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Chemical Engineering: SO 2+ O2 SO 3

The document summarizes the oxidation of SO2 to SO3 in a reactor at 1 bar pressure with 20% excess air. It outlines the reaction and assumptions, and then provides the calculations to determine the mole fractions and temperature of the products. Using equilibrium constants and heat of reaction values, an iterative method is used to determine that the exit temperature is 855.7 K, with mole fractions of 0.2218 SO3, 0.0662 SO2, 0.0619 O2, and 0.6501 N2.

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Chemical Engineering: SO 2+ O2 SO 3

The document summarizes the oxidation of SO2 to SO3 in a reactor at 1 bar pressure with 20% excess air. It outlines the reaction and assumptions, and then provides the calculations to determine the mole fractions and temperature of the products. Using equilibrium constants and heat of reaction values, an iterative method is used to determine that the exit temperature is 855.7 K, with mole fractions of 0.2218 SO3, 0.0662 SO2, 0.0619 O2, and 0.6501 N2.

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Chemical Engineering

The gas phase oxidation :(Q)


of So2 to So3 is carried out at
a pressure of 1 bar with 20%
excess air in an adiabatic
reactor. Assuming that the
reactants enter at 25C and
that equilibrium is attained at
the EDexit, determine the
composition and temperature
of the product stream from
the reactor

:Solution
1
SO 2+ O2 SO 3
2

Given: P= 1.0 bar ,T=25 C


(298.15 K). Excess air 20%
Find: e , T, yso3 , yso2 , yo2
H 298=98,890 J /mol

G 298=70,866 J /mo l

Assuming: the basis of one


mole of SO2 entering the
:reactor
Assuming: 1 mole of SO2
:entering the reactor
Moles O2 entering = (0.5)
(1.2)=0.6
Moles N2 entering (0.6)
= (79/21)=2.257
EQ(13.4)
n = n0 + v
Moles SO2 = 1 e
Moles O2 = 0.6 0.5e
Moles SO3 = e
Moles N2 = 2.257
Total moles = 3.857- 0.5e
Two equations must be
written if we are to solve for
:both and e and T
: Solution for T given
H 298 e
T= +298.15 .(C)
C P > H

: Solution for e given


e
K= ( 1e )( 3.8570.5 e
0.60.5 e )
..( D)

H 0
K=exp( )
RT 2

C P > H = C P > H
i

C P > H =EQ (4.8)


T=298.15
K


::
C P > H
T K e

:
1 298.1 1.142 0.286 120.37
5
2 533.1 1.030 0.267
1
3 2
4
5
6
7
8
9
This scheme converges on the
values
e=0.77 and T=855.7 k
for the product

yso2 = (1-0.77)/(3.857-(0.5)
(0.77))
yso2 = 0.0662

yo2 = (0.6)-(0.5*0.77)/3.472
yo2 = 0.0619

yso3 =(0.77)/(3.472)
yso3 = 0.2218
yN2 = (2.257)/(3.472)
yN2 = 0.6501

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