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Advance Chemical Reaction Engineering Assignment -

SECTION A - ANSWER ALL FIVE SUB-QUESTIONS

Q1. Which of the following will give maximum gas conversion?

a. Fixed bed reactor mechanical systems in equilibrium.

b. Fluidised bed reactor.

c. Semi-fluidised bed reactor.

d. Plug-flow catalytic reactor.

Q2. __________ explains the mechanism of catalysis.

a. Activated complex theory.

b. Collision theory

c. Thermodynamics

d. None of these

Q3. From among the following, choose one which is not an exothermic process.

a. Methanol synthesis

b. Catalytic cracking

c. Ammonia synthesis

d. Oxidation of sulphur

Q4. A catalyst

a. Initiates a reaction

b. lowers the activation energy of reacting molecules

c. is capable of reacting with any one of the reactants

d. cannot be recovered chemically unchanged at the end of a chemical reaction.

Q5. For high conversion in a highly exothermic solid catalysed reaction, use a __________ bed reactor

a. Fixed

b. Fluidised bed reactor followed by a fixed

c. Fixed bed reactor followed by a fluidized

d. Fluidized

SECTION B - ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION

Q6. What is steady state approximation? Explain how this concept helps to test the suggested mechanism of reaction.

Q7. Discuss various forms of rate equation.

Q8. List various methods for finding order of reaction, explain any one in detail.

Q9. Derive performance equation for a CSTR.

Q10. Differentiate Elementary and non-Elementary reactions. Mention in brief the steps to establish the mechanism of reaction of Non-elementary reactions.

Q11. Derive performance equation for a Batch reactor.

SECTION C - ANSWER COMPULSARY IN THIS SECTION (CASE STUDY)

Q12. Discuss and Derive Design equation for Plug Flow Reactor.

Q13. Discuss and define molecularity and order of reaction. List various methods for finding order of reaction, explain any one in detail.