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Problem 1

1) For the first problem, a low concentration of A and high concentration of B in a continuous flow reactor would best promote the formation of product R based on the given elementary reactions. 2) For the second problem, adding substance B completely before slowly adding substance A in a batch reactor system would best promote the formation of product R. 3) For the third problem, given the compositions leaving the first reactor in a series of two continuous stirred tank reactors, the compositions leaving the second reactor were calculated as CR2 = 0.6 mol/hr and CS2 = 0.3 mol/hr.

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Problem 1

1) For the first problem, a low concentration of A and high concentration of B in a continuous flow reactor would best promote the formation of product R based on the given elementary reactions. 2) For the second problem, adding substance B completely before slowly adding substance A in a batch reactor system would best promote the formation of product R. 3) For the third problem, given the compositions leaving the first reactor in a series of two continuous stirred tank reactors, the compositions leaving the second reactor were calculated as CR2 = 0.6 mol/hr and CS2 = 0.3 mol/hr.

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PROBLEM 1

Using separate feeds of A and B sketch the contacting pattern and reactor conditions which
would best promote the formation of product R for the following systems of elementary
reactions.

Flow system:

𝐴+𝐵 →𝑅

𝐴→𝑅

Low CA, high CB


PROBLEM 2

Batch system:

𝐴+𝐵 →𝑅

𝐴→𝑅

First add B completely then add A slowly & steadily.


PROBLEM 3

Substance A in a liquid reacts to produce R and S as follows:

A R first order

S first order

A feed (𝐶𝐴0 = 1, 𝐶𝑅0 = 0, 𝐶𝑅0 = 0)enters two mixed flow reactors in series, (𝜏1 =
2.5 𝑚𝑖𝑛, 𝜏2 = 5 𝑚𝑖𝑛). Knowing the composition in the first reactor (𝐶𝐴1 = 0.4, 𝐶𝑅1 =
0.4, 𝐶𝑆1 = 0.2), find the composition leaving the second reactor.

FOR TANK 1:

0.4 − 0
𝜑(𝑅/𝐴) = = 0.67
1 − 0.4
𝐶𝑅 − 𝐶𝑅0
𝜏1 =
𝑘1 𝐶𝐴

0.4
2.5 =
0.4 𝑘1

𝑘1 = 0.4

𝐶𝑆 − 𝐶𝑆0
𝜏1 =
𝑘2 𝐶𝐴

0.2
2.5 =
0.4 𝑘1

𝑘2 = 0.2

FOR TANK 2:

𝐶𝐴1 − 𝐶𝐴2
𝜏2 =
−𝑟𝐴

0.4 − 𝐶𝐴2
5=
(𝑘1 + 𝑘2 )𝐶𝐴2

𝐶𝐴2 = 0.1 𝑚𝑜𝑙/ℎ𝑟

𝐶𝑅2 = 𝐶𝑅1 + 𝜑(𝑅/𝐴)(𝐶𝐴1 − 𝐶𝐴2 )


𝑘1
𝐶𝑅2 = 0.4 + (0.4 − 0.1)
𝑘1 + 𝑘2

𝐶𝑅2 = 0.6 𝑚𝑜𝑙/ℎ𝑟

𝐶𝑆2 = 𝐶𝑆1 + 𝜑𝑅 (𝐶𝐴1 − 𝐶𝐴2 )


𝐴
𝑘1
𝐶𝑆2 = 0.2 + (0.4 − 0.1)
𝑘1 + 𝑘2
𝒎𝒐𝒍
𝑪𝑺𝟐 = 𝟎. 𝟑
𝒉𝒓
PROBLEM 4

Find CR and CS and 𝜏 for the XA = 0.9 in a mixed flow reactor.

𝐶𝑅 = 𝐶𝑅𝑂 + 𝜑𝑅 (𝐶𝐴𝑂 − 𝐶𝐴 )
𝐴

0.4 × 4
𝐶𝑆2 = 0 + (40 − 4)
0.4 × (4 + 2)

𝒎𝒐𝒍
𝑪𝑹 = 𝟏𝟔
𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓

𝐶𝑆 = 36 − 16

𝒎𝒐𝒍
𝑪𝑺 = 𝟐𝟎
𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓
𝐶𝐴𝑂 − 𝐶𝐴
𝜏=
−𝑟𝐴

40 − 4
𝜏=
0.4(4)2 + 2(4)

𝝉 = 𝟐. 𝟓 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔
PROBLEM 5

Find the operating condition (𝑋𝐴 , τ, and 𝐶𝑆 ) which maximizes Cs in a mixed flow reactor.

𝑟𝑅 = 0.4𝐶𝐴2

𝑟𝑆 = 2𝐶𝐴

𝑑𝐶𝑆 2𝐶𝐴 1 10
𝜑𝑆 = = 2 = =
𝐴 −𝑑𝐶𝐴 2𝐶𝐴 + 0.4𝐶𝐴 1 + 0.2𝐶𝐴 10 + 2𝐶𝐴

𝐶𝐴 𝜓
0 1
1 0.833333
10 0.333333
20 0.2
40 0.111111

10 400 − 10𝐶𝐴𝑓
𝐴=( ) (40 − 𝐶𝐴𝑓 ) =
10 + 2𝐶𝐴𝑓 10 + 2𝐶𝐴𝑓

𝑑𝐴
= 10 + 2𝐶𝐴𝑓 (−10) − (400 − 10𝐶𝐴𝑓 )(2)
𝑑𝐶𝐴

0 = −100 − 20𝐶𝐴𝑓 − 800 + 20𝐶𝐴𝑓

−100 − 20𝐶𝐴𝑓 = 800 − 20𝐶𝐴𝑓


𝑪𝑨𝒇 = 𝟎

𝒙𝑨 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎%
𝜏 1
=
40 2(0) + 0.4(0)

𝝉=∞

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