1.

(a) Calculate the individual reactor volume as well as the total reactor volume for each
scheme in Figure 1 for the reaction data given in Table 1 when the intermediate
conversion is 50% and FAO = 0.867 mol/s.

Scheme 1
FAO

Scheme 2
(Note X2 = 0.8)
Figure 1

Table 1: Reaction Data

X 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.85
-rA 0.0053 0.0052 0.0050 0.0045 0.0040 0.0033 0.0025 0.0018 0.00125 0.001

2. (a) Aqueous A at a concentration CAO = 1 mol/liter is introduced into a batch reactor

where it reacts away to form product R according to stoichiometry 𝐴→𝑅 . The
concentration of A in the reactor is monitored at various times, as shown below:

t, min 0 100 200 300 400

CA, 1000 500 333 250 200
mol/m3
For CAO = 500 mol/m3, find the conversion of reactant after 5 hours in the batch reactor.

3. Suppose that a gaseous reaction between A and B is studied kinetically by making

isothermal measurements of the half-life period for several initial compositions of
reactants. The results for each of four different initial conditions are as follows:
Run No 1 2 3 4
(PA)o, mm Hg 500 125 250 250
(PB)o, mm Hg 10 15 10 20
𝑡 1 , 𝑚𝑖𝑛 80 213 160 80
2
 If the rate is first order with respect to component A and second order with respect to
B, what is the numerical value of the specific reaction rate?