The elementary irreversible gas phase reaction AB+C is carried out in a packed bed reactor reactor. Pure A enters the reactor at a volumetric flow rate of 20 dm/s at a pressure of 10 atm and a temperature of 450 K. The rate constant at 450 K is 1.85 dm\/kg. cat. s. a) Taking pressure drop into account, plot the pressure and conversion versus the catalyst weight. The reactor is packed with catalyst which has a =0.01/kg cat. b) What is the required catalyst to achieve 65% conversion? c) If the bulk density, Pb = 0.7 g/dm”, what is the required reactor volume to achieve 65% conversion?
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