High School Chemistry: Stoichiometry Readings?

[mishima]

Hi there, I've taught high school stoichiometry (limiting reactant, theoretical yield, etc) for about a decade now focusing on both math (such as mol reactant to grams product) and related lab techniques (maximizing percent yield). I would like to expand my curriculum with some good readings that demonstrate real world applications of the techniques, and was wondering if anyone here had something interesting.

For example, I explain percent yield is used in industry to decide among different reactions which produce the same product, but I don't really have any interesting historical examples in the form of a engaging article.

 

[Astronuc]

For example, I explain percent yield is used in industry to decide among different reactions which produce the same product, but I don't really have any interesting historical examples in the form of a engaging article.

Maybe @Chestermiller can direct one to some easy-to-understand articles.

I would expect there are examples from the petroleum, petrochemical and chemical industries. I was thinking of refineries that produce a variety of products, or adjust their process for maximum yield of products like high-octane gasoline.
For example - https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/63586
High-Octane Gasoline Production from Catalytic Naphtha Reforming

Or production of ethylene oxide (oxirane).
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447921003506

Or something involving Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis.

I can think of one process regarding the formation of sintered UO_2±x, but I don't know of any nonproprietary articles. The sintering atmosphere must be reducing (either with H₂ or cracked NH₃) with a narrow range of dew point. There are other considerations with respect to additives in the 'green' ceramic and temperature, typically > 1700°C.

 

[mishima]

Thanks for those suggestions. I should mention I have access to Nature and AAPT journals.

 

[Chestermiller]

As undergrads >50 years ago, we used a book entitled Industrial Stoichiometry. However, I am not aware if such a book exists today. Check Amazon. I did, and there are many good books on this subject available there. Also, check the curricula of Chemical Engineering departments at universities and see what books they are currently using.