Reactor Questions

What type of reactor can operate at higher pressures?

• A) Tubular reactor
• B) Fixed bed reactor
• C) Stirred tank reactor
• D) Fluidized bed reactor

What type of reactor is widely used by in the food industry in production of high fructose corn syrup?

• A) Tubular reactor
• B) Fixed bed reactor
• C) Stirred tank reactor
• D) Fluidized bed reactor

What type of reactor uses high-velocity fluid to suspend or fluidize solid catalyst particles?

• A) Tubular reactor
• B) Fixed bed reactor
• C) Stirred tank reactor
• D) Fluidized bed reactor

What type of reactor may be required if the reaction must occur quickly?

• A) Tubular reactor
• B) Fixed bed reactor
• C) Stirred tank reactor
• D) Fluidized bed reactor

Which of the following is an example of a tubular reactor?

• A) Hydrotreating reactor
• B) Fluid catalytic cracking reactor
• C) Steam methane reformer reactor
• D) Sulfuric acid alkylation reactor

Which of the following is an example of a fixed bed reactor?

• A) Hydrotreating reactor
• B) Fluid catalytic cracking reactor
• C) Steam methane reformer reactor
• D) Sulfuric acid alkylation reactor

What happens to the reaction rate when the temperature increases?

• A) Reaction rate increases
• B) Reaction rate decreases
• C) Reaction rate does not change
• D) Reaction does not occur

Which of the following can be used to increase activation energy in a chemical reaction?

• A) Cooling the components
• B) Addition of a catalyst
• C) Decreasing the pressure
• D) Addition of oxygen

Which of the following is a variable in the rate of reaction?

• A) Pressure
• B) Temperature
• C) Residence time
• D) All of the above

What auxiliary equipment is used to heat and cool the material in a reactor?

• A) Pressure controls
• B) Reactor shell jacket
• C) Static mixer elements
• D) Internal heating and cooling coils