Unit 2- Chemistry In Society Flashcards
What is the laboratory process for producing a new chemical?
A small scale investigation to review and modify the selected route
What is the pilot plant stage in producing a new chemical?
Medium scale investigation of product quality
Health hazards and engineering costs are assessed
What are the 7 principles of design process?
Availability of feedstocks
Cost of feedstocks
Sustainability of feedstocks
Opportunities for recycling
Energy requirements
Marketability of by-products
Product yield(or atom economy)
What are feedstocks?
Simple chemicals or mixtures of chemicals derived from raw materials used in further manufacture
What is atom economy?
A measure of the proportion of the total mass of all starting materials converted into the desired products
What are raw materials?
Fossil fuels, water, air, metal ores and minerals.
These must be converted to feed stocks before being passed into a reactor
What are the 2 types of reaction sequences used in chemical industry?
Batch and continuous
Compare batch and continuous manufacturing
Batch- good for multi step reactions
More versatile
Product contamination is more likely Safety is more of an issue
Continuous- good for fast single step reactions
Easy to automate
Capital cost is high. Less flexible Need to run at full capacity to make a profit
What is an example of a batch process?
Drug development
Whiskey production
What is an example of a continuous process?
Plastics
Blast furnace
Give an example of a capital cost.
Research and development
Plant construction
Buildings
Infrastructures
What are the uses for chromatography?
Dna tests
Doling tests
Blood identification testing
Ivory identification
Where are the strongest oxidation agents found in the periodic table?
Group 7
Give an example of variable costs
Raw materials
Energy bills
Overheads
Effluent waste treatments
What must be considered in the production of a chemical?
Operating conditions
Energy consumption
Environmental issues
Safety
Can the by-products be sold?
Cost of waste disposal
Yield and atom economy
What is the production plant stage in producing a new chemical?
Plant design, construction, commissioning and start up
What does percentage yield show?
The efficiency with which reactants are converted into the desired products
What is molar volume?
The volume occupied by one mole of gas
What is an equilibrium?
When the rate of the forward and reverse reaction in a reversible reaction are equal
What side will be favoured if the pressure is increased in a reaction at equilibrium?
The side with less moles of gas
What happens to the concentration of reactants once a reaction hits equilibrium?
Concentration remains constant
Are the concentration of reactants and products equal in an equilibrium reaction?
Rarely
What type of reaction is this?
————————————> -ve
Exothermic
What happens to a system at equilibrium that is subject to a change?
The system readjusts itself to counteract the change
What side will a reaction at equilibrium favour if there is a rise in temp?
Endothermic to cool the reaction down
What side will a reaction at equilibrium favour if there is a drop in temp?
Exothermic to heat the reaction up