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The second-order liquid-phase reaction
A ⎯⎯→B+C
is to be carried out isothermally. The entering concentration of A is 1.0 mol/dm³. The specific reaction rate is 1.0 dm³/mol^.min. A number of used reactors (shown below) are available, each of which has been characterized
by an RTD. There are two crimson and white reactors, and three maize and blue reactors available.

(a)You have $50,000 available to spend. What is the greatest conversion you can achieve with the available money and reactors?
(b)How would your answer to (a) change if you had an extra $75,000 available to spend?
(c)From which cities do you think the various used reactors came from?

Reactor
σ(min)
T (min)
Cost
Maize and blue
$25,000
Green and white
4
4
50,000
Scarlet and gray
3.05
4
50,000
Orange and blue
Purple and white
2.31
4
50,000
5.17
50,000
Silver and black
2.5
50,000
Crimson and white
2.5
2
25,000
2.

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