An organic matter is degrading in a steady state complete mix type reactor following the firstorder kinetics. The upstream concentration of organic matter is 20 mg/1 and downstream concentration is 4 mg/1. The treatment of water is at the rate of 58 m3/min. and volume of the tank is 580 m³. Which of the following statements is/are correct for the given reactor? Detention time of tank is 10 minutes. B Rate constant is 0.4 min¹. C Average rate of decay is 1.6 mg/1/s. D Correct Option Correct Option Detention time required to achieve 90% efficiency is 20 min.

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An organic matter is degrading in a steady state complete mix type reactor
following the firstorder kinetics. The upstream concentration of organic matter is
20 mg/1 and downstream concentration is 4 mg/1. The treatment of water is
at the rate of 58 m3/min. and volume of the tank is 580 m³.
Which of the following statements is/are correct for the given reactor?
Detention time of tank is 10 minutes.
B Rate constant is 0.4 min¹
C Average rate of decay is 1.6 mg/1/s.
D
Correct Option
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Detention time required to achieve 90% efficiency is 20 min.
Transcribed Image Text:An organic matter is degrading in a steady state complete mix type reactor following the firstorder kinetics. The upstream concentration of organic matter is 20 mg/1 and downstream concentration is 4 mg/1. The treatment of water is at the rate of 58 m3/min. and volume of the tank is 580 m³. Which of the following statements is/are correct for the given reactor? Detention time of tank is 10 minutes. B Rate constant is 0.4 min¹ C Average rate of decay is 1.6 mg/1/s. D Correct Option Correct Option Detention time required to achieve 90% efficiency is 20 min.
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