Ethyl chloride is produced from HCl and ethyl alcohol using the reaction HCl + C

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Ethyl chloride is produced from HCl and ethyl alcohol using the reaction HCl + C_2H_5OH rightarrow C_2H_5Cl + H_2O. Pure HCl gas is available. The ethanol is available as a 90% (wt based) solution in water and must be vaporized. The reaction does not go to completion. The reactor effluent is sent to a purification unit which separates feed into a product containing 87%C_2H_5Cl, 12%C_2H_5OH, and 1% H_2O and a spent acid stream containing 78% HCl and 22% water. Using a basis of 1000 kg product/hr, determine i) the reactor effluent composition, ii) the limiting reactant, and iii) the fractional conversion of the limiting reactant.

Explanation / Answer

1) H2O = 100%

2) C2H5Cl2

3) 78%

c2h5cl2 is have high sternght solution. verry fasat reaction.

high conversion reaction.

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