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And The Percent (Of The Overall) of The External Mass: M Particle Size in Run 4. Determine (If Possible) The

The document discusses experiments carried out on the hydrogenation of methyl linoleate to methyl oleate in a slurry reactor using spherical catalyst pellets. It asks the reader to (a) agree with recommendations to increase the overall reaction rate, (b) determine the effectiveness factor from the given data, and (c) use additional data to find the external mass transfer coefficient and percent of external resistance for larger catalyst particles.

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And The Percent (Of The Overall) of The External Mass: M Particle Size in Run 4. Determine (If Possible) The

The document discusses experiments carried out on the hydrogenation of methyl linoleate to methyl oleate in a slurry reactor using spherical catalyst pellets. It asks the reader to (a) agree with recommendations to increase the overall reaction rate, (b) determine the effectiveness factor from the given data, and (c) use additional data to find the external mass transfer coefficient and percent of external resistance for larger catalyst particles.

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Due day November 30

1. The catalytic hydrogenation of methyl linoleate to methyl oleate was carried out in a laboratoryscale slurry reactor in which hydrogen gas was bubbled up through the liquid containing
spherical catalyst pellets. The pellet density is 2 g/cm3. The following experiments were carried
out at 25C:

(a) It has been suggested that the overall reaction rate can be enhanced by increasing the
agitation, decreasing the particle size, and installing a more efficient sparger. With which, if
any, of these recommendations do you agree? Are there other ways that the overall rate of
reaction might be increased? Support your decisions with calculations.
(b) Is it possible to determine the effectiveness factor from the data above? If so, what is it?
(c) For economical reasons concerning the entrainment of the small solid catalyst particles in
the liquid, it is proposed to use particles an order of magnitude larger. The following data were
obtained from these particles at 25C:

The Thiele modulus is 9.0 for the 750-m particle size in run 4. Determine (if possible) the
external mass transfer coefficient, kc and the percent (of the overall) of the external mass
transfer resistance to the catalyst pellet.

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