GATE CH · 2020 · CH
Question 51: Chemical Reaction Engineering
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Question 51
CHNAT2 marksNeeds review
A catalytic gas phase reaction
is conducted in an isothermal packed bed reactor operated at steady state. The reaction is irreversible and second order with respect to the reactant P. The feed is pure P with a volumetric flow rate of 1.0 liter minute
and concentration of 2.0 mol liter
.In addition, use the following assumptions:
The reactant and product are ideal gases
There is no volume change associated with the reaction
Ideal plug flow conditions prevail in the packed bed
When the mass of catalyst in the reactor is 4 g, the concentration of P measured at the exit is 0.4 mol liter
. The second order rate constant (in liter
g
mol
minute
) is ________ (correct up to one decimal place).Log in to check the answer
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GATE CH 2020 · Paper 1
Chemical Engineering · Original paper archive
- Section
- Chemical Engineering
- Question type
- Numerical answer (NAT)
- Marks
- 2 marks
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