Chemical Reaction Engineering
A pulse tracer is introduced in an ideal CSTR (with a mean residence time ι) at time, t = 0. The time taken for the exit concentration of the tracer to reach half of its initial value will be

τ/0.693
0.693τ
0.5τ

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Chemical Reaction Engineering
Batch process is preferred over continuous process, when the

Same equipment can not be used for several processes of the same nature
Sales demand of product is not steady
All of these
Product yields and quality can not be achieved in continuous process, because of long residence time

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Chemical Reaction Engineering
A catalyst loses its activity due to

Loss in surface area of the active component
Agglomeration of metal particles caused by thermal sintering of the solid surface
Covering of the catalytic active sites by a foregin substance
All of these

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Chemical Reaction Engineering
The reaction rate almost gets doubled for 10°C rise in temperature. This is due to the fact that the

Value of threshold energy decreases
Increased temperature reduces the activation energy
Collision frequency increases
Fraction of molecules having threshold energy increases

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