Sasol is an international integrated chemicals and energy company that leverages technologies and the expertise of our 31,270 people working in 31 countries. 1,3-butadiene (C4H6) is used in the production of synthetic rubber at Sasol. The process to produce 1,3-butadiene results from the catalytic dehydrogenation at atmospheric pressure of 1-butene according to the reaction:
The 1-butene feed stream is at 25°C. The reaction is carried out at 600°C. How much heat is transferred to the reactor per mole of entering 1-butene?
Where A, B, C, and D are constants in the following equation:
2 −2 = A + BT + CT + DT
R C ig P take molK kJ in R C ig P and T is in Kelvin