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A batch reactor has no inlet or outlet, so its species balance reduces to

  • A.generation equalling exactly zero
  • B.accumulation equalling generation
  • C.the input equalling the output
  • D.accumulation equalling exactly zero

Answer: B

Correct answer: accumulation equalling generation

A batch vessel is closed, so both flow terms vanish and whatever the reaction generates simply accumulates: \[ \frac{\mathrm{d}N_i}{\mathrm{d}t} = r_iV. \] The equation has time as its independent variable rather than position, which is what makes a batch reactor an unsteady state problem by nature.

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