Chemical Reaction Engineering
At a given temperature, K₁, K₂ and K3 are equilibrium constants for the following reactions 1, 2, 3 respectively. CH₄(g) + H₂O(g) ⇋ CO(g) + 3H₂(g), CO(g) + H₂O(g) ⇋ CO₂(g) + H₂(g) CH₄(g) + 2H₂O(g) ⇋ CO₂(g) + 4H₂(g) Then K₁, K₂ and K3 are related as:
The surface of the catalyst does not play an important role during reaction
A relatively small amount of catalyst can cause the conversion of large amount of reactants which does not mean that catalyst concentration is important
The catalyst does not form an intermediate complex with the reactant
Free energy of activation is lowered in the presence of catalyst, which remains unchanged at the end of reaction
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