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    1. The oxidation of SO2 on platinum occurs in three steps, with the surface reaction being rate-controlling. This leads to a rate expression involving the partial pressures of O2, SO2, and SO3. 2. The synthesis of methanol from CO and H2 involves the molecular adsorption of reactants followed by a surface reaction. Deriving the rate expression assumes the surface reaction is rate-determining. 3. Methanation of CO and H2 involves multiple adsorption and surface reaction steps. The rate expression is derived assuming the third surface reaction step is rate-determining.

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    1. The oxidation of SO2 on platinum occurs in three steps, with the surface reaction being rate-controlling. This leads to a rate expression involving the partial pressures of O2, SO2, and SO3. 2. The synthesis of methanol from CO and H2 involves the molecular adsorption of reactants followed by a surface reaction. Deriving the rate expression assumes the surface reaction is rate-determining. 3. Methanation of CO and H2 involves multiple adsorption and surface reaction steps. The rate expression is derived assuming the third surface reaction step is rate-determining.

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    Problems 1.1 1. The Oxidation of SO

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    1. The oxidation of SO2 on platinum occurs in three steps, with the surface reaction being rate-controlling. This leads to a rate expression involving the partial pressures of O2, SO2, and SO3. 2. The synthesis of methanol from CO and H2 involves the molecular adsorption of reactants followed by a surface reaction. Deriving the rate expression assumes the surface reaction is rate-determining. 3. Methanation of CO and H2 involves multiple adsorption and surface reaction steps. The rate expression is derived assuming the third surface reaction step is rate-determining.

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    Problems 1.

    1. The oxidation of SO2 on platinum is believed to occur according to the following steps;

    𝑂2 + 2𝑆 ↔ 2𝑂. 𝑆

    𝑆𝑂2 + 𝑂. 𝑆 → 𝑆𝑂3 . 𝑆

    𝑆𝑂3 . 𝑆 ↔ 𝑆𝑂3 + 𝑆

    When surface reaction is rate-controlling show that the kinetics can be expressed as below:

    𝑘𝐾𝐴 0.5 (𝑂)0.5 (𝑆𝑂2 )


    𝑟= 𝑘 = 𝑘𝑠 𝐶𝑇
    1 + 𝐾𝐴 0.5 (𝑂)𝑂.5 + 𝐾𝐶 (𝑆𝑂3 )

    2. The synthesis of methanol from carbon monoxide and hydrogen is an important industrial
    reaction, as methanol is the feedstock for many other processes. The synthesis reaction may be
    represented by the following overall reaction:
    𝐶𝑂 + 2𝐻2 ↔ 𝐶𝐻3 𝑂𝐻

    This reaction has been widely studied, and there is still a certain amount of controversy regarding
    the mechanism. However, it is necessary to have an appropriate rate model to design reactors.
    One proposed mechanism following LHHW principles is based on the molecular adsorption of
    carbon monoxide and hydrogen, followed by a surface reaction among two adsorbed hydrogen
    molecules and an adsorbed carbon monoxide molecule. Derive the LHHW-type rate equation for
    this proposed mechanism, assuming that the surface reaction is the rate-determining step and that
    the adsorption steps are in equilibrium.

    3. Consider the methanation of synthesis gas, represented by the overall reaction:

    3𝐻2 + 𝐶𝑂 ↔ 𝐶𝐻4 + 𝐻2 𝑂
    A proposed LHHW-type mechanism is shown below.
    𝐶𝑂 + 2𝑆 ↔ 𝐶. 𝑆 + 𝑂. 𝑆
    𝐻2 + 2𝑆 ↔ 2𝐻. 𝑆
    𝐶. 𝑆 + 3𝐻. 𝑆 ↔ 𝐶𝐻3 . 𝑆 + 3S
    𝐶𝐻3 . 𝑆 + 𝐻 · 𝑆 ↔ 𝐶𝐻4 + 2𝑆
    2𝐻. 𝑆 + 𝑂. 𝑆 ↔ 𝐻2 𝑂 + 3𝑆
    Derive a rate expression for the disappearance of CO if step (3) is the rate-determining step.

    Source: Introduction to Chemical Reactor Analysis, Second Edition


    4. The rate law for the hydrogenation (H) of ethylene (E) to form ethane over cobalt-
    molybdenum catalys is given by;
    𝑘𝑃𝐸 𝑃𝐻
    −𝑟′𝐸 =
    1 + 𝐾𝐸 𝑃𝐸
    a) Suggest a mechanism and the rate-limiting step consistent with the rate law

    5. To remove oxides of nitrogen (assumed to be NO) from automobile exhaust, a scheme has
    been proposed that uses not completely burn carbon, carbon monoxide, according to the reaction
    𝐶𝑂 + 𝑁𝑂 → 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠 (𝑁2 , 𝐶𝑂2 )
    Experimental data for a particular solid catalyst indicate that the reaction rate can be represented
    by;
    𝑘 𝑃𝑁 𝑃𝐶
    −𝑟 ′ 𝑁 =
    (1 + 𝐾1 𝑃𝑁 + 𝐾2 𝑃𝐶 )2
    Where PN = gas-phase partial pressure of NO
    PC = gas-phase partial pressure CO
    k,K1, K2 = Coefficients depending only on temperature
    (a)Proposed an adsorption-surface reaction-desorption mechanism that will explain the
    experimentally observed kinetics
    (b) A certain engineer thinks that it would be desirable to operate with very large stoichiometric
    excess of CO to minimize reactor volume. Do you agree or disagree? Explain

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