Chemical Engineering MCQs

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Which of the following is the optimum operating condition for an exothermic reversible reaction taking place in a plug-flow reactor ?
A. Temperature should be high in the beginning and decreased towards the end of the reaction
B. Very low temperature should be used throughout the reaction
C. Very high temperature should be used throughout the reaction
D. None of these
The preferred reacting system for oxidation of o-xylene to phthalic anhydride is _____________________?
A. Jacketed liquid phase cstr
B. Jacketed steam heated multitubular reactor
C. Multitubular reactor with cooling
D. Multistage multitubular reactor with interstage cooling
For a zero order reaction, the concentration of product increases with the _____________________?
A. Increase of reaction time
B. Increase in initial concentration
C. Total pressure
D. Decrease in total pressure
The space time is equivalent to the holding time in a steady state mixed reactor for_____________________?
A. Non-isothermal gas reaction
B. Variable fluid density systems
C. Constant fluid density systems
D. Gas reactions with changing number of moles
The rate constant of a reaction depends on the __________________?
A. Initial concentration of reactants
B. Time of reaction
C. Temperature of the system
D. Extent of reaction