Revisit Problem P16-5B. The liquid-phase reaction A → B is third order with k₃ = 0.3 dm6/mol2 min and C_A0 = 2M.
a. What combination of ideal reactors would you use to model the RTD?
b. What are the model parameters?
c. What is the conversion predicted for your model?
d. What is the conversion predicted by X_mm, X_seg, X_T-I-S, and X Dispersion?
e. Repeat (a) through (d) for a liquid phase reaction A → B is second order with k2 CA0 = 0.1 min^–1.

Problem P16-5B

The following E(t) curves were obtained from a tracer test on two tubular reactors in which dispersion is believed to occur.

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И E(t) (min-1) (a) 11 1(min) 0.2 E(t) (min-1) 4 5 (b) 11 1(min)