Steady‐state Diffusion and First‐order Reaction in Catalyst Networks

2020 ◽  
pp. 165-280
1994 ◽  
Vol 119 (4) ◽  
pp. 761-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moritz Knoche ◽  
Peter D. Petracek ◽  
Martin J. Bukovac ◽  
Warren E. Shafer

14C-urea penetration of isolated tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv. `Pik Red') fruit cuticular membranes (CM) was studied as a function of concentration and temperature. There was no significant effect of cuticular wax on urea penetration at 25C, permeances for the CM being 8.4 × 10-10 and dewaxed CM (DCM) 11.1 × 10-10·m·s-1. Time lags were near zero for both CM and DCM. Steady-state diffusion analysis suggests that the relatively low cuticular permeance of urea is due to low partitioning that offsets high diffusivity. Urea flux through the CM and DCM showed ≈1.5- and 1.9-fold increases, respectively, for each 10C increase between 5 and 45C. Urea flux across CM and DCM increased linearly with concentration (10 μm to 1 m) and, thus, was a first-order process.


2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lech W. Szajdak ◽  
Jerzy Lipiec ◽  
Anna Siczek ◽  
Artur Nosalewicz ◽  
Urszula Majewska

Abstract The aim of this study was to verify first-order kinetic reaction rate model performance in predicting of leaching of atrazine and inorganic compounds (K+1, Fe+3, Mg+2, Mn+2, NH4 +, NO3 - and PO4 -3) from tilled and orchard silty loam soils. This model provided an excellent fit to the experimental concentration changes of the compounds vs. time data during leaching. Calculated values of the first-order reaction rate constants for the changes of all chemicals were from 3.8 to 19.0 times higher in orchard than in tilled soil. Higher first-order reaction constants for orchard than tilled soil correspond with both higher total porosity and contribution of biological pores in the former. The first order reaction constants for the leaching of chemical compounds enables prediction of the actual compound concentration and the interactions between compound and soil as affected by management system. The study demonstrates the effectiveness of simultaneous chemical and physical analyses as a tool for the understanding of leaching in variously managed soils.


1993 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Matsui ◽  
R. Ikemoto Yamamoto ◽  
Y. Tsuchiya ◽  
B. Inanc

Using a fluidized bed reactor, experiments on glucose decomposition with and without sulfate reduction were conducted. Glucose in the reactor was mainly decomposed into lactate and ethanol. Lactate was mainly decomposed into propionate and acetate, while ethanol was decomposed into propionate, acetate, and hydrogen. Sulfate reduction was not involved in the decomposition of glucose, lactate, and ethanol, but was related to propionate and acetate decomposition. The stepwise reactions were modeled using either a Monod expression or first order reaction kinetics in respect to the reactions. The coefficients of the kinetic equations were determined experimentally. The modified Monod and first order reaction equations were effective at predicting concentrations of glucose, lactate, ethanol, propionate, acetate, and sulfate along the beight of the reactor. With sulfate reduction, propionate was decomposed into acetate, while without sulfate reduction, accumulation of propionate was observed in the reactor. Sulfate reduction accelerated propionate conversion into acetate by decreasing the hydrogen concentration.


1981 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 452-456
Author(s):  
Milan Šolc

The successive time derivatives of relative entropy and entropy production for a system with a reversible first-order reaction alternate in sign. It is proved that the relative entropy for reactions with an equilibrium constant smaller than or equal to one is completely monotonic in the whole definition interval, and for reactions with an equilibrium constant larger than one this function is completely monotonic at the beginning of the reaction and near to equilibrium.


1992 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 1451-1458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Refat M. Hassan

The kinetics of oxidation of arsenic(III) by hexachloroiridate(IV) at lower acid concentrations and at constant ionic strength of 1.0 mol dm-3 have been investigated spectrophotometrically. A first-order reaction in [IrCl62-] and fractional order with respect to arsenic(III) have been observed. A kinetic evidence for the formation of an intermediate complex between the hydrolyzed arsenic(III) species and the oxidant was presented. The results showed that decreasing the [H+] is accompanied by an appreciable acceleration of the rate of oxidation. The activation parameters have been evaluated and a mechanism consistent with the kinetic results was suggested.


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