1) The elementary gas-phase reaction (CH3)3COOC(CH3)3 C2H6+2 CH3COCH3 is carried out isothermally in a flow reactor...

 

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1) The elementary gas-phase reaction (CH3)3COOC(CH3)3 C2H6+2 CH3COCH3 is carried out isothermally in a flow reactor with no pressure drop. The specific reaction rate at 50C is 10+ min-1 and the activation energy is 85 kJ/mol. Pure di-tert-butyl peroxide enters the reactor at 10 atm and 127C and a molar flow rate of 2.5 mol/min. Calculate volume and space time to achieve 90% conversion in: | a) CSTR b) PFR c) If this reaction is to be carried out at 10 atm and 127C in a batch mode with 90% conversion, what reactor size that would be required to process (2.5 mol/min * 60 min/h * 24 h/day) 3600 mol of di-tert-butyl peroxide per day? d) Assume that the reaction is reversible with Kc = 0.025 mol/dm and calculate the equilibrium conversion and then redo (a) through (c) to achieve a conversion that is 90% of the equilibrium conversion. 1) The elementary gas-phase reaction (CH3)3COOC(CH3)3 C2H6+2 CH3COCH3 is carried out isothermally in a flow reactor with no pressure drop. The specific reaction rate at 50C is 10+ min-1 and the activation energy is 85 kJ/mol. Pure di-tert-butyl peroxide enters the reactor at 10 atm and 127C and a molar flow rate of 2.5 mol/min. Calculate volume and space time to achieve 90% conversion in: | a) CSTR b) PFR c) If this reaction is to be carried out at 10 atm and 127C in a batch mode with 90% conversion, what reactor size that would be required to process (2.5 mol/min * 60 min/h * 24 h/day) 3600 mol of di-tert-butyl peroxide per day? d) Assume that the reaction is reversible with Kc = 0.025 mol/dm and calculate the equilibrium conversion and then redo (a) through (c) to achieve a conversion that is 90% of the equilibrium conversion.