ABSTRACT
For choosing the conditions of a chemical process, we should know the thermodynamic properties and particularly the conditions of the chemical equilibrium. Before determining the reaction kinetics, it is necessary to verify if the reaction is thermodynamically possible. The pressure and temperature conditions are important to calculate the conversion of a reversible or irreversible reaction. For reversible reactions, we need to determine the chemical equilibrium constant, which is temperature dependent. With this constant, it is possible to predict what is the maximum equilibrium conversion of a reversible reaction. Therefore, the reversibility of the reaction imposes serious limitations.
