R-100 CSTR Info

1. Material Balance
1
𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓
𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤
𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟
+
𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡
𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑜𝑢𝑡
𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟
+
𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡
𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑑𝑢𝑒 𝑡𝑜
𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟
+
𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓
𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓
𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟
Steady-state CSTR design:
𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡 = 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 + 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
CA0
XA0 = 0
V0
FA0
CAF = CA
XAF = XA
VF
(-rA)f = (-rA)
FA

2. R-100 (CSTR)
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Rate of Reaction Equation:
First Stage Process is Homogeneous Catalytic Process
Order of Reaction:
• 0 with respect to ethylene
• 1st with respect to methanol
• 0.74 with respect to Pd as Catalyst

3. R-100 (CSTR)
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Known data:
• Exothermic reaction
• Operating conditions: T = 120°C, P = 10 bar
• Flow rate = 100 (kmol/hr)
• 99% conversion with 93% selectivity for MMA