
Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
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Author: J.M. Smith Termodinamica en ingenieria quimica, Hendrick C Van Ness, Michael Abbott, Mark Swihart
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Transcribed Image Text:The following gas phase reaction occurs in an isothermal packed - bed
reactor:
Which obeys the following rate law:
-TA' = k₁P¹.5
Derive the expression to calculate the conversion of A (XA) as a function of
the catalyst weight (W). What catalyst weight is needed to obtain 90%
conversion of A if
CAO
k₁
= 0.950
= 0.10
A → P
mol
L
}
==
Vo 12.5
L
min'
mol
kg cat min - atm¹.5
α =
0.0008
kg
and PAO
A0
=
2 atm
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