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The document discusses various reactor types and configurations for parallel reactions involving the conversion of A to products B and C. It poses multiple-choice questions regarding the preferred reactor design based on reaction orders, selectivity, and reaction parameters. Additionally, it includes calculations related to reaction rates and heat of reaction for specific chemical processes.

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Worksheet 2

The document discusses various reactor types and configurations for parallel reactions involving the conversion of A to products B and C. It poses multiple-choice questions regarding the preferred reactor design based on reaction orders, selectivity, and reaction parameters. Additionally, it includes calculations related to reaction rates and heat of reaction for specific chemical processes.

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For the parallel reaction, A→B of order n1 and A→C of order n2, if B is the desired product,
then which of the following reactor/ combination of reactors is used if n1 > n2?

A. CSTR
B. CSTR followed by Bubbling bed reactor
C. PFR
D. CSTR followed by PFR

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2. For the parallel reaction, A→B, represented as −r A =k 1 C A and A→C represented as
3
−r A =k 2 C A, the ideal reactor preferred is ____

A. CSTR
B. CSTRs in parallel
C. CSTRs in series
E. PFR

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3. If the reactions A→B and A→C are represented as −r A =k 1 C A and −r A =k 2 C A (-of
activation energies 130 and 150 J/ mol, then which of the following is the right selection of
process parameters to increase selectivity of B?

A. CSTR, High temperature


B. PFR, High temperature
F. CSTR, Low temperature
C. PFR, Low temperature

4. The following elementary reactions were carried in a PFR system

A+2 B→ 2 C

1
2 C+ B →3 D
2

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Considering that k =0.1 ( dm3 /mol ) 2 min−1∧k =2 ( dm3 /mol ) 2 min−1 ,determine
1A 2D

A. The net rates of formation for A, B, C and D


B. The design equation of PFR
5. Calculate the heat of reaction for the synthesis of ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen
at 110oC in kcal/mol of N2 reacted, considering the heat of formation of ammonia at 25 oC
as - 8.54 cal/mol.
N 2 +3 H 2 → 2 NH 3

Additional information:

C P =6.992 cal /mol H 2 . K , C P =6.984 cal/mol N 2 . K , C P =8.92 cal/mol N H 3 . K


H2 N2 NH3

n
∆ H 0RX =∑ v i H i
i=1

0
∆ H RX =∆ H RX + ∆C P ( T −T R )
6. Calculate ∆ H ORX , ∆ C P , ∆ H Rx ( 400 ) for the reaction A →2B + C.

Additional information

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