Chemical Reaction Engineering
In the hydrodealkylation of toluene to benzene, the following reactions occur:C₇H₈ + H₂ → C₆H₆ + CH₄2C₆H₆ ⇋ C₁₂H₁₀ + H₂Toluene and hydrogen are fed to a reactor in a molar ratio 1:5.80% of the toluene gets converted and the selectivity of benzene(defined as moles of benzene formed/moles of toluene converted) is 90%. The fractional conversion of hydrogen is

0.16
0.152
0.136
0.144

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Chemical Reaction Engineering
Which of the following is the optimum operating condition for an exothermic reversible reaction taking place in a plug-flow reactor?

Very high temperature should be used throughout the reaction
Very low temperature should be used throughout the reaction
None of these
Temperature should be high in the beginning and decreased towards the end of the reaction

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