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Practice Problems On Multiple Reactions and Non-Isothermal Reactions

1. The document discusses multiple reaction schemes and non-isothermal reactions. It provides examples of reaction schemes and conditions that maximize selectivity toward intermediate products. It also relates residence time to rate constants and asks to design reactors to achieve certain conversions. 2. Students are asked to give examples of how introducing inerts, using a PFR with side injection, conducting reactions at higher temperature or pressure, preferring a CSTR over PFR, or using a recycle reactor could maximize selectivity toward an intermediate in a reaction scheme. 3. Examples of multiple gas phase reactions are given and students are asked to design adiabatic CSTR and PFR reactors to achieve 75% conversion of A and find the yield of

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Practice Problems On Multiple Reactions and Non-Isothermal Reactions

1. The document discusses multiple reaction schemes and non-isothermal reactions. It provides examples of reaction schemes and conditions that maximize selectivity toward intermediate products. It also relates residence time to rate constants and asks to design reactors to achieve certain conversions. 2. Students are asked to give examples of how introducing inerts, using a PFR with side injection, conducting reactions at higher temperature or pressure, preferring a CSTR over PFR, or using a recycle reactor could maximize selectivity toward an intermediate in a reaction scheme. 3. Examples of multiple gas phase reactions are given and students are asked to design adiabatic CSTR and PFR reactors to achieve 75% conversion of A and find the yield of

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Practice problems on multiple reactions and non-isothermal reactions

1. Give examples of the reaction schemes in which selectivity towards the intermediate
product is maximized by the following means

1. Introduction of inerts in the feed
2. PFR with side injection
3. Conduct reaction at higher temperature
4. Conduct reaction at higher pressure
5. Prefer CSTR over PFR
6. A recycle reactor

Give justification to your answer


2. Relate residence time to the rate constants of the individual reactions for the following
scheme when C
B
/C
A
is maximum for 1) CSTR 2) PFR.

A B C ; 2A D


3. For the multiple gas phase reactions given below, design an adiabatic CSTR and PFR that
gives 75% total conversion of A in the following cases. Find the yield towards B in each
case.
.
A 2B; A C

Given:
Both the reactions are first order w.r.t. A.
k
1
= 1.7 x 10
8
exp(-7575/T) sec
-1
; k
2
=3 x 10
4
exp(-5050/T) sec
-1

H
1
= -3 kcal/gmol; H
2
= -1.5 kcal/gmol
The specific heat of all the components is 25 cal/gmol
Operating pressure: 1 atm
Feed: Pure A (molar density = 3mol/lit); temperature: 400 K; volumetric flow rate: 1 lit/sec.


4. Calculate the residence time of PFR and CSTR required to achieve 50% conversion of
A in the following liquid phase reaction.

Reaction: A + 3B 2C Heat of reaction is 15 kcal/mol of A (endothermic)

Reaction rate: r
A
= - kC
A
k = 2 x 10
6
exp (- 10000/T) sec
-1

(reaction is zero order w.r.t. B)

If the reactor is operated adiabatically what is the volume required?

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