The liquid-phase reaction follows an elementary rate law and is carried out isothermally in a flow system. The concentrations of
the A and B feed streams are 2 M before mixing. The volumetric flow rate of each stream is 5 dm3/min, and the entering temperature is 300 K. The streams are mixed immediately before entering. Two reactors are available. One is a gray, 200.0-dm^3 CSTR that can be heated to 77C or cooled to 0C, and the other is a white, 800.0-dm^3 PFR operated at 300 K that cannot be heated or cooled but can be painted red or black. Note that k = 0.07 dm^3 /mol/min at 300K and E =20 kcal/mol. Required:
a. Which reactor and what conditions do you recommend? Explain the reason for your choice.
b. How long would it take to achieve 90% conversion in a 200-dm^3 batch reactor with after mixing at a temperature of 77C?
c. What would your answer to part (b) be if the reactor were cooled to 0C?
The first step is the conversion of acetal to hemiacetal in the presence of H3O+/ ROH, and then the final conversion of hemiacetal to ketone/aldehyde using
