Department of Chemical Engineering

IIT Bombay
CL 324 Chemical Reaction Engineering
Tutorial-1
25/7/2014

1.
Calculate the equilibrium conversion and concentrations for the following
liquid phase reaction:
A+BC
With CA0= CB0 = 2 mol/l and KC = 10 l/mol
2
Compound A undergoes a reversible isomerisation reaction, A B, over a
supported metal catalyst. Under pertinent conditions, A and B are liquid, miscible,
and of nearly identical density; the equilibrium constant for the reaction (in
concentration units) is 5.8. In a fixed-bed isothermal flow reactor in which
backmixing is negligible (plug flow), a feed of pure A undergoes a net conversion to
B of 55%. The reaction is elementary. If a second, identical flow reactor at the same
temperature is placed downstream from the first, what overall conversion of A
would you expect if:
(a) The reactors are directly connected in series?
(b) The products from the first reactor are separated by appropriate processing
and only the unconverted A is fed to the second reactor?
3.
Consider a cylindrical batch reactor that has one end fitted with a frictionless
piston attached to a spring. The reaction
A+B8C
with the rate expression -rA=kCA2CB is taking place in this type of reactor.
(a) Write the rate law solely as a function of conversion numerically evaluating all
possible symbols.
(b) What is the conversion and rate of reaction when V=0.2 ft 3?
Additional information:
1. Equal moles of A and B are present at t=0.
2. Initial volume=0.15 ft3.
3. k1=1(ft3/lb-mol)2s-1
4. Relation between reactor volume and pressure: V=0.1P (V in ft 3 and P in atm)
5. Temperature of the system=140 F.
6. Gas constant = 0.73 ft3atm/(lb-molR)

4.
The irreversible elementary reaction 2AB takes place in the gas phase in an
isothermal tubular plug flow reactor. Reactant A and diluent C are fed in equimolar
ratio and the conversion of A is 80%. If the molar feed rate of A is cut in half, what is
the conversion of A assuming that the feed rate of C is left unchanged? Assume
ideal behaviour and that the reactor temperature remains unchanged.

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The gas-phase reaction

A B +C
Is carried out isothermally in a 20 dm3 constant volume batch reactor. Twenty
moles of pure A is initially placed in the reactor. The reactor is well mixed.
(a) If the reaction is first order:
r A=k C A with k = 0.865 min-1
calculate the time necessary to reduce the number of moles of A in the
reactor to 0.2 mol.
(b)If the reaction is 2nd order:
r A=k C A2 with k = 2.0 lit/mol*min
calculate the time necessary to consume 19.0 mol of A.
(c) If the temperature is 127C, what is the initial total pressure? What is
the final total pressure assuming the reaction goes to completion?
6.
The curve shown in figure: 2-1 is typical of a reaction carried out
isothermally, while the curve shown in figure P2-12 is typical of an
exothermic reaction carried out adiabatically.
Figure: 2-12

(a) Assuming that you have fluidized CSTR and a PBR containing equal
weight of catalyst, how should they be arranged for this adiabatic
reaction. In each case use the smallest amount of catalyst weight and
still achieve 80% conversion.
(b) What is the catalyst weight necessary to achieve 80% conversion of
fluidized CSTR?
(c) What fluidized CSTR weight is necessary to achieve 40% conversion?
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(d)What PBR weight is necessary to achieve 80% conversion?

(e) What PBR weight is necessary to achieve 40% conversion?
(f) Plot the rate of reaction and conversion as a function of PBR volume?
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