Respuesta :
A) The PBR catalyst weight that is required to achieve 80% conversion in the absence of pressure drop is : 370 mg
B) The fluidized CSTR catalyst weight necessary to achieve 80% conversion is : 995.025 g
A) Determine the PBR catalyst weight
To calculate the PBR catalyst weight required to achieve 80% conversion in the absence of pressure drop we will apply the equation below
w = [tex]\frac{V_{o} }{KC_{ao}(1/x - 1 ) }[/tex] ---- ( 1 )
insert values into equation ( 1 )
w = [tex]\frac{50 kmol}{0.54 * 10 (\frac{1}{0.8}) * 1 }[/tex]
PBR catalyst weight ( w ) = 370 mg
B) Determine the fluidized CSTR catalyst weight necessary to achieve 80% conversion
applying the equation below
W = [tex]\frac{Fbwx}{-r'Bu}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{50kmol/r * 0.8}{0.042mol/gcat.h}[/tex]
= 995.025 gcat
Hence we can conclude that The PBR catalyst weight that is required to achieve 80% conversion in the absence of pressure drop is : 370 mg The fluidized CSTR catalyst weight necessary to achieve 80% conversion is : 995.025 g.
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