Question: Reaction A - - > B is known to be first order. It is going to be carried out in a CFSTR . Water will

Reaction A-->B is known to be first order. It is going to be carried out in a CFSTR.
Water will run through the reactor at a flow rate, Q, of 100 m3/min, and the volume of the CFSTR is 2000 m3.
At t=0, the reactant A will be added to the input stream of the reactor at an initial concentration of 100 mg/L on a continuous basis.
Determine the output concentration of A as a function of time for 80 minutes and plot reactor-output response curves (CA versus time) for reactant A
a) if the reaction rate constant k=0.2 min-1
.
b) if the reaction rate constant k=0.4 min-1
.
c) if the reaction rate constant k=0.6 min-1
.
All the results for part a, b, and c will be on the same graph. Use different colors for lines.
Also answer the following questions:
i. What is the % removal efficiency of A, at steady-state for part a?
ii. What is the % removal efficiency of A at steady-state for part b?
iii. What is the % removal efficiency of A at steady-state for part c?
iv. How does k affect the % removal efficiency?

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