| Type of Reactor CharacteristicsSimple Batch Reactor is charged via two holes in the top of the tank; while reaction is carried out, nothing else is put in or taken out until the reaction is done; tank easily heated or cooled by jacket |
General Mole Balance Equation
Assumptions
1) No inflow or out flow FA0 = FA = 0
2) Well mixed
Constant volume V = V0 (e.g. Liquid Phase or Gas Phase in a steel container)
In terms of conversion
The reaction time necessary to reach a conversions X in a batch reactor is
. The following table gives reaction times for first (rA = kCA) and second (rA = k
) in a batch reactor
The following table gives the various times necessary to process one complete batch.
