COMPLEX REACTIONS

ChE 2115: Chemical Reaction Engineering

Basil James S Santos

MATLAB PROBLEMS
ChE 2115: Chemical Reaction Engineering

Basil James S Santos

Matlab Problems
EXAMPLE
Consider the complex liquid-phase reactions shown below
𝐴 + 2𝐵 → 𝐶, −𝑟1𝐴 = 10𝐶𝐴 𝐶𝐵2
2𝐴 + 3𝐶 → 𝐷, −𝑟2𝐶 = 15𝐶𝐴2 𝐶𝐶3

Starting with CA0 = CB0 = 2M, calculate the concentrations of A, B, C, and D

after 1 min reaction time using batch reaction

ChE 2115: Chemical

Reaction Engineering
Matlab Problems
Consider the complex liquid-phase reactions shown below. Starting with CA0 = CB0 = 2M, calculate the concentrations of A, B, C, and D after 1
min reaction time using batch reaction
EXAMPLE 𝐴 + 2𝐵 → 𝐶, −𝑟1𝐴 = 10𝐶𝐴 𝐶𝐵2
2𝐴 + 3𝐶 → 𝐷, −𝑟2𝐶 = 15𝐶𝐴2 𝐶𝐶3

The differential equations to be used are

𝑑 2
𝑟𝐴 = 𝐶𝐴 = −10𝐶𝐴 𝐶𝐵 − 15 𝐶𝐴2 𝐶𝐶3
2
𝑑𝑡 3
𝑑
𝑟𝐵 = 𝐶𝐵 = −20𝐶𝐴 𝐶𝐵2
𝑑𝑡
𝑑
𝑟𝐶 = 𝐶𝐶 = 10𝐶𝐴 𝐶𝐵2 − 15𝐶𝐴2 𝐶𝐶3
𝑑𝑡
𝑑 1
𝑟𝐷 = 𝐶𝐷 = 15 𝐶𝐴2 𝐶𝐶3
𝑑𝑡 3
Stoichiometry can be used to check the correctness of the entered code

ChE 2115: Chemical

Reaction Engineering
Matlab Problems
Consider the complex liquid-phase reactions shown below. Starting with CA0 = CB0 = 2M, calculate the concentrations of A, B, C, and D after 1
min reaction time using batch reaction
EXAMPLE 𝐴 + 2𝐵 → 𝐶, −𝑟1𝐴 = 10𝐶𝐴 𝐶𝐵2
2𝐴 + 3𝐶 → 𝐷, −𝑟2𝐶 = 15𝐶𝐴2 𝐶𝐶3

𝐶𝐴 = 0.5786
𝐶𝐵 = 0.0660
𝐶𝐶 = 0.2854
𝐶𝐷 = 0.2272

Stoichiometry can be used to check the correctness of the entered code

𝐶𝐵 𝐶𝐵0
+ 𝐶𝐶 + 3𝐶𝐷 ≟ + 𝐶𝐶0 + 3𝐶𝐷0
2 2
0.0660 ✔2
+ 0.2854 + 0.2272 =
2 2

ChE 2115: Chemical

Reaction Engineering
Matlab Problems
EXAMPLE
Consider the series-reversible reaction shown below.

Starting at an initial concentration of 1 M A, calculate the maximum

possible concentration of R and the time it would occur.

ChE 2115: Chemical

Reaction Engineering
Matlab Problems
Consider the series-reversible reaction shown below. Starting at an initial concentration of 1 M A, calculate the maximum possible
concentration of R and the time it would occur.
EXAMPLE

The differential equations to be used are

𝑑
𝑟𝐴 = 𝐶𝐴 = −10𝐶𝐴 + 𝐶𝑅
𝑑𝑡
𝑑
𝑟𝑅 = 𝐶𝑅 = 10𝐶𝐴 − 𝐶𝑅 − 𝐶𝑅 + 𝐶𝑆
𝑑𝑡
𝑑
𝑟𝑆 = 𝐶𝑆 = 𝐶𝑅 − 𝐶𝑆
𝑑𝑡

𝑡 = 0.27 𝑚𝑖𝑛, 𝐶𝑅 = 0.7337 𝑀

ChE 2115: Chemical

Reaction Engineering