Under the action of mixed enzymes reactant A is converted to products as follows:

where the rate constants are dependent on the pH of the system.

(a) What reactor set-up (plug flow, mixed flow, or staged mixed flow units) and what uniform pH level would you use?

(b) If it were possible to change the pH level along the plug flow reactor, or from stage to stage in mixed flow units, in what direction would you change the pH level?

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A + enzyme k₁ + enzyme k₂ R- -S, n₁ = n₂ = 1