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reactor is only 20%. A feed stream consisting of 33% CO, 66.5% 11. and 0.5%
CH, are mixed with a recycle stream and sent to a reactor. The methanol leaving
the reactor is separated and the unconverted gases are recycled. A portion of the
recycle stream is blown off to prevent the accumulation of വ. and to keep its
concentration in the recycle stream at 3%. For 100 moles of fresh feed,
determine: (i) the moles of recycle and purge stream, (ii) composition of purge

stream and (iii) the moles of methanol.

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