QUIZ

1. A gaseous feed of pure A (2 mols/L, 100 mmol/min) decomposes to give a variety

of products in a mixed flow reactor. The kinetics of the decomposition is represented
by A2.5 Products, -rA=10 min-1 CA. (a) Find the volume of the reactor needed for
80% decomposition of reactant A. (b) Find the conversion possible in a 20 L reactor.
2. An aqueous feed of reactants A and B(400L/min, 100 mmol A/L, 2 mol B/L) is to
be converted to product in a mixed flow reactor. The kinetics of the reaction is
represented by A + BR, -rA=200CACB, mol/L.min. (a) Find the reactor needed for
80% decomposition of reactant A. (b) Find the conversion in a 4-liter reactor.
3. A stream of gaseous reactant A at 1000 mmol/L enters a plug flow reactor
(V=100cm3) and decomposes isothermally (A4R). The following data are thereby
obtained for various feed rates. From this information find the rate of the reaction. Find the
volume of the plug flow reactor needed for 66.7% conversion of 1L/s of A(CAo=0.50 mol/L) feed

t, sec 100 48 25 12 3
CA, mmol/L 10 50 100 200 500

4. Gaseous reactant A(1000mmol/L) enters a plug flow reactor(V=1 L) and there

reacts isothermally and reversibly(A3R). The following data are obtained at
various feed rates. From this information find the rate of reaction.

VA, L/min 8.1 2.3 1.3 0.6 0

CA, mmol/L 750 500 400 300 250
XA 0.1 0.25 0.3333 0.4375 0.5

5.Pure A (1kmol/h, 1 atm) is fed to a plug flow reactor where it reacts reversibly and
isothermally at 1219 K with elementary kinetics:
A2R; k1=200/hr and kP=1 atm. Find the (a) size of the reactor needed for 40%
conversion and (b)equilibrium conversion.