When a high liquid hold up is required in a reactor for gas liquid reaction, use __________ coloumn.
A. Packed
B. Spray
C. Tray
D. Bubble
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Promoter is added to the catalyst to improve its
A. Porosity
B. Sensitivity
C. Surface area
D. None of these
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The ratio of moles of a reactant converted into the desired product to that converted into unwanted product is called
A. Operational yield
B. Relative yield
C. Selectivity
D. None of these
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For a first order chemical reaction in a porous catalyst, the Thiele modulus is 10. The effectiveness factor is approximately equal to
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In which of the following reactions the equilibrium will shift to the right, if the total pressure is increased?
A. H2 + Cl 2 ⇋ 2HCl
B. N2 + O2 ⇋ 2NO
C. N2 O4 ⇋ 2NO2
D. H2 + I 2 ⇋ 2HI
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An example of autothermal reactor operation is
A. Sulphur dioxide oxidation
B. Ethylene oxidation
C. Benzene oxidation
D. Ammonia synthesis
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The performance of a cascade of CSTR's can be improved by adding
A. A P.F. reactor in series
B. A P.F. reactor in parallel
C. More CSTR's in series
D. More CSTR's in parallel
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For identical flow rate, feed composition and for elementary first order reactions, 'N' equal sized mixed reactors in series with a total volume 'V' gives the same conversion as a single plug flow reactor of volume 'V' for constant density systems. This is true, when the value of 'N' is
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Rate of a chemical reaction is independent of the concentration of the reactants for a __________ reaction.
A. Zero order
B. Third order
C. Consecutive
D. None of these
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Kinetics of a solid catalysed reaction can best be studied in a __________ reactor.
A. Batch
B. Plug-flow
C. Mixed
D. None of these
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The rate of the reaction, X → Y, quadruples when the concentration of 'X' is doubled. The rate expression for the reaction is, r = K Cx n , the value of 'n' in this case will be
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Which of the following is not a chemical step in a fluid solid catalytic reaction?
A. Surface chemical reaction
B. Adsorption
C. Desorption
D. None of these
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The dispersion number of perfect mixed flow is
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Sometimes, batch process is preferred over continuous process, when the product
A. Quality & yield can not be achieved in continuous processes, because of long residence time
B. Sales demand is fluctuating
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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For high conversion in a highly exothermic solid catalysed reaction, use a __________ bed reactor.
A. Fixed
B. Fluidised bed reactor followed by a fixed
C. Fixed bed reactor followed by a fluidised
D. Fluidised
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The rate of the chemical reaction A → B doubles as the concentration of A i.e., CA is doubled. If rate of reaction is proportional to CA n , then what is the value of n for this reaction?
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Which of the following fixes the volume of a batch reactor for a particular conversion and production rate?
A. Operating conditions (e.g. pressure and temperature)
B. Rate constant
C. Density of mixture
D. None of these
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The 'E' curve for a non-ideal reactor defines the fraction of fluid having age between t and t + dt
A. At the inlet
B. At the outlet
C. In the reactor
D. Averaged over the inlet and outlet
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The conversion XA and residence time data are collected for zero order liquid phase reaction in a stirred tank reactor. Which of the following will be a straight line?
A. XA Vs τ
B. XA Vs ln τ
C. 1 − X A X A Vs τ
D. XA (1 - XA ) Vs τ
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The reactions with low activation energy are
A. Always spantaneous
B. Slow
C. Fast
D. Non-spontaneous
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