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Chapter 7 1
The criteria used to evaluate various types of laboratory reactors are listed in
Table 7-5.
TABLE 7-5. CRITERIA USED TO EVALUATE LABORATORY REACTORS
Each type of reactor is examined with respect to these criteria and given
a rating of good (G), fair (F), or poor (P). What follows is a brief description
of each of the laboratory reactors. The reasons for rating each reactor for each
of the criteria are given in Professional Reference Shelf R7.4 on the CRE Web
site.
The criteria in Table 7-2 are applied to each of the reactors shown in Figure 7-9
and are also discussed on the CRE Web site in Professional Reference Shelf
R7.4.
The ratings of the various reactors are summarized in Table 7-6. From this
table one notes that the CSTR and recirculating transport reactor appear to be
the best choices because they are satisfactory in every category except for con-
struction. However, if the catalyst under study does not decay, the stirred batch
and contained-solids reactors appear to be the best choices. If the system is not
limited by internal diffusion in the catalyst pellet, larger pellets could be used,
and the stirred contained-solids reactor is the best choice. If the catalyst is
nondecaying and heat effects are negligible, the fixed-bed (integral) reactor
would be the top choice, owing to its ease of construction and operation.
However, in practice, usually more than one reactor type is used in determin-
ing the reaction-rate-law parameters.
Chapter 7 2
Web Figure 7-9 [From Weekman, V., Laboratory Reactors and Their Limitations, AIChe
Journal 20 (5), 833 (1974), with permission of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Copyright 1974 AIChE. All rights reserved.]
Sampling
and FluidSolid Decaying Ease of
Reactor Type Analysis Isothermality Contact Catalyst Construction
Differential PF FG F P G
Fixed bed G PF F P G
Stirred batch F G G P G
Stirred contained-solids G G FG P FG
Continuous-stirred tank F G FG FG P-F
Straight-through transport FG PF FG G FG
Recirculating transport FG G G FG PF
Pulse G FG P FG G
a G, good; F, fair; P, poor