Calculate the reactor volume and retention time
A–3B elementary gas phase reaction where the feed stream consisting of 80% A and 20% inert component is fed to a flow reactor; It is desired to be carried out at 6 atm pressure and 90 oC temperature. For this reaction, the rate constant value at 50 oC is 10-4 /min, the activation of the reaction energy is given as 85000 J/g-mol. The molar feed rate of the gas mixture to the continuous reactor was determined as 4.2 k-mol/min. The reactor to be used for 85% conversion rate of A; a) Calculate the reactor volume and retention time in case of CSTR. b) Calculate the reactor volume and retention time in case of PFR .c) Calculate the time it takes in a constant volume batch reactor for the same conversion rate.
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