Question: W. Walles and A. E. Platt studied the thermal decomposition of 5-methyl-2-oxazolidinone (A) and reported that the reaction is autocatalytic with a stoichiometry of the

W. Walles and A. E. Platt studied the thermal decomposition of 5-methyl-2-oxazolidinone (A) and reported that the reaction is autocatalytic with a stoichiometry of the form 2A=B+C. The kinetic equation for this liquid phase reaction is: r=k1CA^2+k2CACB. In the range of temperatures of interest, k1=1.02x10^-6 L/(mols) and k2=75x10^-6 L/(mols) and 200 L/h of A will be fed with a concentration of 0.15 mol/L. (a) Write the stoichiometric table for this reaction based on reagent A. (b) Write the kinetic equation based on the conversion of A (xA), k1, k2 and CA0. (c) For the established feeding conditions, determine the optimal conversion that maximizes the reaction rate. (d) Calculate the volume of an ideal CSTR to carry out the reaction until the optimal conversion.

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