Additional Homework Problems

Additional Problems
  1. CDP6-24B The production of maleic anhydride by oxidation with air can be carried out over a vanadium catalyst in (a) a "fluidized" CSTR and (b) a PBR at different temperatures. [3rd Ed. P6-14]
  2. CDP6-25B Rework Problems P6-6, P6-7, P6-8 when the toluene formed in reaction (E6-6.2) also undergoes hydrodealkylation to form benzene [3rd Ed. P6-15]
  3. CDP6-26B A series of five hydrodealkylation reactions are carried out in a PFR. [3rd Ed. P6-16]
  4. CDP6-27B The hydrogenation of benzene is carried out in a CSTR slurry reactor where the desired product is cyclohexene. [3rd Ed. P6-23]
  5. CDP6-28C Industrial data for methanol synthesis reactions is provided. Reactions are carried out in a PFR. Find the best operating conditions to produce methanol. [3rd Ed. P6-24]
  6. CDP6-29C Load the Living Example Problem for the hydrodealkylation of mesitylene carried out in a membrane reactor. Optimize the parameters to obtain the maximum profit.
Series Reactions
  1. CDP6-AB Chlorination of benzene in a CSTR. [1st Ed. P9-14]
  2. CDP6-BB The reaction sequence AB, BC, and B D is carried out in a batch reactor and in a CSTR. [2nd Ed. P9-12]
  3. CDP6-CB Isobutylene is oxidized to methacrolum, CO, and CO2. [1st Ed. P9-16]
Parallel Reactions
  1. CDP6-DB Calculate conversion in two independent reactions. [3rd Ed. P6-4(d)]
  2. CDP6-EB Calculate equilibrium concentrations in reaction A + B C + D, C + B X + Y [3rd Ed. P6-5]
  3. CDP6-FB Find the profit for A D and A U. [3rd Ed. P6-10]
Complex Reactions
  1. CDP6-GC Production of ibuprofen intermediate. [3rd Ed. P6-26]
  2. CDP6-HB Hydrogenation of o-cresol. [3rd Ed. P6-3]
  3. CDP6-IC Design a reaction system to maximize the selectivity of p-xylene from methanol and toluene over a HZSM-8 zeolite catalyst. [2nd Ed. P9-17]
  4. CDP6-JC The oxidation of propylene to acrolein [Chem. Eng. Sci., 51, 2189 (1996)].
  5. CDP6-KB Oxidation of formaldehyde: HCHO + 1/2 O2HCOOH2HCHOHCOOCH3
  6. CDP6-LB California problem. [3rd Ed. P6-19]
  7. CDP6-MB Fluidized Bed. [3rd Ed. P6-20]
  8. CDP6-ND Flame Retardants. [3rd Ed. P6-21]
  9. CDP6-OC Oleic acid production. [3rd Ed. P6-25]
  10. CDP6-New From time to time new problems relating Chapter 3 material to everyday interests or emerging technologies will be placed on the web. Solutions to these problems can be obtained by e-mailing the author.