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CH5010 Crt. Total Marks: 25 Quiz I 02.sep.2013

1. The activation energy for the given reaction is 64 kJ/mol and the pre-exponential factor is 134037 s-1. 2. For a first-order liquid phase reaction, the time required to reach 70% conversion in a 200 L batch reactor at 70°C with an initial 50 moles of reactant A and a rate constant of 0.02 min-1 is 1 hour. 3. For a first-order gas phase reaction in a PFR with the given conditions, the parameter epsilon is -0.2, the outlet flow rate is 27 L/min, and the required reactor volume is 1964 L.

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CH5010 Crt. Total Marks: 25 Quiz I 02.sep.2013

1. The activation energy for the given reaction is 64 kJ/mol and the pre-exponential factor is 134037 s-1. 2. For a first-order liquid phase reaction, the time required to reach 70% conversion in a 200 L batch reactor at 70°C with an initial 50 moles of reactant A and a rate constant of 0.02 min-1 is 1 hour. 3. For a first-order gas phase reaction in a PFR with the given conditions, the parameter epsilon is -0.2, the outlet flow rate is 27 L/min, and the required reactor volume is 1964 L.

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CH5010

CRT.

Total Marks: 25

Quiz I

02.Sep.2013

1. (3 marks) The following data are available for a reaction. Determine the activation
energy and the pre exponent for the rate constant, assuming Arrhenius temperature
dependency.
Temp (K)
Rate Const (s-1)

450
5 x 10-3

320
4.8 x 10-6

2. (5 marks) A liquid phase first order reaction A B is carried out in a batch


reactor of 200 lit size, at 70C. The rate constant at the operating conditions is 0.02
min-1. Initially, the reactor is charged with 50 moles of pure A. Determine the time
necessary to obtain a conversion of 70%
3. (10 marks) A gas phase reaction 2A  B is carried out in a PFR. The following
data are available. Incoming total molar flow rate is 150 mol/min, and the volumetric
flow rate = 30 lit/min. The reaction is first order with respect to A. The rate constant
is k = 0.01 min-1. Mole percentage of A in the feed is 40% and the rest are inert gases..
The operation is at constant temperature and pressure and that the pressure drop is
negligible. The desired conversion is 50%. Determine (i) the parameter epsilon () (ii)
flow rate at the outlet and (iii) volume of the reactor.
4. (7 marks) Consider the liquid phase reaction A B occurring at constant
temperature in a recycle reactor. The fresh feed contains pure A at a concentration of
10 mol/lit, and is coming at a flow rate of 25 lit/min. The reaction is first order with a
rate constant of 0.05 min-1. The conversion required is 30%. Determine the volume of
the reactor needed, when the recycle ratio R= 2.

Quiz -1 Answer:
1. Using Arrhenius equation, k = k0 e

E
RT

1/(RT1) = 2.67286772 10-4. 1/(RT2) = 3.758720231 10-4


ln(k1) = -5.298317367 , ln(k2)=-12.24689464
-Slope = -(y2-y1)/(x2-x1) = E = 63991.9 64 kJ/mol
Intercept = 11.80857  k = 134037 s-1.
2. Given that V = 200 lit, k = 0.02 min-1, x = 0.7,
For a first order reaction, CA = CA0 e-kt.
CA /CA0 = 0.3, Hence t = -ln(0.3)/k = 60.2 min 1 h
3. Given that Inerts = 60%, Rest is A (i.e. 40%), all in mole %; At 100% conversion,
for 1 mole of feed, we will have 0.6 inert, 0.2 B and no A. Hence = -0.2
At 50% conversion, we will have 0.6 inert, 0.2 A and 0.1 B, i.e. 0.9 total for 1 mole of
feed.
Isothermal, isobaric conditions, no phase change. Hence, Q /FT = RT/P is a constant.
Hence, if inlet flow rate is 30 lit/min, outlet flow rate is 27 lit/min, since Q =
Qin(1+x), Q in = 30 lit/min, epsilon = -0.2, x = 0.5.
In terms of molar flow rate, total outlet flow rate = 135 mol/min
0.5

The volume of the reactor is V = FAin


0

F
dx
= Ain
kC A kC Ain

0.5

1 0.2 x
dx
1 x

FA-in = 150 0.4 = 60 mol/min, CA-in = 2 mol/lit


V=

60
0.01 2

0.5

0.5

1 0.2 x
1 0.2 x
0 1 x dx = 3000 0 1 x dx
0.5

1
4
x
4 1
V = 3000
+ dx = 3000 ln (1 x ) +
5 1 x 5
5 0
5
0
0.5

0.5

4
x
V = 3000 ln (1 x ) + = 1964 lit
5 0
5
x0

4. For a recycle reactor V = ( R + 1) FAin


Rxo

dx A
rA

( R +1)
0.3

0.3
dx A
0.8
= 1500 ln (1 x ) 0.2 = 1500 ln
200 lit
0.05 10 (1 x )
0.7
0.2

V = ( 2 + 1) 250

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