QUESTION ONE $(50$ marks$)$

A liquid phase reaction

AlongrightarrowB

was carried out isothermally in a PFR and in a CSTR$.$

CSTR

A stream of pure A having concentration $1$kmo$\frac{l}{d}{m}^3$ was fed into the CSTR $($volume $50d{m}^3)$ at a flow rate of $10$kmoles of $\frac{A}{m}in.$ The fractional conversion of A achieved was $0\mathrm{.}5.$

PFR

A diluted stream of A having concentration $0\mathrm{.}5$kmo$\frac{l}{d}{m}^3$ was fed into the PFR $($volume $50d{m}^3)$ at a flow rate of $5$kmoles of $\frac{A}{m}in.$ The fractional conversion of A achieved was $0\mathrm{.}5.$

Determine the rate parameters for the reaction above.