The data in the table have been obtained on the decomposition of gaseous reactant

A in a constant volume batch reactor at 100 degrees Celsius. The stoichiometry of

the reaction is 2A ------R + S. What size plug flow reactor(in liters) operating at 100
degrees Celsius and 1 atm can treat 100 mol A/hr in a feed consisting of 20% inert
to obtain 95% conversion of A?

t,sec PA, atm

0 1.00
20 0.80
40 0.68
60 0.56
80 0.45
100 0.37
140 0.25
200 0.14
260 0.08
330 0.04
420 0.02
Given: CVBR

100mol/hr
20% inert
100 C 1 atm
Xa=0.9

Required: V(L) of plug flow reactor

Solution:
CVBR
Assume first order reaction
kt = -In(1-XA)
A= 0
Fao= 100(100/80)
Pao=0.8 atm
K=
0.011 0.009 0.009 0.01 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009
2 6 7 9 9 8 7 8 3

K= 0.01/sec

In plug flow reactor

V/Vo= -In(1-Xa)/k
Vo=(FAoRT)/Pao
= (100)(0.08205)(373.15)/0.8
= 3827.12 L/hr
= 1.06 L/sec
V= (1.06)(-In(1-0.95))/0.01
= 317.55L