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Interpretation of Batch Reactor Data

The document discusses two methods for analyzing kinetic data from batch reactors: the integral method and differential method. The integral method involves guessing a rate equation, integrating it, and seeing if it produces a straight line when plotted against time. The differential method tests the rate expression directly without integration but requires taking derivatives of the data. There are advantages to each based on the complexity of the rate expression and quality of the data. The integral method is recommended for simple rate expressions or scattered data, while the differential method can build up complex rate expressions but needs more accurate data.

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Interpretation of Batch Reactor Data

The document discusses two methods for analyzing kinetic data from batch reactors: the integral method and differential method. The integral method involves guessing a rate equation, integrating it, and seeing if it produces a straight line when plotted against time. The differential method tests the rate expression directly without integration but requires taking derivatives of the data. There are advantages to each based on the complexity of the rate expression and quality of the data. The integral method is recommended for simple rate expressions or scattered data, while the differential method can build up complex rate expressions but needs more accurate data.

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Interpretation of Batch Reactor

Data

There are two procedures for analyzing kinetic data,


the integral and the differential methods.
In the integral method of analysis we guess a particular
form of rate equation and, after appropriate integration
and mathematical manipulation, predict that the plot of a
certain concentration function versus time should yield
a straight line.
The data are plotted, and if a reasonably good straight
line is obtained, then the rate equation is said to
satisfactorily fit the data.

Interpretation of Batch Reactor


Data
In the differential method of analysis we test the fit of the
rate expression to the data directly and without any
integration.
However, since the rate expression is a differential
equation, we must first find (l/V)(dN/dt) from the data
before attempting the fitting procedure.

Interpretation of Batch Reactor


Data
There are advantages and disadvantages to each method.
The integral method is easy to use and is recommended
when testing relatively simple rate expressions,
Or when the data are so scattered that we cannot reliably
find the derivatives needed in the differential method.
The differential method is useful in more complicated
situations but requires more accurate or larger amounts of
data.
The differential method can be used to develop or build up
a rate equation to fit the data.

Integral Method of Analysis of Data


General Procedure.
The integral method of analysis always puts a particular
rate equation to the test by integrating and comparing the
predicted C versus t curve with the experimental C versus t
data.
If the fit is unsatisfactory, another rate equation is guessed
and tested.
It should be noted that the integral method is especially
useful for fitting simple reaction types corresponding to
elementary reactions.

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