Stoichiometric Table for Complex System

A stoichiometric table for keeping track of the amounts or flow rates of all species during reaction may be constructed in various ways, but here we illustrate, by means of an example, the use of , the extent of reaction variable. We divide the species into components and noncomponents, as determined by a stoichiometric analysis (Section 5.2.1), and assume experimental information is available for the noncomponents (at least). 

Using the chemical system and equations (1), (2), and (3) of Example 5-1, construct a stoichiometric table, based on the use of j, to show the molar flow rates of all six species. Assume experimental data are available for the flow rates (or equivalent) of CO, CO and HCHO as noncomponents. 

The table can be displayed as Table 5.1, with both j and Ft obtained from equation 5.2-11, applied to noncomponents and components in turn. 

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