Chemical Reaction Engineering I Worksheet on Chapter on Five (Tutorial #3#)
1. Measured concentrations as a function of time in a constant volume batch reactor are
tabulated. Determine the order of the reaction and the rate constant using integral method.
t, min 0 5 13 20 30
CA, mol/L 5 0.93 0.41 0.27 0.18
2. The reaction A B + C was carried out in a constant-volume batch reactor where the
following concentration measurements were recorded as a function of time.
t(min) 0 5 9 15 22 30 40 60
3
CA(mol/dm ) 2.50 1.69 1.35 1.05 0.82 0.66 0.53 0.37
Use integral method determine the reaction order α and the specific reaction rate k. (Assignment)
3. The Concentration with the corresponding reaction time recorded during an experiment in
batch reactor was given in the table below.
t, min 0 3 5 7
CA, mol/L 4.4 2.5 1.3 0.45
The fourth order polynomial fitting equation of concentration as a function of time was
2 3 4
correlated as: C A=5−1.2366 t+ 0.0777 t +0.0029 t −0.0003 t
Determine the reaction order and reaction rate constant? Use differential method
4. The Liquid-phase reaction of methanol and triphenyl takes place in batch reactor at 25°C.
CH3OH + (C6H5)3CCl (C6H5)3COCH3 + HCl
A B C D
For an equal molar feeds, the following concentration-time data was obtained for methanol:
CA(mol/dm3) 1 0.75 0.55 0.40 0.30 0.25
t(h) 0 10 20 30 40 50
Determine the rate law and rate law parameters. Use least square method.
5. The Liquid-phase reaction of methanol and triphenyl takes place in batch reactor at 25°C.
CH3OH + (C6H5)3 CCl (C6H5)3COCH3 + HCl
A B C D
The following concentration time data was carried out for an initial methanol concentration of
0.1mol/dm3 and an initial triphenyl concentration of 0.3 mol/dm3:
CA(mol/dm3) 0.1 0.075 0.055 0.04 0.03 0.025
t(h) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Determine the rate law and rate law parameters. Use least square method? Assignment
6. The Liquid-phase reaction of methanol and triphenyl takes place in batch reactor at 25°C.
CH3OH + (C6H5)3 CCl (C6H5)3COCH3 + HCl
A B C D
The following concentration time data was carried out for an initial methanol concentration of
0.1mol/dm3 and an initial triphenyl concentration of 1.0mol/dm3:
CA(mol/dm3) 0.1 0.075 0.055 0.04 0.03 0.025
t(h) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Determine the rate law and rate law parameters. Use differential method?
7. An irreversible reaction, (CH3)2O CH 4 + H2 + CO is a gas-phase constant-volume
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decomposition of dimethyl ether at 504 C in a batch reactor. Initially, only (CH3)2O was present.
Determine the reaction order α and specific reaction rate k.
t(s) 0 390 780 1170 1560 1950
PT(mmHg) 300 400 500 600 700 800
Use integral and deferential (graphical, numerical) methods to compute α and k. Assignment
8. A given A B + C is an irreversible, gas phase, constant volume decomposition reaction.
The following data were obtained at 250C:
t(min) 10 20 30 40 50 60
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CA(mol/dm ) 2.45 1.74 1.23 0.88 0.62 0.44
Determine reaction rate parameters? (Use linear least square method).
9. The gas-phase decomposition is carried out in a constant -volume batch reactor. Runs 1 through
6 were carried out at 100oC. From the data in the table below, determine the reaction order
and reaction rate constant.
Run Initial concentration,CA0(mol/lliter) Half-life,t1/2 (min)
1 0.0250 4.1
2 0.0133 7.7
3 0.010 9.8
4 0.05 1.96
5 0.075 1.3
10. A given reaction A B is starting with initial concentration CA0 = 4.0 millimol/liter. The
following kinetic data are obtained in a batch reactor:
CA(milimol/liter) 2 1.2 0.6 0.35 0.2 0.1 0.06 0.03 0.018 0.009 0.005
t(hr) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Determine reaction rate parameters.
11. For the reaction A + B C + D, the rate parameters were determined using initial rate
method. Initial rates at corresponding initial reactant concentrations were given as follows for
two cases. Take the Units of concentration in moldm-3 and rate in moldm-3s-1.
Case 1: keeping CB0 constant Case 2: keeping CA0 constant
Run CA0 CB0 r0 Run CA0 CB0 r0
1 1 1 8.7*10^-4 1 1 1 8.7*10^-4
2 2 1 3.48*10^-3 2 1 5 4.35*10^-3
3 4 1 1.39*10^-2 3 1 10 8.69*10^-3
4 6 1 3.13*10^-2
Find the rate parameters?
