Scribd
Upload
244 views

Exercise 1 Solution: Lecturer: Miss Anis Atikah Ahmad Tel: +604 976 8190 Email: Anisatikah@unimap - Edu.my

This document provides the solution to an exercise question regarding continuous-flow reactors. It calculates (a) the CSTR and PFR reactor volumes needed to consume 99% of reactant A for reactions of varying order, and (b) the time needed to consume 99% of A in a batch reactor of different reaction orders. For part (a), it solves for reactor volumes of zero, first, and second order reactions. For part (b), it calculates the times as 9.9 hours for zero order, 12.8 hours for first order, and 66 hours for second order.

Uploaded by

yuthika
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
244 views

Exercise 1 Solution: Lecturer: Miss Anis Atikah Ahmad Tel: +604 976 8190 Email: Anisatikah@unimap - Edu.my

This document provides the solution to an exercise question regarding continuous-flow reactors. It calculates (a) the CSTR and PFR reactor volumes needed to consume 99% of reactant A for reactions of varying order, and (b) the time needed to consume 99% of A in a batch reactor of different reaction orders. For part (a), it solves for reactor volumes of zero, first, and second order reactions. For part (b), it calculates the times as 9.9 hours for zero order, 12.8 hours for first order, and 66 hours for second order.

Uploaded by

yuthika
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 11

EXERCISE 1 SOLUTION

Lecturer: Miss Anis Atikah Ahmad


Tel: +604 976 8190

Email: [email protected]

QUESTIONS
The reaction below is carried out isothermally in a continuous-flow reactor.
A B

(a) Calculate both the CSTR and PFR reactor volume necessary to consume 99% of A
(i.e., CA = 0.01 CA0) when the entering molar flow rate is 5 mol/h, assuming the reaction
rate rA is :
(i) Zero order with reaction rate expression of rA= k (k = 0.05 mol/h.dm3)
(ii) First order with reaction rate expression of rA= kCA (k = 0.0001 s-1)
(iii) Second order with reaction rate expression of rA= kCA2(k = 3 dm3 /mol. h)
The entering volumetric flow rate is 10 dm3/h.
(Note: FA = CA. For a constant volumetric flow rate =0, then FA = CA0. Also, CA0 =FA0/0 =
[5 mol/h]/[10 dm3/hr]=0.5 mol/dm3. )
(b) Calculate the time necessary to consume 99 % of species A in a 1000 dm 3 constant
volume batch reactor with CA0 = 0.5 mol/dm3 and rA in part a)(i),(ii), (iii).

(i)

C A 0.01C A0 v0 10dm 3 / hr FA0 5.0mol / hr

Substitute with
the rate given

(i)

Volume of PFR is same as volume for a CSTR since the rate is


constant & independent of concentration.

(ii)

v0 C A0 0.01C A0

rA

(ii)

Substituting the values;

(iii)

v0 C A0 0.01C A0

rA

(iii)

C A 0.01C A0

(i)
A

NA = CAV, CA = NA/V

CA0

CA

dC A
k

1
C A0 C A
k

Zero order:

0.99C A0
1
t C A0 0.01C A0
9.9hr
k
0.05

(ii)

C A0
1
46052 s 12.8hr

ln
0.0001 0.01C A0

(iii)

1
1
1

66hr

3 0.01 0.5 0.5

THANK YOU

You might also like