A catalytic reactor is used to produce formaldehyde from methanol in the reactio

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A catalytic reactor is used to produce formaldehyde from methanol in the reaction
CH3OH ---->HCHO + H2.
A single pass conversion of 60.0% is achieved in the reactor. The methanol in the reactor product is separated from the formaldehyde and hydrogen in a multiple unit process. The production rate of formaldehyde is 900.0 kg/h.

a) calculate the required feed rate of methanol to the process (kmol/h) if there's no recycle.

b) suppose the recovered methanol is recycled to the reactor and the single pass conversion remains 60%. Without doing any calculations, prove that you have enough information to determine the required fresh feed rate of methanol (kmol/h) and the rates (kmol/h) at which methanol enters and leaves the reactor. Then perform the calculations.

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A catalytic reactor is used to produce formaldehyde from methanol in the reactio

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