Question

For this problem, assume k = 1 (in the appropriate units of 1/min or m³/min-mol for the case being analyzed), F_Ao = 1 mol/min and v_o= 1 m³/min.

a.Compare quantitative Levenspiel plots (1/r vs f_A and 1/r vs C_A, as you may guess both axes must start at 0, and f_A can only vary from 0 to 1) for the reaction A→B with kinetics r = kC_A and 2A→B with kinetics r = kC_A² (4 plots total here). Which reactor or reactors (from choices of PFR or CSTR) will most effectively perform these reactions (i.e., by using their reactor volume “efficiently”) and why?

b. Also make the Levenspiel plots for the reaction A→B with kinetics r = k/C_A and for the reaction 2A→B with kinetics r = k/C_A²(4 plots total here). Which reactor or reactors (from choices of PFR or CSTR) will most effectively perform these reactions (i.e., by using their reactor volume “efficiently”) and why?

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