CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING

INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.

1. A first-order homogeneous reaction of A going to 3B is carried out in a constant pressure batch reactor. It is found that starting with
pure A the volume after 12 min is increased by 70 percent at a pressure of 1.8 atm. If the same reaction is to be carried out in a
constant volume reactor and the initial pressure is 1.8 atm, calculate the time required to bring the pressure to 2.5 atm.
a. 3 min c. 6 min
b. 9 min d. 1 min

2. Pure A in gas phase enters a reactor. 50% of this A is converted to B through the reaction A  3B. Mole fraction of A in the exit
stream is
a. 1/2 c. 1/4
b. 1/3 d. 1/5

For numbers 3 to 4:
An irreversible homogeneous liquid phase reaction A  B+ C is carried out in two isothermal flow reactors of 100 liters capacity
each operating at 60°C. Find the exist conversion if both the reactors are operated in series. When,
Additional data:
Feed rate = 20 liters /min
Feed concentration = 1 mol /liter
Rate constant = 0.5 min-1

3. Both the reactors are ideal plug flow reactors.

a. 92.1% c. 94.3%
b. 90.8% d. 96.9%

4. An ideal plug flow reactor is followed by an ideal back mix reactor.

a. 97.7% c. 96.9%
b. 98.1% d. 99.3%

For numbers 5 to 6:
5. In an aqueous solution, reaction P  Q occurs under isothermal conditions following first order kinetics. The feed rate is 500 cm 3/min
and the concentration of P in the feed is 1.5 x10-4 mol/cm3. The reaction is carried out in a 5 L CSTR. At steady state, 60% conversion
is observed. The rate constant (in per min) is
a. 0.06 c. 0.21
b. 0.15 d. 0.28

6. The 5 L CSTR is replaced by five CSTRs in series. If the capacity of each new CSTR is 1 L, the overall conversion (in %) is
a. 65 c. 73
b. 67 d. 81

7. The gas phase reaction 2A  R + 2S is approximately second order with respect to A. When pure A is introduced at 1 atm into a
constant-volume batch reactor, the pressure rises 40% above the initial pressure in 3 min. For a constant-pressure batch reactor
find V/Vo at that time.
a. 1.65 c. 1.33
b. 1.40 d. 1.50

8. For the gas-phase decomposition of acetaldehyde, (A, CH3CH)) to methane and carbon monoxide, if the rate constant ka at 791 K
is 0.335L/mol-s. What is the order of reaction?
a. n=2 c. n=1
b. n=0 d. n=0.5

9. For a zero-order reaction A  rR taking place in a constant-volume bomb, 20% inerts, the pressure rises from 1 to 1.3 atm in 2 min.
For the same reaction, taking place in a constant-pressure batch reactor, what is the value of V/Vo in 4 min if the feed is at 3 atm
and consists of 40% inerts?
a. 1.38 c. 1.22
b. 1.05 d. 1.16

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10. The elementary liquid-phase reaction A + 2 B ↔ R with rate equation – rA = (1/2) (-rB) = (12.5 L2 /mol2-min) CACB2 – (1.5 /min)
CR is to take place in a 6-L steady state mixed flow reactor. Two feed streams, one containing 2.8 mol A / L and the other
containing 1.6 mol B / L, are to be introduced at equal volumetric flowrates into the reactor, and 75% conversion of the limiting
component is desired. Assume a constant density throughout. Calculate the flowrate of each stream.
a. 1 L/min c. 2 L/min
b. 3 L/min d. 4 L/min

11. Pure gaseous reactant A (CAO = 100 mmol/L) is fed at a steady rate into a mixed floe reactor (V=0.1 L) where it dimerizes (2A 
R). For different gas feed rates, the following data are obtained:

Run Number 1 2 3 4

vO, liter/hr 10 3 1.2 0.5

CAf, mmol/L 85.7 66.7 50 33.4

What is the order of the reaction?

a. 1 c. 0
b. 2 d. 0.5

12. An aqueous feed of A and B (400 L/min, 100 mmol A/L, 200 mmol/L) is to be converted to product in a plug flow reactor. The kinetics
of the reaction is represented by
A+BR -rA = 200 CA CB mol/L-min
Find the volume of reactor needed for 99.9% conversion of A to product.
a. 132 L c. 146 L
b. 150 L d. 124 L

13. A second order reaction of the form A+B  C is called a pseudo-first order reaction when
a. CAO = CBO c. CAO > CBO
b. CAO  CBO d. CBO > CAO

For numbers 14 to 15:

For the kinetics A  B  C, each step being first-order, for reaction occurring in a constant-volume batch reactor (only A present
initially). Calculate k1 tmax for each of the cases:

14. K = 1
a. 0.26 c. 1.00
b. 0.42 d. 0.77

15. K = 10
a. 0.26 c. 1.00
b. 0.42 d. 0.77

16. We plan to replace our present mixed flow reactor with one having double the volume. For the same aqueous feed (10 mole A/liter)
and the same feed rate find the new conversion. The reaction kinetics are represented by ____ and present conversion is 70%.
A  R, -rA = kCa1.5
a. 0.73 c. 0.80
b. 0.75 d. 0.81

17. For the reaction A + B  2C, when CA is doubled, the rate doubles. When CB is doubled, the rate increases four folds. The rate law
is
a. -rA = kCA2CB2 c. -rA = kCA
b. -rA = kCACB2 d. -rA = kCB

For numbers 18 to 22:

18. Given the reaction A → B/2, initially pure gas A was fed in the reactor with an initial pressure of 8.2 atm at 500K. With Cao = 0.2
mole/L and K = 10 L/mol-s, what is the order of the reaction based on k.
a. 0 c. 2
b. 1 d. 3

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19. If the reactor used is a constant volume batch reactor, calculate the residence time for 90% conversion.
a. 1.8 s c. 4.5 s
b. 3.3 s d. 6.9 s

20. For 90% conversion of A, how much B is produced in the batch reactor.
a. 0.02 mol/L c. 0.09 mol/L
b. 0.10 mol/L d. 0.01 mol/L

21. If a 340-L CSTR was used, what is the space time for the gaseous reaction.
a. 18.1 s c. 13.6 s
b. 4.5 s d. 1.81 s

22. For 90% conversion of A, what is the space time in a 45.2 L PFR for the gaseous reaction.
a. 18.1 s c. 13.6 s
b. 4.5 s d. 1.81 s

For numbers 23 to 25:

23. Gaseous reactant A decomposes as follows:
A  3R; - rA = (0.6/min)CA
If the feed consists of 50% A – 50% inert (v = 180 L/min, CAO = 300 mmol/L) to a 1m3 mixed flow reactor, the conversion of A is
a. 0.769 c. 0.577
b. 0.623 d. 0.118

24. To achieve a 75% conversion, the flow rate of the feed should be________.
a. 50L/min b. 90 L/min
c. 70 L/min d. 80 L/min

25. An irreversible gas phase reaction A  5 B is conducted in an isothermal batch reactor at constant pressure in the presence of an
inert. the feed contains no B. If the volume of the at complete conversion must not exceed three times the initial volume, the minimum
mole percent of the inert in the feed must be
a. 0 b. 33
b. 20 d. 50

26. The isothermal irreversible aqueous phase reaction A + B  E at 100 0F obeys dCE/dt = rE = kCACB and k=15 ft3/lbmol-h. Using a
1000 ft3 stirred tank reactor with an aqueous feed of 2000 ft3/hr, the outlet concentration of E if the inlet concentration of A and B are
both 0.25 lbmol/ft3 is
a. 0.1332 lbmol/ft3 c. 0.1223 lbmol/ft3
b. 0.3122 lbmol/ft 3 d. 0.4233 lbmol/ft3

27. What is the exit conversion of reactant A for a zero-order reaction taking place in a CSTR with the following data (rate
constant= 1 mol/min-L); feed concentration = 1 mol/L; feed flow rate = 0.5 L/min and reactor volume = 1 L.
a. 200% c. 150%
b. 100% d. 50%

28. The conversion of a reactant, undergoing a first order reaction, at a time equal to three times the half-life of the reaction is
a. 0.087
b. 0.5
c. 0.425
d. not possible because of insufficient data

29. For multiple reactions,

2AR
2RS
The number of moles of S present when the number of moles of A and R is 0.3 and 0.5 respectively (initially 2 moles of A are only
present)
a. 0.125 c. 0.175
b. 0.225 d. 0.333

30. The rate constant of a chemical reaction increases by 100 times when the temperature is increased from 400 K to 500 K. Assuming
transition state theory is valid, the value of E/R is
a. 8987 K c. 8784 K
b. 9210 K d. 8621 K

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31. The reaction of A and B produces the desired product R as well as the unwanted product S. What level of reactant concentrations
(high, medium, low) should we use for the following reaction scheme in order to maximize the conversion of A to R.
A+BR r1 = k1 CA CB2
AS r2 = k2 CA
a. low CA, low CB c. high CA, any CB
b. any CA, high CB d. high CA, low CB

32. The following is data for the reaction: A + B  C + D

T (K) k
298 0.0409
308 0.0818
318 0.1570

The activation energy of this reaction is

a. 24 kJ c. 35 kJ
b. 49 kJ d. 52 kJ

33. The reaction A  B is conducted in an isothermal batch reactor. If the conversion of A increases linearly with holding time, then the
order of the reaction is
a. 0 c. 1.5
b. 1 d. 2

34. At elevated temperature, acetaldehyde undergoes gas-phase decomposition into methane and carbon monoxide. The reaction is
second-order with respect to acetaldehyde with k = 22.2 L/mol-min. Determine the fractional conversion of acetaldehyde that can
be achieved in a 1500-L CSTR, given that the feed rate of acetaldehyde is 8.8 kg/min, and the inlet volumetric flow rate is 2.5 m3/min.
Assume temperature and pressure are unchanged.
a. 0.3 c. 0.1
b. 0.2 d. 0.4

35. For which reaction order, the half-life of the reactant is half full of the full lifetime (time for 100% conversion) of the reactant?
a. zero order c. first order
b. half order d. second order

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