CHE 499 (Spring 99)

1 Normal butane (A), C4H10, is to be isomerized to isobutane (B) in a plug-flow reactor5. The reaction is to be carried out adiabatically in the liquid phase under high pressure using essentially trace amount of a liquid catalyst, which gives a specific rate constant of 0.5 h-1 at 300oK. ................
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