Overall:

MCH

TOL + 3 H2

Sequence:
MCH + s
MCHs

MCHs

(I)

MCHes + H2

(II)

MCHes

MCHdes + H2

(III)

MCHdes

TOLs + H2

(IV)

TOLs

TOL + s

(V)

Derivation:
From step-II, it may be written as

(rA ) k2 C As k2 CDs pC

(rds)

(1)

We need C As and C Ds , so
From step-I, -III, -IV, and -V Eq. 2, Eq. 3, Eq. 4, and, Eq. 5 may be written, respectively

C As K A p A Cs

(2)

C Ds

C E s pC
K3

(3)

C E s

C B s pC
K4

(4)

CBs K B pB Cs

(5)

Where, K B is adsorption equilibrium constant of toluene which is reciprocal to the

desorption equilibrium constant for toluene

Using Eq. 4 with Eq. 5, it may shown that

C E s

C B s p C K B p B C s p C

K4
K4

(6)

Using Eq. 6 with Eq. 3, it may shown that

CDs

CEs pC K B pB Cs pC

K3
K3 K 4

(rA ) k 2 K A p A C s k 2

(7)

K B p B C s p 3C
K3 K 4

k 2 K B p B pC

(rA ) k 2 K A p A Cs 1

k2 K A K3 K 4 p A

Now, K

(8)

k2 K A K3 K 4
, so Eq. 8 becomes as follows
k 2 K B

p p
(rA ) k 2 K A p A Cs 1 B C
K pA

(9)

Site balance:

CT Cs CAs CBS CDs CEs

(10)

Inserting corresponding expressions in Eq. 10, it may shown that

K B pB Cs pC
K p C p
B B s C
K3 K 4
K4
2

CT Cs K A p A Cs K B pB Cs

K B pB pC
K p p

CT Cs 1 K A p A K B pB
B B C
K3 K 4
K4

K p p
K p p
C s CT 1 K A p A K B p B B B C B B C
K3 K 4
K4

(11)

Inserting Eq. 11 in Eq. 9 and writing CT k 2 as k, it may shown that

p p
k K A p A 1 B C
K pA

(rA )
2

1 K A p A K B p B K B p B pC K B p B pC

K3 K 4
K4

(Final form)