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A first-order liquid phase reaction \( A \rightarrow B \) is conducted in two isothermal plug flow reactors (PFRs) of volume 1 m\(^3\) each, connected in series. The feed flow rate and concentration of A to the first reactor are 10 m\(^3\) h\(^{-1}\) and 1 kmol m\(^{-3}\), respectively. At steady-state, the concentration of A at the exit of the second reactor is 0.2 kmol m\(^{-3}\). If the two PFRs are replaced by two equal-volume continuously stirred tank reactors (CSTRs) to achieve the same overall steady-state conversion, the volume of each CSTR, in m\(^3\), is:
A first-order liquid phase reaction \( A \rightarrow B \) is conducted in two isothermal plug flow reactors (PFRs) of volume 1 m\(^3\) each, connected in series. The feed flow rate and concentration of A to the first reactor are 10 m\(^3\) h\(^{-1}\) and 1 kmol m\(^{-3}\), respectively. At steady-state, the concentration of A at the exit of the second reactor is 0.2 kmol m\(^{-3}\). If the two PFRs are replaced by two equal-volume continuously stirred tank reactors (CSTRs) to achieve the same overall steady-state conversion, the volume of each CSTR, in m\(^3\), is:
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