The following elementary gas-phase reaction has a rate constant of 20 L/mol min at 350 K. A +B → C The reaction is carried out in an isothermal, isobaric PFR at 350 K and 2 atm. The feed is a 30:60:10 mixture of A:B:inert. The feed flow rate of A is 5 mol/min. (a) Determine the PFR volume required to achieve a conversion of 90%. (b) Determine the conversion that could be achieved if the PFR volume were half of the volume calculated in part (a). Give your answer correct to 3 s.f. (c) Present your answers to parts (a) and (b) on a single Levenspiel Plot.
The following elementary gas-phase reaction has a rate constant of 20 L/mol min at 350 K. A +B → C The reaction is carried out in an isothermal, isobaric PFR at 350 K and 2 atm. The feed is a 30:60:10 mixture of A:B:inert. The feed flow rate of A is 5 mol/min. (a) Determine the PFR volume required to achieve a conversion of 90%. (b) Determine the conversion that could be achieved if the PFR volume were half of the volume calculated in part (a). Give your answer correct to 3 s.f. (c) Present your answers to parts (a) and (b) on a single Levenspiel Plot.
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Transcribed Image Text:The following elementary gas-phase reaction has a rate constant of 20 L/mol min
at 350 K.
A +B → C
The reaction is carried out in an isothermal, isobaric PFR at 350 K and 2 atm.
The feed is a 30:60:10 mixture of A:B:inert. The feed flow rate of A is 5 mol/min.
(a) Determine the PFR volume required to achieve a conversion of 90%.
(b) Determine the conversion that could be achieved if the PFR volume were half
of the volume calculated in part (a). Give your answer correct to 3 s.f.
(c) Present your answers to parts (a) and (b) on a single Levenspiel Plot.
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