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SQU Chemical & Process Engineering

REACTION ENGINEERING 27 February 2005
Quiz I Prof. M. A. Hastaoglu

Question 1 (50 points)

In the gas phase reaction below fill in the table if D and E condense at yE = yD = 0.08

A + 3B + C 2D + E.

Ni0 yio Ni Ni (L&G) yi Ni (G) yi Ni (L) xi Coef

A 160 200
B 300
C 100
D 140
E 160
Total

Question 2 (30 points)

For the elementary reaction

A+BC+D

when we start with 40 kmols of A and 40 kmols of B the reaction stops at a conversion of A, XA =
0.6. The initial rate was found to be 2x10-4 mol/m3s. The reactor has a volume of 4 m3
i) Equilibrium coefficient, Ke = k1/k2 = CCCD/CACB
ii) Find the kinetic rate law

Question 3 (20 points)

Derive the design equation for a batch reactor with the gas phase reaction where the volume
changes

A + 1.5B 3C -rA = k1CA 2 CB

in terms of conversion of A, X.
SOLUTION
Question 1

Ni0 yio Ni Ni (L&G) yi Ni (G) yi Ni (L) xi Coef

-1
A 160 0.20 40 200 0.22 200 0.28 0 0
-3
B 180 0.22 120 300 0.33 300 0.42 0 0
-1
C 60 0.07 40 100 0.11 100 0.14 0 0
2
D 220 0.27 -80 140 0.16 57.14 0.08 82.86 0.446
1
E 200 0.24 -40 160 0.18 57.14 0.08 102.86 0.554
-2
Tot 820 1.00 80 900 1 714.29 1 185.71 1

Question 2
Ni0 Ni = Nio(i+viX)
A 40 16
B 40 16
C 0 24
D 0 24

At equilibrium rA k1C A C B k 2 C C C D 0
24 24

k1 C C C D 4 4 9
K
e
k 2 C AC B 16 16 4

4 4
40 40
rA 2 10 4 k1 100k1 k1 = 2x10-6 m3/mol.s
4 4
8 6
k2 = k1/Ke = 2x10-6/(9/4) = 10 m3/mol.s
9

6 8
Thus: rA 2 10 C A C B 10 6 C C C D
9

Question 2
Material balance:
Rate of A in Rate of A out Rate A generated Rate A accummulated

0 0 + rAV = dNA/dt
N A N Ao (1 X )
Po T C Ao (1 X ) P To C Ao ( B 1.5 X ) P To
V Vo (1 X ) CA CB
P To 1 X Po T , 1 X Po T
2
dN A C 2 (1 X ) 2 ( B 1.5 X ) P To
k1 Ao
dt 1 X 2 Po T