oranGez
King Jeremy the WiCKED++
not quite sure where to post this, so ill just post here and hope for the best .. in the Spotlight textbook pg. 197, it says an amine solution is used to remove impurities such as CO2 from the ethane fraction (previously obtained from distillation). It says the acidic CO2 reacts with th weakly basic amine groups as follows:
R-NH2 + CO2 + H2O --> R-NH3 + HCO3 (i left out the charge sign thingos)
what i dont get is
a) wheres the ethane
b) how is that removing the CO2.. is it just that its converting it to an acid so it can be removed easier?
c) does the water come from the fact that its an amine solution ?
+-- many thanks
R-NH2 + CO2 + H2O --> R-NH3 + HCO3 (i left out the charge sign thingos)
what i dont get is
a) wheres the ethane
b) how is that removing the CO2.. is it just that its converting it to an acid so it can be removed easier?
c) does the water come from the fact that its an amine solution ?
+-- many thanks