Solid Waste Engineering
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ISBN: 9781305635203
Author: Worrell, William A.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.10P
Cellulose is to be burned in a waste-to- energy fadlity. The chemical equation for cellulose C6 H10O5is the atomic weights of C, H, and O are 12, 1, and 16. respectively.
a. Calculate the stoichiometric oxygen necessary for the combustion of cellulose.
b. Calculate stoichiometric air.
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