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The following kinetic data on the reaction AR are obtained in an experimental packed
bed reactor using various amounts of catalyst and a fixed feed rate FAO= 10 kg-mol/hr.
W, kg cat
XA
1
0.12
2
0.20
3
0.27
4
0.33
5
0.37
6
0.41
7
0.44
5. At 700oC the rate of decomposition, A3R, on a specific catalyst of given size is found
to be
r A
1 dN A
liter
CA
10
W dt
hr.gm cat
See previous problem for the data leading to this equation.) A pilot plant is to be built.
This is to be a tubular packed bed 2 cm ID using 25% of these active catalyst pellets
evenly mixed with 75% inert pellets to insure isothermal operations. For 400 mol/hr feed
consisting of 50% inert gas at 8 atm and 700 oC what must be the length of reactor so that
PA,out/OA,in = 0.111.
Data: Catalyst and inert pellets are porous, of diameter dp = 3 mm, particle density ps= 2
gm/cm3. Bulk voidage of packed bed = 50%.
6. The solid-catalyzed decomposition of gaseous A proceeds as follows:
rA kC A
AR
A tubular pilot plant reactor packed with 2 liters of catalyst is fed 2 m3/hr of pure A at
300 oC and 20 atm. Conversion of reactant is 65%.
2
In a larger plant it is desired to treat 100 m 3/hr of feed gases at 40 atm and 300 oC
containing 60% A and 40% diluents to obtain 85% conversion of A. Find the internal
volume of the reactor required.