The exothermic reaction of stillbene (A) to form the economically important rospophene (B) and methane (C), that is, AB+C was carried out adiabatically and the following data recorded:
X 0 0.2 0.4 0.45 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9
-TA (mol/dm³min) 1.0 1.67 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 1.25 0.91
The entering molar flow rate of A was 300 mol/min.
a. Calculate the batch reactor (BR) times to achieve 40% and 80% conversion when 400 moles of A are charged to a 400 dm³ reactor.
