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Calculate the total hydrogen consumption for hydrocracking 10,000 bpsd of 24 deg. API, 617 to 950 deg.F boiling range feedstock containing 0.45% sulfur, 0.18% nitrogen, and 0.11% oxygen by weight to a total gasoline liquid product.

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The calculation of total hydrogen consumption for hydrocracking requires specific stoichiometric data of the hydrocracking process, which is not provided. Therefore, it is impossible to calculate an exact value without additional information on the reaction pathways, catalysts used, and operational conditions.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is tasked with calculating the total hydrogen consumption for hydrocracking 10,000 barrels per stream day (bpsd) of a specific feedstock to produce gasoline. To perform this calculation, we would need the overall stoichiometry of the hydrocracking reactions, which is complex and involves breaking down large hydrocarbon molecules into smaller ones that form gasoline range hydrocarbons. This requires a pair of hydrogen molecules for the removal of sulfur as H2S, nitrogen as ammonia, and oxygen as water, and for the conversion of the hydrocarbons themselves.

Given this complexity and the lack of specific reaction pathways and stoichiometric coefficients in the provided information, it is impossible to offer a precise calculation for the hydrogen consumption. However, the process would generally involve accounting for the chemical composition of the feedstock, the desired end products, and the reaction efficiencies to estimate hydrogen use. Specific details about the catalytic process and operation conditions would be necessary to perform this kind of calculation.

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