Langmuir-Hinshelwood Reaction in a Plug Flow Reactor
Langmuir-Hinshelwood Reaction in a Plug Flow Reactor
The oxidation of carbon monoxide occurs on a supported metal catalyst in a plug flow reactor (PFR). The rate-determining step is the reaction of adsorbed and adsorbed atomic oxygen . Use sliders to vary the temperature and the ratio of the feed partial pressures of to . Use buttons to plot the partial pressures, fractional surface coverages, and the rate of reaction down the length of the reactor. Because adsorbs more strongly than oxygen, the surface coverage is much higher than the oxygen atom surface coverage closer to the inlet of the reactor. As the reacts and its partial pressure decreases, the oxygen surface coverage increases.
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