In the 2011-2012 academic year, Dr. Harmon used approximately 515 kg of methane in his home for heating, hot water, and stove/oven use. How many 75-gallon barrels of waste corn oil should Dr. Harmon collect to produce his own methane for 1 entire year assuming he uses the exact same amount of methane as in the 2011-2012 academic year? The density of oleic and linoleic acids are very similar, you may assume both are 0.90 g/cm3. Additionally, you may assume the percent yield of methane production from corn oil pyrolysis is 100%
To make this problem easier, you may assume 65% of the methane produced comes from linoleic acid and 35% of the methane produced comes from oleic acid.
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2012-10-01T11:16:14-0400
HC18H31O2(l) + 12.5O2(g) 6CH4(g) + 12CO2(g) + 3H2O(g) + H2(g) 1 mole of acid --- 6 moles of Methane.
m of CH4 is 580 * 65% / 100% = 377 kg n of CH4 = 377000/16 = 23562 mol n of acid = 23562/6 = 3927 mol 3927 * 280 = 1099560 g 1099560 / 0.9 = 1221733 cm3 = 1221.73 L 1221L/3.79 L/gal = 322.35 gallons
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