Reversible reaction

C₂H₆in equilibrium withC₂H₄+H₂

Direction: Reversible (an equilibrium)
Processes: 1
Stated as: Fixed conversion
Element balance: Checked: balances

As the processes state itStoichiometry, conversions, heats of reaction and catalyst windows are taken from each process's files with their provenance. The build checks only that each process's equation balances in every element, from the process's own component formulas; it does not check the numbers. A process's design maturity applies to them.

Species

Species	Name	CAS	Role	Coefficient
C₂H₆	Ethane	74-84-0	reactant	-1
C₂H₄	Ethylene	74-85-1	product	1
H₂	Hydrogen	1333-74-0	product	1

In the processes

Ethylene and propylene by ethane steam cracking (1000 kt/a ethylene, concept)Concept · not reviewed
C2H6_DHC2H6 ⇌ C2H4 + H2
Stated as
Fixed conversion
Element balance
Balances in every element
Conversion
60.02 % of C2H6 (given: BREF LVOC 2017 Table 3.3 ethane: 56 wt% C2H4 per pass (scripts/balance.py, D-005))

Sources

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https://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/production-large-volume-organic-chemicals-0
For the reaction · cited by Ethylene and propylene by ethane steam cracking (1000 kt/a ethylene, concept)
BREF LVOC 2017 Table 3.3 ethane: 56 wt% C2H4 per pass (scripts/balance.py, D-005)
For the conversion · cited by Ethylene and propylene by ethane steam cracking (1000 kt/a ethylene, concept)

Starter template

A starting template is in the ChemE-as-Code toolkit (Ethylene by steam cracking of ethane (molecular reactions, no catalyst)): cheme chemistry library ethane_cracking --add

Templates bring the stoichiometry, the components and typical catalysts; most give no conversion or kinetics, and their sources are general references, not this reaction's processes.