Simulation of side reactions in reactors
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A beginner wants to ask: In the simulation of producing ethylbenzene from benzene and ethylene, the purity of ethylene and benzene is 99.9%, but they still contain impurities (it is known what these impurities are and their concentrations). Should these impurities be included when conducting the simulation? Also, there are multiple side reactions during the reaction process; do these need to be taken into account as well? Thank you to all the experts for their answers
Since the impurity composition is known, just enter it; side reactions definitely need to be entered as well
But just knowing what the impurities are and their maximum content – does one have to use that maximum content when simulating?