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CH3010: Chemical Reaction Engineering, IIT Madras

Assignment 2
(Submission deadline-21 Aug 2020, 5 PM)

1. In a liquid phase reaction, 30% of the reactant disappears in 34 minutes for initial reactant
concentrations of 0.04 and also for 0.8 mol/liter. What rate law represents the
disappearance of the reactant?

2. In a batch reactor, a reactant, with CA0 = 1 mol/liter, is converted 80% in 8 min; and after
18 min, the conversion is 90%. Find a rate law to represent this reaction.

3. A first order reversible liquid-phase reaction 𝐴 ↔ 𝐵 takes place in a constant volume batch
reactor. With CA0 = 0.5 mol/liter and CB0 = 0, after 8 minutes conversion of A is 0.333 while
equilibrium conversion is 0.667. Find the rate law for this reaction.

4. The kinetics of thermal decomposition of species A is carried out in a differential packed


bed reactor. From the data given in the table below, determine the rate law parameters.

Run Rate mol/(liter.s) Concentration of Temperature


A in the reactor (K)
mol/liter
1 4.9×10-4 0.2 700
2 1.1×10-4 0.02 750
3 2.4×10-3 0.05 800
4 2.2×10-2 0.08 850
5 1.18×10-1 0.1 900
6 1.82×10-2 0.06 950

Hint: Use Arrhenius equation [k = Aexp(-Ea/RT)] for temperature dependence of rate


constant. Use non-linear regression using MATLAB to obtain 𝛼, A, and Ea. Include the
MATLAB code in your solution.

5. The following data are obtained at 0 oC in a constant volume batch reactor using pure
gaseous A:

Time (min) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 ∞
Partial pressure 760 600 475 390 320 275 240 215 150
mmHg

The stoichiometry of the decomposition is A à 2.5R. Find a rate law which satisfactorily
represents this decomposition using (i) Integral approach and (ii) Differential approach.

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