If the recovered yield in a reaction was 25*g, and the theoretical yield was 100*g what issues would the chemical engineers address in the synthesis?

1 Answer
Apr 28, 2016

Theoretical yield for a given mass of reactants is 100 g. Recovered yield is 25 g.

Explanation:

Do you think that the given reaction is economic? Where did the missing 75 g go? Did it all react, but were only 25 g recovered. Are there 75 g of reactant still in the reaction mixture, or are there unrecovered byproducts? How can we improve the reaction so that yields are improved?

In a manufacturing process, it would be imperative to provide answers to such questions.