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It is desired to have a production of 5,000 kg/day of a product B by isomerization of A, according to the reaction: PMA = PMB

It is desired to have a production of 5,000 kg/day of a product B by isomerization of A, according to the reaction: PMA = PMB = 72 Kg/kgmol

A--->B

which ecuation its given by:

rB=-rA=0.1 [min^-1]CA

The reactor is loaded with pure A ( = 1,020 kg/m3) and the reaction takes place in the liquid phase, at constant temperature, with a final conversion of 95%, the density remaining constant according to the indicated value. Decide: a) The necessary volume of a batch reactor, complete mixture, isothermal, operating day and night, with loading, unloading and cleaning dead time estimated at 1 h. b) The necessary reactor volume if the operation is carried out in a CSTR continuous reactor, complete mixture, isothermal, in steady state, to obtain the same production and the same conversion if the initial concentration is that which is estimated with the volume batch reactor of item A. c) If we divide the reactor in part B into two equal CSTR reactors in series, what conversion would we reach at the outlet of the second reactor?

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