CONFIDENTIAL EHIDEC 2014/CPE624 UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE : ADVANCED CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING COURSE CODE : CPE624 EXAMINATION : DECEMBER 2014 TIME : 2HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1 This question paper consists of three (3) questions. 2. Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page. 3 Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission Is given by the invigilator, 4 Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of i) the Question Paper ji) an Answer Booklet — provided by the Faculty DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO This examination paper consists of 3 printed pages (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL,CONFIDENTIAL 2 EHIDEC 2014/CPE624 QUESTION 1 (P06, CO41, C3, C4) a) The first order reaction from A—> B proceeds only on the surface of spherical pellet catalyst with radius, R in a bulk fluid phase. Assuming reaction at steady state and rate of mass transfer from the bulk fluid to the surface , 42?k,..(C, —C,,) is equals to the rate of reaction at the surface , area x r" (demonstrate that concentration of the reactant Cw Aon the catalyst surface, C,, =——C4* — 2 FTkgg +l (5 marks) b) The gas phase catalytic reaction of A + B > C was carried out in a differential reactor. The limiting step in the reaction is known to be irreversible, so that the overall reaction is. irreversible. The reaction mechanism is believed to be: AtS@AS AS+B>C-S C-Se2C+S Determine the rate law if the reaction is surface limiting (15 marks) QUESTION 2 (P06, CO1, C4) The reaction A -» Bis catalyzed by non-porous spherical particles with 150 um in diameter in a 5 liter slurry reactor. The pseudo-homogeneous rate of reaction is r"=0.0005C, (moles/cm*,s) where C, is in molesfliter. There are 10° spherical particles per liter of reactor. The initial reactant concentration 2 moles/liter and 80% conversion is to be achieved, Analyze the change in volumetric flow rate if the conversion is increased by 20% and initial concentration remains the same. (13 marks) QUESTION 3 (P02, POS, CO2, C03, C2, C5) a) With the aid of a simple sketch, briefly explain the differences between bubble column and spray tower (6 marks) b) Explain the process of bubble column reactors used in production of terephthalic acid from p-xylene (6 marks) (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL,CONFIDENTIAL 3 EHIDEC 2014/CPE624 ©) An organic contaminant (molecular weight of 120 mg/L) in aqueous solution with concentration of 17 mg/L is being oxidized by air at 1 atm in falling film reactor. The organic concentration is reduced to 7 mg/L at 27°C in a 4 cm diameter with the volumetric flow rate of liquid is 50 cm/s, The reaction has the stoichiometry of A+ 20)—+ P and the diffusion of oxygen through liquid is infinite. The rate of reaction is 1 = kC4COz, If the design for radius in the tube at the surface of liquid film is 1.8 cm, determine: i) The height of reactor required for this process. Explain your assumption and state whether the calculated reactor's height is reasonable or otherwise. (10 marks) ii) The suggested volumetric flow rate if the reactor height is designed to 1.3 meter (5 marks) ‘Additional information: Percentage of O, in air = 21 mole% Rate constant (k) = 10? Limole.s Henry's Law constant = 1 x 10° atm Diffusivity of oxygen = 0.2 cm*/s Water density = 1 g/cm* END OF QUESTION PAPER (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL,