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6 (20 pts). The irreversible elementary reaction of A+B take place in the packed bed rector PRO as shown below. Unfortunately, the catalyst particle size is so small as to induce the pressurəsro across the catalyst bed (P. = 20 atm and Pout 9 atm). You want to reduce the pressure drop and thereby increase the overall conversion. One way to eliminate the pressure drop in the catalytic reactor is to use a fluidized CSTR-type reactor in which a catalyst is fluidized and suspended (see the below CSTR figure). The fluidized CSTR design equation is identical to the CSTR design equation except that it is expressed based on the catalyst weight (.e, W=FA"X-ra). What conversion can be achieved in a fluidized CSTR with the same catalyst weight as PBR and P = Poutlet (ideal gas behavior, pure A feed? X=0 P=20 atm PBR X=0.141 P = 9atm Pipe diameter = 4cm AB W=1000 kg -=kC Dearicha=0.5 cm P.=1000 kg/mº (bulk density) isothermal reaction W - FAOXA TA Huldud CSTR This picture of a future CSTRI STR with stationed in the reactie Isla de fees of CSR but there Yedek