carbon dioxide (CO2) at 20°C are fed to a continuous reactor. The reaction that occurs in the reactor is as follows:
C (solid) + CO2 (gas) → 2CO (gas)
ΔH = 172.47 kJ/mol
The solid coke contains 100 wt% carbon. The feed rate of coke is 14 kmol/s, and the feed rate of carbon dioxide is 20 kmol/s. The percentage conversion of carbon in the reactor is 75%. The gaseous products and the unreacted solid carbon leave the reactor at 900°C.
Calculate the heat supplied to the reactor.
Carbon (C): 14 kmol/s, 25°C
75% conversion
Product gas mixture: 900°C, C (solid), CO2 (gas), CO (gas)
Reactor:
CO (gas): 20 kmol/s, 200°C