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CHE3044F, 2013

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CHE3044F, 2013 : Reactor Design 1 : TUTORIAL 5


1. (adapted from Fogler, 2006, P3-16). The gas phase reaction A 3C

is carried out in a ow reactor with no pressure drop. Pure A enters at a temperature of 400 K and 10 atm. At this temperature KC = 0.25 [L2 .mol 2 ]. (a) Calculate the equilibrium conversion and concentration of all species at equilibrium. (b) Calculate the equilibrium conversion and concentration of all species at equilibrium in a constant volume batch reactor. (c) Calculate the equilibrium conversion and concentration of all species at equilibrium in a constant pressure batch reactor. 2. The rst order reversible liquid phase reaction takes place in a batch reactor. A R, CA0 = 0.5 [mol.L1 ], CB0 = 0

After 8 minutes the conversion of A is 33.3% and after a very long time the conversion remains constant at 66.7%. Find the rate equation for this reaction. 3. Aqueous A at an initial concentration of CA0 = 1 [mol.L1 ], is added to a batch reactor where it reacts away to form product R according to the stoichiometry A R. The concentration of A is monitored as a function of time t [mi n] 0 100 200 300 400 1 CA [mol.L ] 1.000 0.500 0.333 0.250 0.200 For an initial concentration of A in a batch reactor of CA0 = 0.500 [mol.L1 ], nd the conversion of the reactant after 5 hours. 4. Enzyme E catalyses the transformation of reactant A to produce product R as follows A R
enzy me

rA =

200CA CE 0 [mol.L1 .mi n] 2 + CA

The enzyme is added with the initial concentration, CE 0 = 0.001 [mol.L1 ] to reactant A has a initial concentration, CA0 = 10 [mol.L1 ] in a batch reactor. Find the time needed for the concentration of the reactant to decrease to 0.025 [mol.L1 ]. Note : the concentration of the enzyme remains unchanged during the reaction. 5. Find the rst order rate constant for the disappearance of A in the gas phase reaction : 2A R if, on holding the pressure constant, the volume of the reaction mixture decreases by 20% in 3 minutes. The initial mole fraction of A is 0.8.

CHE3044F, 2013

TUTORIAL 5

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6. (a little more challenging). A small reaction bomb is tted with a sensitive pressure measuring device. The bomb is ushed out and lled with pure reactant A at 1 atm and a temperature of 25o C. No reaction takes place at this temperature. The temperature of the bomb is then raised as rapidly as possible by plunging the vessel into a boiling water bath at 1000 C. The pressure total pressure readings are obtained. The stoichiometry of the reaction is 2A B . After leaving the reaction bomb in the boiling water over the weekend, analysis showed that no more A was present. Find a rate equation for this reaction from the data. t, [min] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pt [atm] 1.14 1.04 0.982 0.940 0.905 0.870 t, [min] 7 8 9 10 15 20 Pt [atm] 0.850 0.832 0.815 0.800 0.754 0.728

7. (adapted from Fogler, 2006, P4-9). A reversible liquid phase isomerisation, A B is carried out isothermally in a 4000 L CSTR. The reaction is second order in both the forward and reverse directions. The liquid enters at the top of the reactor and exits at the bottom. Experimental data taken in a batch reactor shows the CSTR conversion to be 40%. The reaction is reversible with KC = 3.0 at 300 K, and Hr xn = 100 kJ/mol. Assuming that the batch data taken at 300 K are accurate and that E = 60 kJ/mol, at what temperature must the CSTR be run to maximise the conversion? Use KC (T ) = KC (T0 )exp Hr xn R 1 1 T T0

8. Find an expression for the conversion in a dimerisation reaction A 2B,


2 r = kCA

in a CSTR with A and B ideal gases starting with A at 1 atm for (a) no diluent in the feed (b) 1 atm of inert diluent (i.e. 1 atm A + 1 atm inert, thus FA0 = FI and C0 = CA0 + CI ) (c) 9 atm of inert diluent (d) 99 atm of inert diluent (e) Compare the volumes required for 90% conversion in these situations with those predicted using the constant density approximation. (Note that if 2A B is used the result with be the inverse trend) 9. The kinetics of the aqueous-phase decomposition of A is investigated in two mixed reactors in series, the second having twice the volume of the rst reactor. At steady state, with a feed concentration of 1 mol/L, and a mean residence time of 96 sec in the rst reactor, the concentration of A in the rst reactor is 0.5 mol/L and in the second reactor it is 0.25 mol/L. Find the kinetic equation for the decomposition of A?

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