Chapter 18, Problem 18.4P

The elementary liquid-phase reaction

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{A}\stackrel{k1}{\to }\text{B},& k_1=1.0{\min }^{-1}\end{array}$

is carried out in a packed-bed reactor in which dispersion is present. What is the conversion?

Additional information:

Porosity = 50%	Reactor length = 0.1 m
Particle size = 0.1 cm	Mean velocity = 1 cm/s
Kinematic viscosity = 0.01 cm2/s	Bed fluidicity = 7.3