Recycle and purge example 3, based on p. 33 of CEP, Oct 1989.

Material Balance

A
B
C
I
x=

Feed
kmol/h
100.00
200.00
0.00
1.00
0.70

S1
137.77
267.54
0.898
12.833

S2
41.33
74.67
97.33
12.83

Recycle
37.77
67.54
0.898
11.833

S3
0.4133
1.4933
96.36
0.0128

S4
40.9165
73.1738
0.97
12.8206

Purge
3.15
5.63
0.07
0.9872
Recycle

(fractional conversion of A over reactor)

Recovery (fraction to S4)

Separator
A
0.99
B
0.98
C
0.01
I
0.999

Fraction of S4 that is purged =

Mole fraction of recycle that is I =

Purge

S4
Feed

S1
Mixer

100 kmol/h A
200 kmol/h B

0.077
0.100252 (this is the criterion we are trying to satisfy)

S2
Reactor

A + 2B C

S3
Separator