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1. Replacing 9-mm catalyst pellets with larger 18-mm pellets in a packed bed reactor would decrease conversion, as the larger pellets operate in the strong pore diffusion resistance regime. 2. A volume of 3.2 m^3 is needed for an aqueous packed bed reactor to achieve 80% conversion of 104 mol/hr of reactant A with an inlet concentration of 103 mol/m^3. 3. Conversion in a fluidized bed reactor with shrinking catalyst particles would decrease over time, as the smaller particles provide less surface area for reaction.

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Tutorial 2 Part 2

1. Replacing 9-mm catalyst pellets with larger 18-mm pellets in a packed bed reactor would decrease conversion, as the larger pellets operate in the strong pore diffusion resistance regime. 2. A volume of 3.2 m^3 is needed for an aqueous packed bed reactor to achieve 80% conversion of 104 mol/hr of reactant A with an inlet concentration of 103 mol/m^3. 3. Conversion in a fluidized bed reactor with shrinking catalyst particles would decrease over time, as the smaller particles provide less surface area for reaction.

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Tutorial 2 (part2)

1. A packed bed reactor converts A to R by a first-order catalytic reaction, 𝐴 → 𝑅 With 9-


mm pellets the reactor operates in the strong pore diffusion resistance regime and gives
63.2% conversion. If these pellets were replaced by 18-mm pellets (to reduce pressure drop)
how would this affect the conversion?
2. In aqueous solution, and in contact with the right catalyst, reactant A is converted to
product R by the elementary reaction 𝐴 → 2𝑅. Find the volume needed in a in a packed
reactor for 80% conversion of 104 mol A/hr of feed having CAO = 103 mol/m3 and 𝑘 =
8 𝑥 10−4 𝑚3/𝑚3 𝑏𝑒𝑑. 𝑠.
Additional data:
Diameter of porous catalyst pellets = 6 mm
Effective diffusion coefficient of A in the pellet = 4 X 10-6m3/m cat. s
Voidage of packed bed = 0.5
Bulk density of packed bed = 2000 kg/m3 of bed
3. A first-order catalytic reaction 𝐴(𝑙) → 𝑅(𝑙) is run in a long, narrow vertical reactor with
upflow of liquid through a fluidized bed of catalyst particles. Conversion is 95% at the start
of operations when the catalyst particles are 5 mm in diameter. The catalyst is friable and
slowly wears away, particles shrink and the fine powder produced washes out of the reactor.
After a few months each of the 5-mm spheres has shrunk to 3-mm spheres. What should be
the conversion at this time? Assume plug flow of liquid.
(a) Particles are porous and allow easy access for reactants (no resistance to pore diffusion).
(b) Particles are porous and at all sizes provide a strong resistance to pore diffusion.

4. The first-order decomposition of A is run in an experimental mixed flow reactor. Find the
role played by pore diffusion in these runs; in effect determine whether the runs were made
under diffusion-free, strong resistance, or intermediate conditions.
dp W CAO v XA
4 1 300 60 0.8
12 3 100 160 0.6

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