Constant reactor feed/withdrawal rate

An Example Varying Initiator Concentration at Constant Reactor Feed/Withdrawal Rate A more complete study of reaction kinetics, in terms of the relation between 2Fk, M, kVk, and [/] (see Chapters 1 and 16 for further discussion) could be made in a single experiment by changing initiator concentration at intervals. This represents a concise, economical means of determining reaction kinetics without the need to run several independent experiments. 

The analytical problems associated with differential reactors can be overcome by the use of the recirculation reactor. A simplified form, called a Schwab reactor, is described by Weisz and Prater . Boreskov.and other Russian workers have described a number of other modifications " . The recirculation reactor is equivalent kinetically to the well-stirred continuous reactor or backmix reactor , which is widely used for homogeneous liquid phase reactions. Fig. 28 illustrates the principle of this system. The reactor consists of a loop containing a volume of catalyst V and a circulating pump which can recycle gas at a much higher rate, G, than the constant feed and, withdrawal rates F. 

Formalism for Combined Reaction and Semibatch Flow The following summarizes the ACOMP approach presented in [38]. Expressions were derived for the concentration of monomer and polymer in the reactor, while reactions are occurring, when N solutes in solution are allowed to flow into the reactor, each at their own rate, which need not be constant, such that solute s has caused a change in reactor volume at time t of AVft), where Qft) is the instantaneous flow rate of liquid from a reservoir containing component s into the reactor. In the following, q is a constant withdrawal rate from the reactor q (ernes ) that feeds the ACOMP extraction/dilution/conditioning front end. 

Accordingly, the change in concentration (or in temperature) across the reactor can be made as small as desired by upping the recycle ratio. Eventually, the reac tor can become a differential unit with substantially constant temperature, while substantial differences will concurrently arise between the fresh feed inlet and the produc t withdrawal outlet. Such an operation is useful for obtaining experimental data for analysis of rate equations. 

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