Lecture 10 Tuesday 2/5/08

Definition of Selectivety

Instantaneous S
D
/
U
= r
D
/r
U
Overall = F
D
/F
U
Semibatch Reactors

Read Problem P4-23 on page 246 before Lecture
begins





Semibatch and Rate Law Intro
Semibatch reactors
example: A + B C + D
A
B, v
0

Initial V
t v V V v
dt
dV
dt
dV
V
V m v m t v
dt
dm
0 0 0 0
0 0


+ = = =
= = =


1) Mole balances: A: in out + gen = acc
0 - 0 + r
A
V = dN
A
/dt


B: F
B
0 + r
B
V = dN
B
/dt
dt
dV
C
dt
dC
V
dt
V C d
dt
dN
A
A A A
+ = =
] [
t v V V
V
C v
r
dt
dC
V
C v
r
dt
dC
V
C C v
r
dt
dC
V
C v
r
dt
dC
D
D
D
C
C
C
B B
B
B
A
A
A
0 0
0
0
0 0
0
5
4
3
) (
2
1
+ =
=
=

=
=
2) Rate Law:
3) Stoich:








4) Parameters:
V C N
V C N
N
N N
X
r r
r r
r r
r r r r
C kC r
A A
A A
A
A A
A D
A C
A B
D C B A
B A A
=
=

=
=
=
=
= =

=
12
11
10
9
8
7
1 1 1 1
6
0 0 0
0
0
0 0 0 0
, , , ,
B A
C k v V C
example: A + B C + D + CO
2

1) Mole balances:






mass balances:




2) Rate law:
A
B, v
0

CO
2

MW V r
v
dt
dV
dt
dV
MW F v
MW F m v m V m
dt
dm
m m
F V r
V r
dt
dN
V r
dt
dN
F V r
dt
dN
V r
dt
dN
CO
CO
CO
i
CO CO
D
D
C
C
B B
B
A
A

=
=
= = =
=
=
=
=
+ =
=
2
2
2
2 2
0
0
0 0
0
0
6



0 5
4
3
2
1


B A A
C kC r =
3) Stoich:









4) Parameters:
0
0
CO
B
A
13
12
1 1
0 1
9
C 8
7
2
A
A A
A
A D
A C
A
B
B
A
N
N N
X
r r
r r
r r
r r
V
N
V
N
C

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
, , , , , , ,
0
0
0 0 0 0 0
k MW
C
F
v F C C V
B
B
B B A
=
Finding the Rate Law (Done in a batch reactor)
A
A
A A
A
r
dt
dC
V r V r
dt
dN
= = =
0
Assume power law relation:


Guess and check for = 0, 1, 2 and check against experimental plot
o
o
A
A
A A
kC
dt
dC
kC r
=
=
kt
C C
kt
C
C
kt C r
A A A
A
A A
= =
|
|
.
|

\
|
=
= = =
0
0
0
1 1
ln
2 1 0 o o o
t t t
C
A
1/C
A

ln(C
A0
/C
A
)