Problem 7(10%)
The elementary irreversible gas phase catalytic reaction A-B is carried out isothermally in a batch reactor with rate constant of 0.2 dm3/kgcat *min at 300K. The catalyst deactivation follows a first order decay law (with decay rate constant of 0.1
at 300K) and is independent of the concentrations of both A and B. Calculate the conversion in the reactor after 10 minutes at 300 K. Additional Information:
Initial concentration of A
= 1 mol/dm3
Batch reactor volume (V0) = 1 dm3
Catalyst weight (W)= 1 kg