Friday, March 02, 2007

HW #6, P13.15 - Isothermal Operation of an SO2 Catalytic Converter - 12 pts

The gas stream from a sulphur burner is composed of 15 mol% SO2, 20 mol% O2 and 65 mol% N2. This gas stream at 1 bar and 480oC enters a catalytic converter, where the SO2 is further oxidized to SO3. Assuming that the reaction reaches equilibrium, how much heat must be removed from the converter to maintain isothermal conditions ? Base your answer on 1 mole of entering gas.

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