Methane and oxygen react in presence of a catalyst to form formaldehyde. In parallel reaction following takes place CH, +0, > НСНО+ Н,0 4 2. CH, + 0, > сО, + 2H,0 4 Feed to the reactor contains equi-molar amounts of methane and oxygen. Fractional conversion of methane is 0.9 and the fractional yield of formaldehyde is 0.855, { fractional yield is the amount of product actually formed to the amount that would have formed when there were no side reactions and limiting reactant reacts completely} The selectivity of formaldehyde production relative to carbon-dioxide production is
Methane and oxygen react in presence of a catalyst to form formaldehyde. In parallel reaction following takes place CH, +0, > НСНО+ Н,0 4 2. CH, + 0, > сО, + 2H,0 4 Feed to the reactor contains equi-molar amounts of methane and oxygen. Fractional conversion of methane is 0.9 and the fractional yield of formaldehyde is 0.855, { fractional yield is the amount of product actually formed to the amount that would have formed when there were no side reactions and limiting reactant reacts completely} The selectivity of formaldehyde production relative to carbon-dioxide production is
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Transcribed Image Text:Methane and oxygen react in presence of a catalyst to form
formaldehyde. In parallel reaction following takes place
CH, +0, > НСНО + Н,0
CH, +0, > Со, + 2H,0
Feed to the reactor contains equi-molar amounts of methane
and oxygen. Fractional conversion of methane is 0.9 and the
fractional yield of formaldehyde is 0.855, { fractional yield is
the amount of product actually formed to the amount that
would have formed when there were no side reactions and
limiting reactant reacts completely} The selectivity of
formaldehyde production relative to carbon-dioxide
production is
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