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A R K K: Chbe 6300: Kinetics and Reactor Design Homework 1

The document contains 4 problems related to kinetics and reactor design for chemical reactions. Problem 1 involves determining thermodynamic properties of a reaction from conversion data at different temperatures. Problem 2 involves determining conversions for a first-order reaction in series continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTRs) and a plug flow reactor (PFR) at different temperatures. Problem 3 involves determining conversion and yield of parallel reactions at different temperatures. Problem 4 involves determining the time required for a batch reactor reaction to reach a specified product concentration.

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A R K K: Chbe 6300: Kinetics and Reactor Design Homework 1

The document contains 4 problems related to kinetics and reactor design for chemical reactions. Problem 1 involves determining thermodynamic properties of a reaction from conversion data at different temperatures. Problem 2 involves determining conversions for a first-order reaction in series continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTRs) and a plug flow reactor (PFR) at different temperatures. Problem 3 involves determining conversion and yield of parallel reactions at different temperatures. Problem 4 involves determining the time required for a batch reactor reaction to reach a specified product concentration.

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ChBE 6300: Kinetics and Reactor Design

Homework 1
Due 09/04/18

1. The reaction A + B ↔ C + D is performed so that the conversion is limited by


thermodynamics. At 400 °C a conversion of 75% is observed, and at 500 C the conversion is
54%. The feed is supplied with a composition of CA = 2 CB.

a) Find the enthalpy of reaction assuming that it is independent of the temperature.


b) Find the standard free energy of reaction.
c) Is the reaction exothermic or endothermic?
d) At room temperature the equilibrium conversion is essentially 100%. Why would you
operate the process at elevated temperature even if that reduces the equilibrium conversion?

2. A new process is being designed for the first order, liquid phase reaction A  B. A stream of
2.0 L.min-1 is to be converted. The concentration of A in this stream is 4.0 mol.L-1. The reaction
is irreversible and isothermal. Preliminary experiments were performed in a CSTR with a
volume of 10 L. At 100 °C a conversion of 20.0% was achieved, whereas a conversion of 62.5%
was reached at 150 °C.

a) Which conversion can be reached when the process is operated at 200 °C and a second
CSTR with the same volume is added in series with the first one?
b) Why is it preferable to add the second CSTR in series rather than in parallel?
c) Which volume would be required for a PFR to reach the same conversion as the two CSTRs
in series in part a)?

3. Reactant A is converted in a parallel reaction to the desired product R and a waste product S:

k1 R
A
k2 S
Both reactions are first order in A. The reaction is performed in a PFR with a volume of 0.5 m3.
The feed is provided as an organic solution with a concentration of 5 mol.L-1 and a volumetric
flow rate of 10 L.s-1. Two experiments were performed in which the following compositions of
the product stream were measured:

Temperature / °C CA / mol.L-1 CR / mol.L-1 CS / mol.L-1


120 4.25 0.34 0.41
150 3.21 0.92 0.87

Find the conversion of A and fractional yield of R at 210 °C.


4. The following liquid-phase reaction is carried out in a batch reactor maintained at 54 °C.

2A + B → C

The reaction is first order in each of the two reactant species, and the reaction rate constant at 54
°C is 0.006 L/mol-min. An aqueous feed consisting of both A and B (CAo = 1 mol/L; CBo = 0.4
mol/L) is placed in the batch reactor (volume = 2000 L) and allowed to react. How long will it
take for the concentration of C in the reaction mixture to reach a value of 0.3 mol/L?

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