Assignment (CRE-I)

1. The rate constant of a reaction measured at different temperatures is reported below.

Calculate the activation Energy and frequency factor for this reaction.

2. The rate constant k at 27C is 1.310-3 sec-1 and its frequency factor is 2.785 10-6 sec-1.
Determine its Entropy of activation.
3. A reaction has following data

Find energy of activation of the above reaction.

4. The rate of bimolecular reaction at 500o K is 10 times the rate at 400o K. Calculate the
activation energy of reaction by Arrhenius law and collision theory.
5. At 500 K the rate of a bimolecular reaction is ten times the rate at 400 K. Find the activation
energy of this reaction using Arrhenius law and Collision theory.
6. At 500 k the rate of a bimolecular reaction is ten times the rate at 400 K. Find the activation
energy of this reaction using Arrhenius law and Collision theory. What is the percentage
difference in the rate of reaction at 600 k predicted by these two methods?

Problems
1. For a particular reaction having following data show that the reaction is a first order reaction
also calculate the value of rate constant.
2. The half life period for the various initial partial pressure of the gaseous reactant was given as
follows:

Find the order of reaction.

3. For a zero order reaction A R, 90% conversion is obtained in 80 minutes. If the initial
concentration is 1.1 kmol/m3
Calculate:
i) rate of reaction
ii) time for attaining 95% conversion
iii) conversion after 45 minutes.
4. At certain temperature, the half-life period and initial concentration for a reaction are
t1/2 = 420 sec; CA0 = 0.405 mole/lit
t1/2 = 275 sec; CA0 = 0.640 mole/lit
Calculate the order of reaction and rate constant of the reaction.

5.A first order reversible reaction A B takes place in a batch reactor with CA0 = 0.5 moles/liter
and CB0 = 0. After 30 minutes conversion of A is 33.3% while equilibrium is 66.7%. Find the
rate equation for this reaction.

6.The first order reversible liquid reaction AR, CA0 = 0.5 mol/lit, CR0 = 0 takes place in a batch
reactor. After 8 minutes, conversion of A is 33.3% while equilibrium conversion is 66.7%. Find
the rate equation for this reaction.

7. A reaction A Products is carried out in a batch reactor at different initial concentrations.

The half-life for each run is noted. Evaluate order of reaction and rate constant from the half- life
data as given in the following table:
8. At room temperature sucrose is hydrolyzed by the catalytic action of the enzyme sucrose as
follows:

Starting with a sucrose concentration CA0=1.0 millimol/liter and an enzyme concentration

CE0=0.01 millimol/liter, the following kinetic data are obtained in a batch reactor: (C A is in
millimol/liter and t is in hr)

Determine whether these data can be reasonably fitted by a kinetic equation of the Michaelis-
Menten type, or

where M = Michaelis constant. Calculate the value of constant using integral method of analysis.
(May-2014, 14 Marks)

9. Determine the order of reaction and rate constant for A.B using following data. Take initial
concentration of reactant = 1 mol/lit.

10. Given a dilute aqueous feed, CAo = CBo =100, A + 2B R + S, CA = 20. Find XA and XB.

Problems
1. In a batch reactor the conversion of a liquid reactant A is 70% in 13 min. Find the space time
required to effect this conversion in a plug flow reactor and a mixed flow reactor. Assume first
order kinetics.
2. A reaction A B obeys second order kinetics with k= 0.01 liter mole-1 sec-1.The initial
concentration is CA0 = 2 mol/liter. What time is required for 90% conversion in a batch reactor?
3. The reaction A B, r = k CA02, occurs in CSTR with 90% conversion. If k = 0.5 liter/mole
min, CA0 = 2 mole/liter and v = 4 liter/ min, what residence time and reactor volume will be
required?
4. Assuming a stoichiometry: A R for a first order gas phase reaction, the volume of a plug
flow reactor to achieve 99 % conversion of pure A is calculated to be 32 liters. In fact, however,
the stoichiometry of the reaction is: A 3R. For this corrected stoichiometry of reaction, find
the volume of reactor required to achieve the same conversion.
5. It is proposed to operate a batch reactor for converting A into B. This is a liquid phase reaction
with the stoichiometry: A B. Determine the time required to reduce the initial concentration
1.3 mol / liter to final concentration 0.30 mol / liter. Also determine the volume of plug flow
reactor required to achieve 80 % conversion of a feed stream of 1500 mol A / hr with initial
concentration 1.5 mol / liter to final concentration 0.30 mol / liter. The rate versus concentration
data are as given below:

6. A homogeneous liquid phase reaction A R, -rA = KCA2 takes place with 50% conversion in
a mixed reactor.

(i) What will be the conversion if this reactor is replaced by one 6 times as large, all else
remaining unchanged?

(ii) What will be the conversion if the original reactor is replaced by a plug flow reactor of equal
size, all else remaining unchanged?

7. The data of decomposition of gaseous reactant A in a constant volume batch reactor at 1000C
is given below. The stoichiometry of the decomposition reaction is: 2A R + S. Find the size of
plug flow reactor operating at 1000C and 1 atmosphere that can process 100 mol A / hr feed
containing 20 mole % inert necessary to achieve 95 % conversion of A. If mixed flow reactor of
volume 208 liters is used in same reaction with identical feed and operating conditions. Find the
conversion of A achieved in mixed flow reactor.

8. A liquid phase reaction A + BC + D takes place in a CSTR of volume 25 m3. The feed
stream consists of 5 kmol/ m3 of A and 100 kmol/ m3. What volumetric flow rate and space time
is required to obtain 60% conversion of limiting reactant? The reaction rate constant is 0.0001
m3/kmol/sec at reaction temperature.
9. The homogeneous gas reaction A2B is run at 1000C at a constant pressure of 1 atm in an
experimental batch reactor. The data in table were obtained starting with pure A. What size of
plug flow reactor operated at 1000C and 10 atm would yield 90% conversion of A for a total feed
rate of 10 mol/sec, the feed consisting of 40% inerts?

10. Find the conversion after 1 hour in a batch reactor for AR, -rA= 3CA0.5 mol/lit*hr, CAo = 1
mol/lit.
11. An aqueous feed of A and B (400 liter/min, 100mmol A/liter, 200 mmol B/liter) is to be
converted to product in a plug flow reactor. The kinetics of the reaction is represented by A + B
R, -rA= 200CACB mol/lit*min. Find the volume of reactor needed for 99.9% conversion of A
to product.
12. A gaseous feed of pure A (1 mol/liter) enters a mixed flow reactor (2 liters) and reacts as
follow :
2A R, -rA = 0.05CA2 mol/lit*sec
Find what feed rate (liter/min) will give an outlet concentration CA = 0.5 mol/liter.

Problems
1. An aqueous reactant stream with initial concentration 4 mol / liter passes through mixed flow
reactor followed by a plug flow reactor. If concentration of reactant A in mixed flow reactor is 1
mol / liter, reaction is second order with respect to A and volume of plug flow reactor double
than mixed flow reactor. Find the concentration at the exit of the plug flow reactor.
2. The elementary liquid phase reaction: A + B C with rA = 500 CA CB is carried out in plug
flow reactor. The reaction is second order with equal initial concentration 0.01 mol / liter of both
the reactant. The volume of reactor is 0.1 liter and volumetric flow rate is 0.05 liter / min. Find
the fractional conversion of reactants that can be achieved in plug flow reactor and the volume of
continuous stirred tank reactor to achieve same fraction conversion that achieved in plug flow
reactor.
3. For the following liquid phase reactions in parallel, product R is desired out of two products R
& S,
i. Desired reaction A + B R, dCR / dt = 1.0 CACB 0.3 moles/lit min.
ii. Undesired reaction A + B S, dCs / dt = 1.0 CA 0.5 CB 1.8 moles/lit min. 90% conversion of A
is desired .Feed comprises of pure A & pure B in equal proportion with density of 20 mol/lit of
each. Assuming that B is introduced into reactor in such a way that CB = 1 moles/lit, throughout
the reactor. Find the Overall fractional yield.
4. For aqueous reaction AR, between the temperature range 0 to 100C, determine the
equilibrium conversion as a function of temperature in graphical form. What should be the
maximum temperature so that the conversion of A achieved is 75% or higher?
For CR =CA = 1 mol/liter,
G298 = -3375 cal/mol
Hr,298 = - 18,000 cal/mol

Problems

1. The concentration readings given in the following table represent a continuous response
to a pulse input into a closed vessel, which is to be used as a chemical reactor. Calculate
 mean residence time of fluid in the vessel and tabulate and plot the exit age distribution
E

2. A pulse tracer test gives the following output curve:

(1) Draw C versus t curve, and find the area under the C versus t curve.

(2) Draw E versus t curve.

(3) Calculate the mean residence time and variance of the E curve.

3. From time V/S tracer concentration data in the reactor effluent stream, calculate
fractional conversion for a first order chemical reaction whose rate constant is 5 x 10 -2
sec-1. Also compare it with conversion in ideal plug flow reactor of the same size. ( May-
2012-7 marks)

4. A sample of tracer is injected to get pulse response of reactor. The effluent concentration
is measured with respect to time as per following table

i) Construct C & E curves

ii) Calculate average residence time.
iii) If reaction is 1st order and k= 0.307 min-1, find conversion of real reactor
 5. A sample of tracer was injected as a pulse to a reaction vessel and the effluent
concentration was measured as a function of time resulting in following data

If the reaction vessel is used to carry out liquid decomposition reaction with rate - rA = kCA, k =
0.310 min-1, Find the fraction converted.

6. For a pulse input vessel the following output signal is obtained.

Using variance marking procedure and appropriate model, find number of tanks.
7. A reaction with dividing baffles is to be used to carry the reaction AR, -rA=0.05 CA
mol/l min. Pulse test results are

Calculate the conversion assuming plug flow, tank in series model and mixed flow.
8. Experimental response measurement on a continuous flow tubular reactor gives the following
information for a step input

Assuming Dispersion model fits the above data, obtain Dispersion no.

9. A closed vessel has flow for which dispersion number is 0.2, we wish to represent this
vessel by tanks in series model. What value of number of tanks should be selected? (Dec-
2014-7 marks, Nov-2015-7 marks)