Getting The Most From Reactants Flashcards
What is a feedstock?
Materials obtained by raw materials
How can opportunities for recycling be profit making?
If unreacted materials can be re-used this saves money.
How is lack of opportunites for recycling profit losing?
If it is hard to separate/purify unreacted materials or solvents.
What is the molar volume equation?
Number of moles = volume /molar volume
What is the limiting reactant?
The limiting reactant gets used up and controls the amount of product produced.
What is the reactant in excess?
Doesn’t get used up
What is percentage yeild?
The amount of product you make as a percent of the amount you should theoretically make.
What is the atom economy?
Atom economy is the mass of the product you want as a percent of the mass of all the products you make or total mass of reactants.
