Chemical Reaction Engineering Assignment – 4

Level - 1

1. The rate of liquid phase reaction of the type, A  B  R ; is found to be independent

of concentration of A and B, and equal to 1 kmol / (m 3 min)at 300 K. find the
conversion in a mixed flow reactor having volume 2 m3 with feed concentration of A
and B are to be 5 kmol / (m3 ), feed flow rate 1 m3 / min and reactor temperature
300K. if the activation energy of the reaction is given as 83.1 kJ / mol. Find the volume
of isothermal PFR for the same conversion and feed conditions as in the case of
above mentioned reactor but temperature kept at 320 K.

2. A gaseous reaction, A  2B  C takes place isothermally in a pressure reactor.

Starting with a gaseous mixture containing 50 % A rest inert, the ratio of final to

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3. The irreversible gas phase reaction A  3B will be carried out isothermally. The
reaction is zero order, CA0 = 2 mol / lit and the system contains 40 % inert. The
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specific reaction gas constant is 0.10 mol / lit – min. Calculate the time required to
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achieve 80 % conversion in a constant pressure batch reactor.

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4. 60 % conversion is achieved in a CSTR for a homogeneous, isothermal, liquid phase

irreversible second order reaction. What is the conversion if the reactor volume is
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seven times the original – all else remain unchanged?

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5. A homogeneous gas phase decomposition reaction 4A  B  7S takes place in an

isothermal plug flow reactor. The reaction rate constant is k = 0.17 s–1; feed
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concentration of A = 0.1 mol / m3. Feed flow rate = 0.17 mol / s. Determine the size
of reactor in order to achieve 50 % conversion.
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6. The equilibrium constant (K) for the reversible reaction A + B P + Q is 100. The

rate constant for the forward reaction is . The rate constant for the
backward reaction?

7. After 8 minutes in a batch reactor, (CA0 = 1 mol / liter) is 80 % converted; after 18

minutes, conversion is 90 %. Find a rate equation to represent this reaction.

(a.) (b.) (c.)

(d.)

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8. A + B → C takes place in a two stage CSTR one of volume 100 m 3 and the other 25

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m3 . The volumetric feed rate is 20 lit/min. CA0 = CB0 = 1.5 mol / lit and the overall

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(a.) 24.12 (b.) 54.32 (c.) 94.94 (d.) 18.75
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9. The reaction 2A C + D is to be conducted in a CSTR. Calculate the size of the
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reactor. Data: Flow rate is hr. initial concentration of A, C and D are 22 kmol /
m , 0.0 and 0.0 respectively. k1 and k2 are 0.7 and 16.0 m3 / (kmol . hr). If conversion
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to be obtained is 80 % of equilibrium.
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(a.) 173.2 lit (b.) 236.4 lit (c.) 153.4 lit (d.) 386.4 lit

10. The hydrolysis of acetic anhydride is conducted in a reaction battery consisting of

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two vessels. The temperature of the first reactor is maintained at 10 0C and second at
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150C. The reaction is of the first order with specific reaction rates below:

Temp 0C 10 15
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K min-1 0.0567 0.0806

The inlet composition is 177 kmol/m3, the feed rate is 0.095 m3, vessels are of same size,
and the desired conversion is 95%

Calculate the Size of the vessels needed will be?

(a.) 4.48 m3 (b.) 4.84 m3 (c.) 5.48 m3 (d.) 6.48 m3

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Level - 2
1. A 200 liter reactor is pressurized to 25 atmospheres with a mixture of 60% A
and the rest inert. The gas-phase reaction A 
 B + C is carried out at
1770C.
a. Assuming ideal gas law, determine the initial number of moles of A and
the initial concentration of A.
b. Determine the time required for the consumption of 75% A if the rate
constant is 0.15/min.

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feed rate of 100 liters/min with an inlet concentration CA0=1.5 mol/lit. The

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constant is 16. If 80% of the equilibrium conversion is required. Find the

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size of a CSTR to achieve this conversion.
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3. The gas phase reaction 2A + B 

 2C is carried out isothermally and
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isobarically. The reaction is first order in B and first order in A. The feed is
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equal molar in A and B and the entering concentration of A is 0.5 mol/dm3.

The specific reaction rate is k = 4.0 dm3/mol•s. Write the rate of reaction,
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–rA , solely as a function of conversion, evaluating all parameters.

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4. An elementary liquid phase reaction (irreversible first order) A 

 R, takes
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place in a PFR and the conversion is 96%. If a mixed flow reactor of 10 times
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as large as the PFR is hooked up in parallel with the existing unit, by what
fraction could the production be increased for the same 96% conversion?
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5. The conversion of an irreversible first-order, liquid-phase reaction, taking

place in a PFR of 500 liter capacity is 50%. In order to increase conversion, a
300 liter CSTR is installed upstream of (before) the PFR. What is the exit
conversion in the new system?

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6. A first-order reaction A→ B is taking place in a recycle reactor. The initial

concentration is 4 mol/liter, the reactor volume is 200 liters and the
volumetric flow rate is 20 liters/s. For a recycle ratio of 5, a conversion of
60% is obtained. This configuration is to be replaced with a CSTR-PFR
combination. A 50-liter CSTR is followed by a PFR of unknown volume. What
volume of PFR is required is achieve the same conversion as in the recycle
reactor?

7. The rate constant for a second-order reaction at 300 K is 2.5 and the
activation energy is 20,000 J/mole. What are the units of the rate constant?
At what temperature would the rate be triple (of the rate at 300K) for this

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8. The gas phase irreversible reaction A + B ® C is elementary. The entering
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concentration of A is 0.4 mol/dm3.
a) What is the CSTR reactor volume necessary to achieve 90% conversion?
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b) What PFR volume is necessary to achieve 90% conversion?

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Additional Information
k = 2 dm3/mol•min
T0 = 500 K
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9. A reversible reaction A→B is taking place in a PFR. The equilibrium constant

(in terms of concentrations) is 4. 50% of the equilibrium conversion is
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obtained. A CSTR of equal size is placed downstream of the PFR (PFR-CSTR)

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to increase conversion. What is the total conversion in the reactor sequence

with this arrangement?
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10. A series reaction A f 

irst order
B z 
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C is taking place in a CSTR. Derive the
concentrations of A, B and C as functions of residence time τ, the rate
constants ( k1 and k2 ) and the initial concentration of A ( CA0 ). Assume that
the concentrations of B and C in the reactor entrance stream are zero.

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