The elementary gas-phase reaction (CH3)3COOH(CH3)3 → C2H6 + 2CH3COCHZ is carried out isothermally in a flow reactor with no pressure drop. The specific reaction rate at 50 °C is…

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The elementary gas-phase reaction (CH3)3COOH(CH3)3 → C2H6 + 2CH3COCHZ is carried out isothermally in a flow reactor with no pressure drop. The specific reaction rate at 50 °C is 104 min' and the activation energy is 85 kJ/mol. Pure di- tert-butyl peroxide enetrs the reactor at 10 atm and 127 °C and a molar flow rate of 2.5 mol/min. Calculate the reactor volume and space time to achieve 90% conversion in: a. a PFR (ans. 967 dm3) b. a CSTR (ans. 4700 dm) c. Pressure drop. Plot X, y, as a function of the PFR colume when a = 0.001 dm-3. What are X and y at V = 500 dm3?