18.

7
MFR behaviour
A→R
1−1
∈a= =0
1
mol
C A 0=10 3
m
W= 4 gm
Performance Equation:

W XA
=
F A 0 −r A

3
m
1. v 0=3 ; X A=0.2
h
mol
F A 0=V o × C A 0=3 ×10=30
h

F A0 30 mol
−r A =X A × =0.2 × =1.5
W 4 h g catalyst
mol
C A=C A 0 × ( 1−Xa )=10 × 0.8=8 3
m

F A0 20 mol
2. −r A =X A × =0.3 × =1.5
W 4 h g catalyst
mol
C A=C A 0 × ( 1−X A )=10 ×0.7=7 3
m
V0 3 2 1.2
FA0 30 20 12
XA 0.2 0.3 0.5
CA 8 7 5
-rA 1.5 1.5 1.5

So the reaction is independent of CA (0th order)

n mol
−r A =K C❑ A =1.5
h g cat
18.9. For the basket
FA -rA'=FA0
CA XA 1/-rA'
0 XA/W
8 0,14 0,2 0,28 3,57
6 0,42 0,4 1,68 0,595
4 1,67 0,6 10,02 0,1
2 2,5 0,8 20 0,05
1 1,25 0,9 11,25 0,089

3
1/-rA

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ca, mol/m3
C A0 =8
W CA 0 CA
t=
F A0
= ∫ d
−r A '
=shaded area=4.1 5
CA

FA0 1000
W =4.15 =4.15 × =519 kg
CA 0 8