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This document contains 8 practice problems related to chemical reaction engineering. Problem 1 involves a second order reaction with two reactors in series and asks how conversion and treatment rate are affected. Problem 2 gives rate data for a plug flow reactor reaction and asks for the space time needed for 80% conversion. Problem 3 asks to determine the optimal reactor setup (plug flow, continuous stirred tank, or two reactors) for 90% conversion of a reaction, providing rate data from a mixed flow reactor.

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Practice Problem Set 1

This document contains 8 practice problems related to chemical reaction engineering. Problem 1 involves a second order reaction with two reactors in series and asks how conversion and treatment rate are affected. Problem 2 gives rate data for a plug flow reactor reaction and asks for the space time needed for 80% conversion. Problem 3 asks to determine the optimal reactor setup (plug flow, continuous stirred tank, or two reactors) for 90% conversion of a reaction, providing rate data from a mixed flow reactor.

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CL208/324 Practice Problem Set 1

1. At present, 90% of reactant A is converted into product by a second-order reaction in a


single mixed flow reactor. We plan to place a second reactor similar to the one being used in
series with it.
(a) For the same treatment rate as that used at present, how will this addition affect the
conversion of reactant?
(b) For the same 90% conversion, by how much can the treatment rate be increased?

2. Given the following rate-concentration data for a particular gas phase reaction ( A → R)
which we plan to run in a plug flow reactor, find the space time needed for 80% conversion
of a 10 mol/lit pure A feed.
C A , mol/lit 1 2 4 6 8 10

−r A ,mol /lit ∙ min 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.09 0.16 0.25

3. Reactant A decomposes with stoichiometry A → R and with rate dependent only on CA.
The following data on this aqueous decomposition are obtained in a mixed flow reactor:

τ (sec) CAo (mol/l) CA (mol/l)


14 200 100
25 190 90
29 180 80
30 170 70
29 160 60
27 150 50
24 140 40
19 130 30
15 120 20
12 110 10
20 101 1

Determine which setup, plug flow, mixed flow, or any two-reactor combination gives
minimum τ for 90% conversion of a feed consisting of C Ao = 100 mol/l. Also find this τ
minimum. If a two-reactor scheme is found to be optimum, give C A between stages and τ for
each stage.

4. At 6500C phosphine vapour decomposes as follows


4 PH3 → P4 + 6H2, -rphosphine = (10hr-1) Cphosphine
What size of the plug flow reactor operating at 650 0C and 11.4 atm is needed for 75%
conversion of 10 mol/hr of phosphine in a 2/3 phosphine and 1/3 inert feed.
5. A reaction takes place in a closed constant volume batch reaction 3A → B (irreversible
first order gas phase). If the pressure drops to 1/3rd of its original value in 5 min, then
calculate the 1st order rate constant of this reaction.

6. Calculate the volume of CSTR and PFR in the following cases:

Volumetric feed flow rate: 4 lit/sec; Feed concentration of A: 0.002 mol/lit

Case 1: Gas phase reaction; Rate law: r = kCACB; conversion: 70%


Feed: Mole ratio (A/B) = 1:1
Reaction A + B → C + D
Case 2: Gas phase reaction; Rate law: r = kCACB2; conversion: 70%
Feed: Mole ratio (A/B) = 1:2
Reaction A + B → C + D
Case 3: Gas phase reaction; Rate law: r = kCACB2; conversion: 70%
Feed: Mole ratio (A/B) = 1:2
Reaction A + 2B → C
Case 4: Gas phase reaction; Rate law: r = kCACB2 – k’Cc ; conversion: 70%
Feed: Mole ratio (A/B) = 1:2

Reaction A + 2B ↔ C

7. The irreversible elementary reaction 2 A → B takes place in the gas phase in an isothermal
tubular plug flow reactor. Reactant A and diluent C are fed in equimolar ratio and the conversion
of A is 80%. If the molar feed rate of A is cut in half, what is the conversion of A assuming that
the feed rate of C is left unchanged? Assume ideal behaviour and that the reactor temperature
remains unchanged.

8. For a given processing rate of pure gaseous feed how many times as large must our plug flow
reactor be to raise the conversion of reactant from 1/3 to 2/3, given following kinetics?
2
a. A → R ,−r A =k C A
b. 4 A → R ,−r A=k C A

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