Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 8 views

    2022-May CH-322 223

    Uploaded by

    Akhil Kumar
    This document contains instructions for a chemical engineering examination covering topics like catalyst preparation methods, pore size determination, reaction kinetics, mass transfer limitations, and more. It includes 3 questions with multiple parts asking students to: 1) Explain catalyst preparation and a reaction mechanism, derive a rate expression. 2) Explain pore size determination and calculate catalyst needed for a reaction. 3) Derive an equation for catalyst regeneration time, calculate diffusivities and effectiveness factors, and explain mass transfer resistance.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    2022-May CH-322 223

    Uploaded by

    Akhil Kumar
    8 views2 pages
    This document contains instructions for a chemical engineering examination covering topics like catalyst preparation methods, pore size determination, reaction kinetics, mass transfer limitations, and more. It includes 3 questions with multiple parts asking students to: 1) Explain catalyst preparation and a reaction mechanism, derive a rate expression. 2) Explain pore size determination and calculate catalyst needed for a reaction. 3) Derive an equation for catalyst regeneration time, calculate diffusivities and effectiveness factors, and explain mass transfer resistance.

    Original Title

    2022-May_CH-322_223

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document contains instructions for a chemical engineering examination covering topics like catalyst preparation methods, pore size determination, reaction kinetics, mass transfer limitations, and more. It includes 3 questions with multiple parts asking students to: 1) Explain catalyst preparation and a reaction mechanism, derive a rate expression. 2) Explain pore size determination and calculate catalyst needed for a reaction. 3) Derive an equation for catalyst regeneration time, calculate diffusivities and effectiveness factors, and explain mass transfer resistance.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    8 views2 pages

    2022-May CH-322 223

    Uploaded by

    Akhil Kumar
    This document contains instructions for a chemical engineering examination covering topics like catalyst preparation methods, pore size determination, reaction kinetics, mass transfer limitations, and more. It includes 3 questions with multiple parts asking students to: 1) Explain catalyst preparation and a reaction mechanism, derive a rate expression. 2) Explain pore size determination and calculate catalyst needed for a reaction. 3) Derive an equation for catalyst regeneration time, calculate diffusivities and effectiveness factors, and explain mass transfer resistance.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 2

    D e,r 7a,p1.

    2,
    National Institute of Technology Hamirpur
    Roll No.

    Department of Chemical Engineering


    Subject: CH 322 — Chemical Reaction Engineering-II
    End Semester Examination, May 2022
    Branch: Chemical Engineering
    Class: B. Tech. I Semester: VI I Full Marks: 50 I Time: 3.0 hou
    Instruction:
    • Answer all the questions. All parts (a, b, c) of any question must be written at same place.
    • Graph paper is required and is to be supplied in the examination hall.
    • Calculator is allowed in the examination hall.
    • Missing data may be suitably assumed, if any.

    1. a) Explain the wet impregnation method for catalyst preparation. (2)


    b) Explain various steps in heterogeneous catalysed reactions with a schematic (3)
    diagram.
    c) Nitrous oxide reacts with carbon monoxide in the presence of a ceria-promoted (5)
    rhodium catalyst to form nitrogen and carbon dioxide. One possible mechanism for
    the reaction is given below (S represents reaction sites):
    • N2 0 + S N2 0. S
    N2 0. S # N2 + O. S
    CO + S CO. S
    CO. S + 0.S CO2 + 2S
    Derive a rate expression assuming the second step is rate controlling.

    2. a) Explain the principle of mercury penetration method for pore size determination of (3)
    solid catalyst. (7)
    b) For a catalytic reaction in packed bed, the following rate-conversion data are
    availa
    XA 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
    -rA' (mol/h.kg-catalyst) 9.1 7.14 4.65 3.17 2.32
    Calculate the amount of catalyst required to treat 2500 mol of pure A at o
    achieve 35% conversion at 3.2 atm. pressure.

    3. a) Derive a relation for time required for complete regeneration of deactivated catalyst (4)
    (by coke deposition) based on shrinking core model. State the assumptions clearly, if
    any.
    b) Dehydrogenation of hydrocarbon (mol. wt. = 58) was carried out over chromia- (6)
    alumina catalysts at 530°C and 1 atm. The reaction follows a first order kinetics with
    rate constant of 0.94 cm3 /s.g-catalyst. The spherical catalysts are of 3.0 mm
    diameter and average pore radius is 11 nm. Pellets have porosity of 0.35 and density
    of 1 g/cm3. The geometry of the pore can be assumed as given in the Figure given
    below. The molecular diffusivity is 2.0 cm2 /s. The Knudsen diffusivity is given by the
    following relation:
    T 1/2
    (--) cm2 /s, a is pore radius (cm).
    (DK)A = 9.7 x 103 a CM)
    i) Calculate the effective diffusivity.
    ii) Calculate Thiele modulus and effectiveness factor.
    A

    P.T.O.
    Explain the mass transfer controlling resistance for a sparingly soluble gas in liquid.
    b) Gaseous A absorbs and reacts with B in aqueous medium in a packed bed reactor
    according to the following reaction.
    A (g -} 1) + B(1) --> R (1) with -rm = k CACB
    Given data:
    k = 108 m3-liquid/ (mol.h) HA = 1.0 Pa. m3-liquid/mol
    kAg a = 0.1 mol/ (m3-liquid.h.Pa) kAi a = 100 m3-liquid/(m3-reactor.h)
    fi = 0.01 m3-liquid/m3-reactor a = 100 m2 /m3-reactor
    DAi = DB1 = 10-6 m2 /h

    i) Calculate the rate of reaction.


    ii) Identify the major resistance and its location.
    iii) What is the observed behaviour in the liquid film at a point in the reactor where pA
    = 100 Pa and CB = 100 mol/m3-liquid?
    iv) By what factor the reaction can be speeded up compared to physical absorption of
    A in water (assume negligible amount of A present in the bulk liquid)?

    5. a) What is the significance of Hatta Number?


    b) Draw a concentration profile for a_ spherical pellet where both internal and external
    diffusion resistances are to be considered and the reaction occurs inside the pores of
    the catalyst.
    c) Spherical particles of zinc sulphide (mol. wt. = 97) of radius 1 mm are roasted
    in an 8% (v/v) oxygen stream at 900°C and 1 atm. The reaction proceeds
    according to shrinking core model and as per the following reaction:
    2 ZnS + 3 02 -÷ 2 ZnO + 2 SO2
    Assume chemical reaction is the rate controlling step.
    Given data:
    Molar density of ZnS = 0.0425 mol/cm3
    Reaction rate = 2.2 cm/s
    Effective diffusivity of 02 = 0.08 cm2 /s

    •
    i) Calculate the time required for complete conversion of a particle.
    ii) Estimate the required time to achieve 70% conversion of ZnS.

    A llititt.e/ Be/st

    You might also like