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Find the mass of triacetate, which you can get from 1.62 ton of wood waste. The yield of process is 75% and there are 50% of cellulose in wood.
50% of 1.62 = 0.81 tons of cellulose
a 75% yield then produces 0.61 tons of triacetate
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Certainly! To find the mass of triacetate obtained from 1.62 tons (or 1620 kg) of wood waste, we need to consider the yield of the process and the percentage of cellulose in wood.
Step 1: Calculate the mass of cellulose in the wood waste.
Since 50% of the wood waste is cellulose, we can find the mass of cellulose by multiplying the mass of wood waste by 50% (or 0.5).
Mass of cellulose = 1620 kg * 0.5 = 810 kg
Step 2: Calculate the mass of triacetate obtained.
The yield of the process is given as 75%, which means only 75% of the cellulose will be converted into triacetate.
Mass of triacetate = Mass of cellulose * Yield
Mass of triacetate = 810 kg * 0.75 = 607.5 kg
Therefore, the mass of triacetate obtained from 1.62 tons of wood waste is 607.5 kg.