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Gate-2006
1. Statement for Linked Answer Questions
Solvent C is used to extract solute B selectively from, 100 kg/hr feed mixture A+B in a
steady state continuous process shown below. The solubility of C in the raffinate and
the solubility of A in the extract are negligible. The extract is distilled to recover B in
the bottom product. The overhead product is recycled to the extractor. The loss of
solvent in the bottoms is compensated by make up solvent Sd. The total flow rate of
the solvent stream S going to the extractor is 50 kg/hr. The mass fractions (Xi’s) of
some selected streams are indicated in the figure below.

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 Solv ent (C) Sd Ov er head product
Dosing
Xsd, c = 1

S = 50 Kg /h

Feed (A+B) E Distillation

F=100 Kg/h
XFA=0.6
Extractor
F

R
Raf f inate
XRA= 1.0
Bottom Product
W
X WB = 0.8

a. Distillation bottoms flow rate W and solvent dosing rate Sd in kg/hr are
(A) W = 50, Sd = 50 (B) W = 100, Sd = 20
(C) W = 10, Sd = 50 (D) W = 50, Sd = 10
Solution

b. Feed rate E to the distillation column and overhead product rate T in kg/hr are
(A) E = 90, T = 40 (B) E = 80, T = 40
(A) E = 90, T = 50 (B) E = 45, T = 20
Solution

Gate-2005
1. A metal recovery unit (MRU) of intake capacity 5000 kg/hr treats a liquid product
from a plant and recovers 90% of the metal in the metal in the pure form. The
unrecovered metal and its associated liquid are sent to a disposal unit along with the

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 untreated product from the plant (see figure below). Find the flow rate (m6) and the
weight fraction of the metal (w6). The liquid product flow rate is 7500 higher of
composition 0.1 (wt fraction), Assume steady state.

m4 w4 = 1 pure metal

m2 = 5000
kg/h
MRU
Liquid product
m1 =7500
kg/h

Bypass
m3 = 2500
kg/h
To disposal unit m6 ,w6

(a) m6 = 7500 kg/hr, w6 = 0.0 (b) m6 = 7050 kg/hr, w6 = 0.04255

(c) m6 = 4500 kg/hr, w6 = 0.1712 (d) m6 = 5600 kg/hr, w6 = 0.0314
Solution

2. A feed stream (S1) at 100 kg/hr and containing only A mixes with recycle stream S5
before entering the reactor (see figure below), where the reaction A → B takes place. The
operation is at steady state. The stream S3 leaving the reactor is separated, without either
phase or composition change, into two streams S4 and S5. If the mass fraction of B in S4 is
0.95 and total flow rate of S5 is 10 kg/hr, then the ratio of flow rates of streams (S3/S5), and
the flow rate of A in S3 are, respectively.

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 S2 S3 S4
Reactor
Separator
S1

S5

(a) 11 and 110 kg/hr (b) 24 and 240 kg/hr

(c) 11 and 5.5 kg/hr (d) 70 and 330 kg/hr
Solution

Gate-2004
1. A distillation column separates 10,000 kg/h of a benzene-toluene mixture
as shown in the figure below. In the figure, XF, XD, and XW represent the
weight fraction of benzene in the feed, distillate, and residue,
respectively.
8000 Kg/hr

L0 D

X D = 0.95

Feed, x F =0.5

10,000 Kg/hr

X W = 0.05

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 The reflux ratio is –

(a) 0.5 (B) 0.6 (C) 1.0 (D) 2.0

Solution

2. The weight fraction of methanol in an aqueous solution is 0.64. The mole

fraction of methanol XM satisfies.
(A) XM < 0.5 (B) XM = 0.5

(C) 0.5 < XM < 0.64 (D) XM > 0.64

Solution

3. 80 kg of Na2SO4 (molecular weight = 142) is present in 330 kg of an

aqueous solution. The solution is cooled such that 80 kg of Na 2SO4. 10
H2O crystals separate out. The weight fraction of Na2SO4 in the remaining
solution is

(A) 0.00 (B) 0.18 (C) 0.24 (D) 1.00

Solution

Common Data Question 4&5

One mole of methane undergoes complete combustion in a stoichiometric
amount of air. The reaction proceeds as CH4 + 2O2 CO2 + 2H2O. Both the
reactants and the products are in gas phase.

∆ H0298 = - 730 kJ/mol of methane.

4. Mole fraction of water vapour in the product gases is about

(A) 0.19 (B) 0.33 (C) 0.40 (D) 0.67

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5. If the average specific heat of all the gases/vapour is 40 J/(mol k), the
maximum temperature rise of the exhaust gases in 0C would be
approximately equal to
(A) 1225 (B) 1335 (C) 1525 (D) 1735

Solution

Gate-2003
1. 6 g of carbon is burnt with an amount of air containing 18 g oxygen. The
product contain 16.5 g CO2 and 2.8 g CO besides other constituents. What is
the degree of conversion on the basis of disappearance of the limiting
reactant ?

a) 100% b) 95 % c) 75 % d) 20 % solution

2. An aqueous solution of 2.45% by weight H2SO4 has a specific gravity of

1.011. The composition expressed in normality is

a) 0.2500 b) 0.2528 c) 0.5000 d) 0.5055

Solution

3. Na2SO4, 10 H2O crystals are formed by cooling 100 kg of 30% by weight

aqueous solution of Na2SO4. The final concentration of the solute in the
solution is 10%. The weight of crystals is

a) 20 b) 32.2 c) 45.35 d) 58.65

Solution

4. A sample of natural gas containing 80% Methane (CH4 ) and the rest
Nitrogen (N2 ) is burnt with 20% excess air. With 80% of the combustibles

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producing CO2 and the remainder going to CO the Orsat analysis in volume
percent is

a) CO2 : 6.26 CO : 1.56 O2 : 3.91 H20 : 15.66 N2 : 72.60

b) CO2 : 7.42 CO : 1.86 O2 : 4.64 N2 : 86.02

c) CO2 : 6.39 CO : 1.60 O2 : 3.99 H20 : 15.96 N2 : 72.06

d) CO2 : 7.60 CO : 1.90 O2 : 4.75 N2 : 85.74

Solution

Gate-2002
1. Methane is mixed with stoichiometric proportion of oxygen and completely
combusted. The number of additional specifications required to determine
the product flow rate and composition is

A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3

Solution

2. Fresh orange juice contains 12% (by weight) solids and the rest water. 90%
of the fresh juice is sent to an evaporator to remove water and subsequently
mixed with the remaining 10% of fresh juice. The resultant product contains
40% solids. The kg of water removed from 1 kg fresh juice is

A) 0.4 B) 0.5 C) 0.6 D) 0.7

Solution

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3. 1 kg of saturated aqueous solution of a highly soluble component A at 600C
is cooled to 250C. The solubility limits of A are (0.6 kg A)/(kg water) at 600C
and (0.2 kg A)/(kg water) at 250C. The amount, is kgs, of the crystals formed is

A) 0.4 B) 0.25 C) 0.2 D) 0.175

Solution

Gate-2001
1. For the case of a fuel gas undergoing combustion with air, if the air/fuel
ratio is increased, the adiabatic flame temperature will

A) increase B) decrease

C) increase or decrease depending on the fuel type D) not change

Solution

2. A butane isomerization process produces 70 kmol/h of pure isobutane. A

purge stream removed continuously contains 85% n butane and 15% impurity
(mole %). The feed stream is n-butane containing 1% impurity (mole %). The
flow rate of the purge stream will be

A) 3 kmol/h B) 4 kmol/h C) 5 kmol/h D) 6

kmol/h

Solution

3. The process schematic of a propane dehydrogenation plant is shown

below. It is desired to set up a simplified version of the material balance
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 for this plant. Assume that the only reaction is the dehydrogenation of
propane (C3H8) to propylene (C3H6) there are no side reactions. The
yield of propylene per pass is 30% (i.e., 30% of the propane entering the
reactor is converted to propylene). Assume that the amount of carbon
formed on the catalyst is negligible. The product flow rate (stream S5) is
50 kmol/h. Calculate the flow rates of all the other streams. Notice that
all streams except stream S3, are pure.

H2 S4

S1 S2 S3
catalytic reactor Absorber &Distillation tower

C3H8 C3H6 S5

C3H8 C3H6
H2
S6

C2H2

Solution

Gate-2000
1. The molar composition of a gas is 10% H2, 10% O2, 30% CO2 and balance
H2O. If 50% H2O condenses, the final mole percent of H2 in the gas on a dry
basis will be

A) 10 %, B) 5 %, C) 18.18 %, D) 20 %,

Solution

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2. The reaction A2B + C takes place in a catalytic reactor (see diagram
below). The reactor effluent is sent to a separator. The overall conversion of
A is 95%. The product stream from the separator consists of B, C and 0.5% of
A entering the separator, while the recycle stream consists of the remainder
of the unreacted A and 1% of B entering the separator.

Calculate the

a) single pass conversion of A in the reactor.

b) molar ratio of recycle to feed.

A & B, Recycle

Reactor separator
Feed
Product
Pure A
A,B,C

A 2B +C

Solution

Gate-1999
1. It is proposed to produce acetaldehyde by oxidation of ethanol in gas
phase:C2H5OH (g) + ½ O2 (g)CH3CHO (g) + H2O (g). The ratio of air to ethanol
in the fresh feed (before it is mixed with recycle stream) is 10 to 1. The
conversion of ethanol on a single pass through the reactor is 25%. The
unreacted ethanol is completely separated from the reaction products and
recycled. What is the ratio of recycle stream to the fresh feed stream ? What

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is the composition of the outlet stream from the reactor in mass fraction and
mole fraction ?
Solution

2. A solution of specific gravity 1.0 consists of 35% A by weight and the

remaining B. If the specific gravity; of A is 0.7, the specific gravity of B is

A) 1.25 B) 1.3 C) 1.35 D) 1.2

Solution

3. Pure A in gas phase enters a reactor. 50% of this A is converted to B

through the reaction A 3B. Mole fraction of A in the exit stream is

A) 1/2 B) 1/3 C) 1/4 D) 1/5

Solution

Gate-1998
1. Pure ethanol vapour is fed to a reactor packed with Alumina catalyst, at the
rate of 100k.mol/h. The reactor products comprise : Ethylene: 95 kmol/h,
water vapour : 97.5 kmol/h and diethylene either : 2.5 kmol/h. The reactions
occurring can be represented by :

C2H5OHC2 H4+ H2 O

2C2H5OHC2H5-O-C2H5 + H2O

The percent conversion of ethanol in the reactor is :

A) 100.0 B) 97.5 C) 95.0 D) 2.5

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 solution

2. For reaction P + 2Q  3R, molar rate of consumption of P is

A) double of that of Q B) same as that of Q

C) half of that of Q D) 2/3 of that of Q

Solution

3. Ethylene Oxide is produced by the oxidation of Ethylene over a catalyst.

Safety considerations dictate that the gaseous mixture entering the reactor
should contain 10 mol Air per mol Ethylene. The conversion per pass is 22%.
The Ethylene oxide formed is completely condensed out and the remaining
gases recycled. Make up oxygen is added to maintain the requisite oxygen
levels. For a plant producing 440 kg/h of ethylene oxide.

(i) Calculate the quantity of pure makeup oxygen to be supplied, in

kg/h, in steady; state operation
(ii) Draw a neat block diagram showing the major units, flows and
compositions, and indicate the envelope / boundary around which
the requisite mass balance(s) is/are being made.
The relevant reaction is represented by – 2 C2H4 (g)+ O2(g) 2 C2H4O
(g)

[ Assume atomic masses as : C = 12, 0 = 16, H = 1 ]

Solution

Gate-1997
1. In the system as shown in Fig. each stream contains three components.

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 unit 1 unit 2

The maximum number of independent material balances is solution

A) 3 B) 4

C) 6 D) 9

. 2. A flow sheet is given in Figure

Fresh
Feed Pure B
Reactor
Separator
100 mol/hr A => B
P
Pure A

pure A

If the single-pass (once-through) conversion of A to B is 20%. Then the rate

of recycle R (moles/hr) is

A) 300 B) 400 C) 500 D) 600

solution

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3. Sea water is desalinated by reverse osmosis as shown in Fig. 12. Feed is 1000 Kg/hr
sea water salt containing 3 % salt. All other streams concentrations are given in figure
below

R Kg/hr, Recycle

F (Kg/hr)
Mixture Reverse Osmosis
E kg/hr Brine waste
Sea Water 4% salt
B Kg/hr
1000 5% salt
Kg/hr

Desalinated Water
D kg/hr
0.05 % salt

All compositions are on mass basis. Calculate R/E. solution

4. A feed at 1298 K, consisting of flue gas (CO2, O2 and N2) and air, is passed through a
bed of pure carbon. The two reactions that occur both go to completion

CO2 (g) + C(s) 2CO (g), ∆HR0 at 298 K = 170 kJ/mol

O2 (g) + 2C(s)2CO (g), ∆HR0 at 298 K = -220.4 kJ/mol

The combustor is adiabatic and the product gases exit at 1298 K. Calculate the required
moles of CO2 per mol of O2 in the feed stream, so that the net heat generated is zero and
the bed temperature remains constant at 1298 K.

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 Data : Mean Molar Heat Capacities, Cpm

Substance Cpm, kJ/(mol)(K)

C 0.02

O2 0.03

CO 0.03

CO2 0.05

solution

Gate-1996
1. The reaction A + BC has been conducted in a reactor as shown
A, C
Reactor C
A&B

I. The number of boundaries around which material balances can

be written are –
a. 1 b. 6

c. 3 d. 4

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 solution

II. The number of independent balances (material) that can be

made around the reactor are –

a. 1 b. 2
c. 3 d. 4
solution

2. A hydrocarbon is burnt with excess air. The Orsat analysis of the flue
gas shows 10.81 % CO2, 3.78 % O2 and 85.45 % N2. Calculate the
atomic ratio of C : H in the hydrocarbon and the % excess air.
solution

3. Methanol vapour can be converted into formaldehyde by the following

reaction scheme
CH3OH + ½ O2HCHO + H2O

CH3OH  HCHO + H2

The fresh feed to the process was 0.5 kg mol/ h O2 and an excess
methanol. All of the O2 reacts in the reactor. Formaldehyde and water are
removed from the product stream first, after which H2 is removed from
the recycled methanol. The recycle flow rate of methanol was 1 kg
mol/h. The ratio of methanol reacting by decomposition to that by
oxidation was 3. Draw the flow diagram and then calculate the per pass
conversion of methanol in the reactor and the fresh feed rate of methanol.

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Gate-1995
1. 1000 kg of wet solids are to be dried from 60% to 20% moisture (by weight).
The mass of moisture removed in kg is – solution

(A) 520 (B) 200

(C) 400 (D) 500

2. Assuming that CO2 obeys perfect gas low, calculate the density of CO2 (in
kg/m3, at and 2 atm & 536 K.)

(A) 1 (B) 2

(C) 3 (D) 4

Solution
3. Pure O2 is mixed with air to produce an enriched air containing 50 volume % of
O2. The ratio of moles of air to O2 used is –

(A) 1.72 (B) 0.58

(C) 0.5 (D) 0.2

Solution
4. Methanol is produced by the reaction of CO with H2 : CO +
2H2CH3OH. Only 15% of carbon monoxide entering the reactor is
converted to methanol. The methanol formed is condensed and recovered
completely. The unreacted CO and H2 are recycled back to the reactor. The

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 feed will contain H2 and CO in the ratio of 2 : 1. For 3200 kg/hr of methanol
produced, calculate –

(i) kg mole/hr of fresh feed

(ii) kg mole/hr of recycle gas
Mol Weight of CH3OH = 32
solution

5. The Orsat analysis of a flue gas is

CO2 12.7%

O2 7.1%

N2 80.2%
Determine the percent excess air used in the combustion. The nitrogen
present in the flue gas is contributed by air only.

solution

6. Pure CO is mixed with 100% excess air and burnt. Only 80% of CO burns.
The reactants are at 1000C and the products are at 3000C. Calculate the
amount of heat added or removed per kg mole of CO fed to the reactor.

Data : Mean molal specific heats between 250C and T0C (given
below) in KJ/kg.mole.K are –

Gas T = 1000C T = 3000C

CO 20.22 30.61
CO2 -- 43.77
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 O2 29.64 30.99

N2 29.17 29.66

Standard heat of formation at 2500C in KJ/kg mole are –

CO : -110524 CO2 : -393514

solution

7. Bituminous coal with a calorific value of 20000 kJ/kg is used for generating
steam in a boiler. How much coal has to be burnt to generate 1 MW of
energy. Efficiency of combustion is 0.75. How much air is needed if 50%
excess air is to be used. Assume that coal contains 67% carbon and 33% ash.
solution

Gate-1993
1. 1000 kg of a solution containing 50% by weight of a salt dissolved in it is
cooled. 400 kg of anhydrous salt is separated out. The solubility of the salt
at the lower temperature per 100 kg of water is,

I. 80

II. 50

III. 40

IV. 20 solution

2. Methane is completely burned with air. The maximum possible volume percen
of carbon dioxide (on dry basis) in the flue gases is,

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 I. 11.7

II. 21.0

III. 44.0

IV. 28.0 solution

3. Iron pyrites (FeS2 ) is burned with air in 100% excess of that required to
oxidize all iron to Fe2O3 and all sulphur to sulphur dioxide. Calculate the
composition of exit gases, if 80% of sulphur is oxidized to sulphur trioxide and
the rest to sulphur dioxide. All iron is oxidized to Fe2O3
solution

Gate-1992
1. It is a desired to make 100 kg of a solution containing 40% salt by mixing
solution A containing 25% salt and solution B containing 50% salt. The mass in
kg of solution A required is ________________
solution
2. 1.2 g atoms of carbon and 1.5 g moles of oxygen are reacted to give 1 g
mole of carbon dioxide. the limiting reactant is______________ the percent
excess reactant supplied is
solution

3. The concentration of SO2 in flue gases from a boiler was found to be 0.2 kg/
m3. at NTP determine the concentration of SO2 in part per million by volume at
NTP assume that the gases are perfect solution

4. The analysis of the gas entering the secondary converter in a contacts

sulphuric acid plant is 4% SO2, 13% O2, 83% N2 ( by volume) . In the converter

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SO2 is oxidised to SO3 the gases leaving the converter contains 0.45% SO 2 on
SO3 free basis . Calculate the percent conversion of SO2.
solution
5. Dry Methane is burnt with dry air both are at 25 .initially the flame
temperature is 1300 if the complete combustion is assumed how much
excess air is being used .the reaction is
CH4 + 2O2→CO2 + 2H2O

Standard heat of reaction = -8.028 105 J/g mole of CH4 reacted, mean
mol at specific heat of gases between 25 and 1300 are in J/(g.mole
°K)

CO2 = 51.88

H2O = 40.45

O2 = 34.01

N2 = 32.21
solution

Gate-1991
1. A wet paper pulp contains 75% water after 100 kg of water is removed in a
dryer, it is found that the pulb is now containing 30% of water. the weight of
original pulp is solution

2. H2S is Produced from the reaction

Fes + 2HCL Fecl2 + H2S

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 120 kg of Fes react with 150 kg of HCL and 0.5 k mole of H2S has has been Produce
The degree of completion of the reaction is and the limiting reactant is_________ in
the limiting reactant is___________
Solution

3. The heat absorbed for isothermal reaction

C4H10(g) C2H4(g) + C2H6(g)

at 298 K and 1 ATM pressure is__________standard heat of combustion kg/ mo

C2H10(g) = -2873.5
C2H4(g) = -1411.9

C2H6(g) = -1561.0
Solution

4. Limestone mixed with Coke is being burnt in a kiln an average analysis of

the limestone is CaCO3 84.5 % MgCO3 11.5% and the rest inert the coke
contain 76% carbon 21% ash and 3% moisture the The calcination of CaCO 3 is
only 95% complete and that of MgCO3 90% the carbon in the Coke is
completely burnt to CO2 the kiln is fed with 1 kg of Coke per 5 kg limestone
calculate weight percent CaOin the product leaving the kiln.
Solution

GATE- 1990

1. The following data on heats of combustion at 25C are given

Compound Heat of combustion at 25C

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 n-Heptane C7H16 (g) - 4850 kJ / mol

Ethyl Alcohol C2H5OH (g) - 1410 kJ / mol

Heats of formation of CO2 (g) and H2O (l) are -380 kJ / mol and –280 kJ /
respectively.

I. The heat of formation of gaseous n-Heptane at 25C is ________

II. The heat of formation of gaseous Ethyl Alcohol at 25C is
_______ solution

2. Pure propane (C3H8) is burnt in an excess of air to give following analysis of

combustion
products in volume percent:
CO2 = 5.0, CO = 3.5, H2 O = 11.4, O2 = 7.0 and N2 = 73.1
Calculate the percentage of excess air used.
solution

3.For the reaction A  B, the process flow diagram is shown in figure.1.The fresh feed of A
contains 0.5 % of inert by volume. 60% conversion per pass of A fed to the reactor is
obtained. The concentration of inert going into the reactor (after mixing with the recycle
stream) must be held at 2% by volume. All streams are ideal gases and the process is at
steady state. How many moles need to be recycled per mole of total feed to the
reactor at (1).

Feed
Reactor Separator
A,I B
A,I

Recycle A,I Purge A,I

solution
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Answer Key
Question No
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
90 -190 37.32 0.344

91 155.55 36.76 99.4 71.39%

92 A 25 70,000 89.35 82.064

93 D A ___

94
95 D B A R=1700
300
49.93 191926.35 coal=0.066
Air= 0.771
96 1.1 –D
1.2 -B
C/H=0.33
%exc=19.97%
Feed rate= 4
Conversion=80%
97 A B 0.626 1.44

98 A B 160 kg/hr

99 RR=0.272 B C

00 D A – 8.65
B – 9.96
01 B C _______

02 C D B

03 B D D B

04 B B B A D

05 B C

06 a–D
b-A
07 a–D
b-C
a–C
b–B
08 C B B

09 B C

10 C D

11 A B

12 a–B
b-A
13 1 – 3.2 to 3.4
2 – 0.266
14 10 34.66

15 45.53

16 B D

17 200

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 18 102.40 0.184 D

19 C

20 26.3%

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 Solution G-2020

1)

Basis: L = 100 Kg/hr fresh feed

At steady- state:

Overall material balance: Mass flow rate of feed stream = Mass flow rate of product stream

Feed stream (L) = 100 Kg/hr

This percentage of L(70%) and M (30%) will remain the same in the stream just after the reactor and
in the recycle stream. ↑

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 Amount of L converted inside the reactor = Amount of L entering into the reactor - Amount of L exiting
through the reactor

Amount of L converted inside the reactor = 114 - 84 = 30

Therefore, one-pass conversion of L (based on mass unit) through the reactor is

26.3 %.

2)

x
xx
N2 N2 , O2

Initial 21 % O2
Initial 1 % O2

Unsteady-state mole balance:

Rate of mole of oxygen entering into the tank - rate of mole of oxygen exiting the tank = rate of
accumulation of oxygen in the tank

Let ‘ ’ is the mole % of oxygen at any time ‘t’ inside the tank. ↑

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Therefore, the time required (in seconds) for oxygen content in the tank to decrease to 1% is 304.5
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 Solution G-2018

1)
Consider the vertical column of gas shown in the figure. Assume the cross- sectional area of the column is S. At a
height Z above the base of the column let the pressure be p and density be row. Now apply force balance on the
small volume of gas of height dz and cross- sectional area S.

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For an ideal gas density and pressure are related by the equation :

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M: Molecular weight

T: Absolute temperature

Substitution from (ii) into (i), gives

Integrating between levels a and b, Given T is constant. ↑

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Here,

On substituting the given values,

Therefore, pressure at the bottom of the tube will be 102.40 kPa.

2)
Basis:

Let fed into the reactor = 100 mole

Stoichiometric numbers represent the quantity of any reactant that is theoretically required for complete conversion
of other reactants.

Theoretical required for complete conversion of =

Excess supplied = 125 (1.2) = 150

Theoretical air required for complete conversion of =

Excess air supplied = 595.238 (1.2) = 714.285

Therefore, the mole fraction of in the inlet gas mixture is 0.184 .

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3)

Moles of the reactant (M) in the fresh feed =

Moles of the reactant (M) in the output of the overall process =

Moles of M converted on the basis of fresh feed = Moles of the reactant (M) in the fresh feed - Moles of the reactant (M)
in the output of the overall process

Moles of M converted on the basis of fresh feed = -

Therefore, overall fractional conversion is .

Solution G-2017

1)
Let the feed flow rate for a production of 100kg/s of the hydrated salt = F kg/s

And let mother liquor flow rate = M kg/s

Overall mass balance at steady-state:

F = 100 + M --------------------------------------------- (i)

Salt balance: ↑

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 --------------------- (ii)

On substituting all the values in (ii)

------------------------- (iii)

From (i) and (iii)

Therefore, the feed flow rate required for a production rate of 100 kg/s of the hydrated salt is 200 kg/s.

Solution G-2016

1)

Overall mass-balance:

P = Q+R ↑

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On substituting the given values:

100 = Q +R -------------------- (i)

Ethanol- balance:

On substituting the given values:

On substituting the given values:

------------- (ii)

Here, mole fraction and will be same

2)
Stoichiometrically means write down the balanced chemical equations for both the processes.

Balanced chemical equation for de-hydro aromatisation of cyclohexane:

----------------------------------- (i)

(Cyclohexane) (Hydrogen) (Benzene)

Balanced chemical equation for steam reforming of cyclohexane:

----------- (ii)

(Cyclohexane) (steam) (Hydrogen) (Carbon dioxide))

In equation (i) 1 mole of cyclohexane produces 3 moles of , that is the maximum amount of hydrogen produced at
complete conversion of .

In equation (ii) 1 mole of cyclohexane produces 18 moles of , that is the maximum amount of hydrogen produced
at complete conversion of .

Maximum ratio of hydrogen produced in the proposed process to that in the existing process .

Therefore, maximum ratio of hydrogen produced in the proposed process to that in the existing process .

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 Solution G-2015

1)
First of all see the stoichiometry of reaction, Here the number of moles will not change at any conversion.

For avoiding any accumulation of inerts,

Mole of inerts entering into the process = mole of inerts exiting the process

{ moles of inerts in the product }

This percentage of A(46%), inerts (4%), and C(50%) will remain the same in the stream just after the reactor and in the recycle
stream.

Amount of A converted inside the reactor = Amount of A entering into the reactor - Amount of A exiting through the reactor

Amount of A converted inside the reactor =

Therefore, the percentage conversion of A in the reactor based on A entering the reactor at point is 45.53 %.

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= 19 %
Fractional
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= 0.56

0.56

0.56 – 0.375

0.56

(0.56 – 0.1/2)

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 Correct Answer is B =1

This question is solved by considering

unknown conversion but in question
complete conversion is given

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