Question

8. Zeolite is used to remove moisture from methane. A vertical column is filled with 1000.0 kg of dry zeolite. The zeolite has the capacity to hold 0.100 kg water/kg dry zeolite. Once the zeolite becomes saturated with moisture, it must be regenerated by heating. The inlet moisture content of the methane is 7.00% (by mass) and the outlet moisture content is 0.05% (by mass). How much methane (kg) will be produced before the zeolite must be regenerated

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Explanation:

Methane inlet humidity content of $=7.00\%$

Methane moisture outlet content $=0.05\%$

Zeolite absorption humidity $= 6.95\%$

Dry zeolite 1 kg will accommodate water$= 0.1000 \ kg$

One kilogram of Dry Zeolite will carry water from $=0.1000\ kg$

The water can contain 1000 kg of zeolite $= 100 \ kg$

Methane which would be made $=\frac{100}{6.95\%}= 1,439 \ kg$

That's why it will be producing 1439 kg of methane.