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This document provides information and questions about gas and liquid phase reactions carried out in continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTR) and plug flow reactors (PFR). Question 1 asks to determine the volume of a CSTR needed to achieve 90% conversion for a gas reaction. Question 2 repeats this for a PFR. Question 3 asks which of two available reactors, a PFR or CSTR, would give higher conversion for an irreversible liquid reaction. It provides rate constants and operating conditions. Questions 4-6 provide additional reaction rate data and equilibrium information to calculate conversion levels in different reactors. Questions 7-10 provide specific reaction schemes and rate data to calculate conversions and determine the best reactor.

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Tutorial 4

This document provides information and questions about gas and liquid phase reactions carried out in continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTR) and plug flow reactors (PFR). Question 1 asks to determine the volume of a CSTR needed to achieve 90% conversion for a gas reaction. Question 2 repeats this for a PFR. Question 3 asks which of two available reactors, a PFR or CSTR, would give higher conversion for an irreversible liquid reaction. It provides rate constants and operating conditions. Questions 4-6 provide additional reaction rate data and equilibrium information to calculate conversion levels in different reactors. Questions 7-10 provide specific reaction schemes and rate data to calculate conversions and determine the best reactor.

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TUTORIAL 4- Topic 4

1. The elementary gas phase reaction takes place in a CSTR at constant


temperature 500K and constant pressure 16.4 atm. The feed is equal molar in
A and B. Determine the volume of CSTR to achieve 90% conversion. Given k
is 10 dm6/mol2.s and feed of A is 5 mol/s.
2. Repeat the question 1 for PFR.

3. The elementary, liquid-phase, irreversible reaction

is to be carried out in a flow reactor. Two reactors are available, an 800


dm3 PFR that can only be operated at 300 K and a 200 dm3 CSTR that can be
operated at 350 K. The two feed streams to the reactor mix to form a single
fee d stream that is equal molar in A and B, with a total volumetric flowrate of
10 dm3/min. Which of the two reactors will give us the highest conversion?

Additional Information: at 300 K, k = 0.07 dm3/mol-min


E = 85000 J/mol-K
CA0B = CB0B = 2 mol/dm 3
vA0 = vB0 = 0.5*v0 = 5 dm3/min

4. For data given below, determine the volume required to achieve 50% and
80% conversion
a) CSTR
b) PFR

X 0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8


FAo/-ra 0.89 1.08 1.33 2.05 3.54 5.06 8.0

5. Write the rate law for this reversible reaction


A  2B

6. For reversible liquid phase reaction


2A  B
Determine the reactor volume in PFR when X is 80% from equilibrium
conversion. Given data as below:

Reaction Additional Information

CA0 = 0.2 mol/dm3 k = 2 dm3/mol-min


KC = 100 dm3/mol FA0 = 5 mol/min
yA0 = 1

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7. The liquid phase reaction of normal tert-butyl alcohol:

(CH3)3COH + HCl (CH3)3CCl + H20

is carried out isothermally in a flow system to form tert-butyl chloride and water. The
concentrations of tert-butyl alcohol and hydrochloric acid are 1.5M before mixing. The
rate of each stream is 10 mol/min. The entering temperature is 350 K. There are two
reactors available. One is 150 dm3 CSTR that can be heated to 400 K or cooled to
273 K. The other one is 600 dm3 PFR operated only at 350 K that cannot be heated
or cooled. The specific rate of reaction is 0.085 dm3 mol/min and the activation
energy is 30 kJ/mol.

a) Construct a stoichiometric table for this reaction by taking (CH3)3COH as a


basis.
b) If you are appointed as engineer to install the suitable reactor for this
operation based on cost and conditions aspects, determine which reactor you
would recommend. Justify your choice with the appropriate calculations.

Given, gas constant = 8.314 J/mol.K = 0.082 atm.dm3/mol.K

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10. An elementary liquid reaction A → B took place in a constant volume batch
reactor at temperature and pressure 350K and 1 atm, respectively. Given that
the initial concentration of A is 20 mol/dm3 while its initial number of mol is 40
mol. The time taken to achieve 70% conversion was 10 mins.
(a) Identify the volume of the batch reactor.
(1 mark)

(b) Write the rate law for the reaction described.


(1 mark)

(c) Starting from general mol balance equation, calculate the value of reaction
rate constant, k for the reaction.
(4 marks)

(d) Determine the conversion, X required for the same reaction if the reaction
were to be carried out in a Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR) at
inlet of 1 mol/min and the volume of the reactor is twice as the volume of
batch in part (a). Assume identical temperature and pressure.
(4 marks)

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