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Converting iron(Ⅲ ) oxide into iron in a blast furnace
« on: April 05, 2023, 11:07:35 AM »
How many cubic feet of air at a pressure of 760 torr and 0 °C is required per ton of Fe2O3 to convert that Fe2O3 into iron in a blast furnace? For this exercise, assume air is 19% oxygen by volume.

My answer:
In a blast furnace, iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) is reduced to iron by carbon monoxide (CO) according to the following balanced chemical equation:

[tex]Fe_2O_3 + 3CO \to 2Fe + 3CO_2[/tex]

This means that for every mole of Fe2O3 converted to iron, 3 moles of CO are required.

The molar mass of Fe2O3 is 159.69 g/mol. One ton of Fe2O3 is equivalent to 907185 g, so the number of moles of Fe2O3 in one ton is 907185 g / 159.69 g/mol = 5680.9 mol.

Since 3 moles of CO are required for every mole of Fe2O3, the number of moles of CO required to convert one ton of Fe2O3 into iron is 5680.9 mol * 3 = 20000 mol.

At a pressure of 760 torr and a temperature of 0 °C (273.15 K), the volume occupied by one mole of an ideal gas is given by the ideal gas law: V = nRT/P, where n is the number of moles, R is the ideal gas constant (62.3637 L·torr/K·mol), T is the temperature in kelvins, and P is the pressure in torr.

Substituting the values for n, R, T, and P into the ideal gas law gives the volume occupied by 20000 mol of CO at a pressure of 760 torr and a temperature of 0 °C: V = (20000 mol)(62.3637 L·torr/K·mol)(273.15 K) / (760 torr) = 400000 L.

Since air is assumed to be 19% oxygen by volume and oxygen is converted to CO in the blast furnace, the volume of air required to provide this amount of CO is 400000 L / 0.19 = 2000000 L.

There are approximately 28.317 liters in one cubic foot, so this volume in cubic feet is approximately 70000 cubic feet.

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Re: Converting iron(Ⅲ ) oxide into iron in a blast furnace
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2023, 11:37:34 AM »
Its missing the reaction 2 C + O2 => 2 CO. Its not asked how much CO is used, Its asked the air used where the oxygen was obtained.

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Re: Converting iron(Ⅲ ) oxide into iron in a blast furnace
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2023, 02:39:23 PM »
Short ton, long ton, or metric ton?

For this exercise, assume air is 19% oxygen by volume.

Rather surprising.

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5680.9 mol * 3 = 20000 mol.

Really?

And as Hunter stated, CO/O2 is not taken into account.
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Re: Converting iron(Ⅲ ) oxide into iron in a blast furnace
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2023, 02:30:44 AM »
5680.9 mol × 3 = 20000 mol using significant figures.

How can I include the reaction 2 C + O2 :rarrow: 2CO into my answer  and how would the inclusion of that reaction  change the final answer?
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Re: Converting iron(Ⅲ ) oxide into iron in a blast furnace
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2023, 03:00:17 AM »
5680.9 mol × 3 = 20000 mol using significant figures

No, you apply significant figures only to the final result, not to intermediate values.
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Re: Converting iron(Ⅲ ) oxide into iron in a blast furnace
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2023, 05:03:46 AM »
My corrected answer:

To solve this problem, we need to first determine the amount of air required to convert one ton of [itex]Fe_2O_3[/itex] into iron. From the first reaction, we see that for every 1 mole of [itex]Fe_2O_3[/itex] reacted, we need 3 moles of CO. From the second reaction, we see that for every 1 mole of CO, we need 1/2 mole of O2. Therefore, for every mole of [itex]Fe_2O_3[/itex] reacted, we need 3/2 moles of O2.

One ton of [itex]Fe_2O_3[/itex] is equal to 2000 pounds. The molar mass of [itex]Fe_2O_3[/itex] is 159.69 g/mol, so one ton of [itex]Fe_2O_3[/itex] is equal to 5680.9 moles. Therefore, we need 3/2 * 5680.9 = 8521.35 moles of O2.

Since air is 19% oxygen by volume, we know that 1 volume of air contains 0.19 volumes of oxygen. Therefore, we need 8521.35 / 0.19 = 44849.21 volumes of air.

At standard temperature and pressure (STP), 1 mole of gas occupies 22.4 L. Therefore, 44849.21 volumes of air will occupy 44849.21 * 22.4 = 1004622.31 L of air.



Therefore, we need 1004622.31/28.317=35478 cubic feet of air at a pressure of 760 torr and 0°C per ton of [itex]Fe_2O_3[/itex] to convert that [itex]Fe_2O_3[/itex] into iron in a blast furnace.

Now, in my opinion, this answer seems to look correct. Isn't it? what would you say about this answer?
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Re: Converting iron(Ⅲ ) oxide into iron in a blast furnace
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2023, 06:15:16 PM »
Much unburnt CO exits the blast furnace. Whoever asked that question ignores it.

You use more digits in the intermediate steps, good, but in reasonable amounts please. 9 digits don't fit a blast furnace. 1kg=2lbs and 5.7*3=20 aren't correct neither. You can compute with 1 or 2 places more than the final result.

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Re: Converting iron(Ⅲ ) oxide into iron in a blast furnace
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2023, 06:21:25 PM »
You can compute with 1 or 2 places more than the final result.

Typically when using calculator you just use whatever it displays, if it is nine digits - so be it.

Copying them all here is a waste of time though, on that we can agree.
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