A liquid feed to a well-mixed reactor consists of 0.4 g mol/dm3 of A and the same molar concentration of F. The product C is formed from A by two different reaction mechanisms: either by direct transformation or through intermediate B. The intermediate B is also formed from F. Together with C, which remains in solution, an insoluble gas D is formed, which separates in the reactor.
All reaction steps are irreversible and first-order, except for the formation of B from F, which is second-order in F. The liquid carrier for reactants and products is an inert solvent, and no volume change results from the reaction.
| k1 = 0.01 min-1 | k2 = 0.02 min-1 |
| k3 = 0.07 min-1 | k4 = 0.50 dm3/g mol/min |
reactor volume = 120 L