The irreversible elementary gas-phase reaction is carried out isothermally at 305 K in a packed-bed reactor with 100 kg of catalyst. The entering pressure was 20 atm and the exit pressure is 2 atm. The feed is equal molar in A and B and the flow is in the turbulent flow regime, with FA0 10 mol/min and CA0 0.4 mol/dm3. Currently 80% conversion is achieved. What would be the conversion if the catalyst particle size were doubled and everything else remained the same? (Ans.: X = 0.83)

The irreversible elementary gas-phase reaction A+BC+D is carried out isothermally at 305K in a packed-bed reactor with 100kg of catalyst. The entering pressure was 20atm and the exit pressure is 2atm. The feed is equal molar in A and B and the flow is in the turbulent flow regime, with FA0=10mol/min and CA0=0.4mol/dm3. Currently 80% conversion is achieved. What would be the conversion if the catalyst particle size were doubled and everything else remained the same? (Ans.: X=0.83 )