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FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA
DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERIA QUÍMICA
CURSO: IQU-458 INGENIERÍA DE LAS REACCIONES QUÍMICAS
Homework 3
1 (40 %) GaInAs films are important materials in fiber optic communication and in high-speed
microelectronic devices. A preliminary reaction between triethylindium and arsine is carried out to form
an intermediate, which is then used in the deposition to form GaInAs. The reaction is
Et3In(g)+AsH3(g) adduct(g)
The data in the table below were obtained in a plug-flow reactor [JECS, 135(6), 1530 (1988)]. Total
pressure (including inerts) = 152.0 torr.
2 (40 %) The production of maleic anhydride by the air oxidation of benzene was recently studied using a vanadium
pentoxide catalyst [Chem Eng. Sci., 43, 1051 (1988)]. The reactions that occur are:
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Because these reactions were carried out in excess air, volume change with reaction can be neglected, and the
reactions can be written symbolically as a pseudo-first-order reaction sequence
where A = benzene, B = maleic anhydride, C = products (H2O, CO2), D = products (CO2, H2O). The corresponding
pseudo specific reaction rates, ki are (in m3/kg cat/s):
At 848 K, k1 = 1.4 X 10-3, k2 = 1.46 X 10-3, k3 = 7.65 X 10-5. These reactions are carried out isothermally in both
a CSTR and a PBR. Benzene enters the reactor at a concentration of 0.01 mol/dm3. The total volumetric flow rate
is 0.0025 m3/s.
a (6 %) Which reactions will dominate at low temperatures and which will dominate at high temperatures? For the
sake of comparison, assume that 848 K is a moderate temperature.
b (6 %) For a catalytic weight of 50 kg, determine the exit concentrations from a "fluidized" CSTR at 848 K.
c (6 %) What is the selectivity of B to C and of B to D in the CSTR?
d (6 %) Plot the concentrations of all species as a function of PBR catalyst weight (up to 10 kg) assuming
isothermal operation at 848 K.
e (6 %) What feed conditions and reactor or combinations of reactors would you use to maximize the production
of maleic anhydride?
f (10 %) How would your results in part (d) change if pressure drop were taken into account with α = 0.099 kg cat-
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in the PBR? Make a plot similar to that in part (d) and describe any differences.
3 (20 %) The following gas-phase reaction system takes place in a plug flow tubular reactor at constant
temperature and pressure:
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Calculate how the concentration of each component varies with the position through the reactor.
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