Convert Moles per hour to Kilomoles per second
Convert Moles per hour (mol/h) to Kilomoles per second (kmol/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kmol/s = mol/h × 2.777777778e-7
About Moles per hour
The mole per hour (mol/h) equals 1/3600 mol/s ≈ 2.778×10⁻⁴ mol/s, practical for pilot-plant flow chemistry, laboratory gas manifold flow, and hydrogen production by small electrolysers. A 1 kW alkaline electrolyser at 100% Faradaic efficiency produces ≈18 mol H₂/h; bench-scale packed-bed reactors handle feed rates in mol/h. 1 mol/h ≈ 2.778×10⁻⁴ mol/s ≈ 0.002205 lb-mol/h.
About Kilomoles per second
The kilomole per second (kmol/s) equals 1 000 mol/s, characterising the very largest industrial chemical processes. A world-scale ammonia synthesis plant produces ≈3 kmol/s of NH₃; a large steam methane reformer converts natural gas at ≈10 kmol/s. It is the preferred unit in European process simulation when outputs are in the thousands of tonnes per day. 1 kmol/s = 1 000 mol/s = 3 600 kmol/h.
Quick Reference Table
| Moles per hour (mol/h) | Kilomoles per second (kmol/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 mol/h | 2.778 × 10-7 kmol/s |
| 2 mol/h | 5.556 × 10-7 kmol/s |
| 5 mol/h | 1.389 × 10-6 kmol/s |
| 10 mol/h | 2.778 × 10-6 kmol/s |
| 25 mol/h | 6.944 × 10-6 kmol/s |
| 50 mol/h | 1.389 × 10-5 kmol/s |
| 100 mol/h | 2.778 × 10-5 kmol/s |