A disinfection process for portable water treatment is described by first order

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A disinfection process for portable water treatment is described by first order kinetics wifh a rate constant of 0.08 minute. An ideal plug flow reactor is used with a hydraulic reaidence time of 1 hour. What is the expected efficiency of the system? A disinfection process for portable water treatment is described by first order kinetics wifh a rate constant of 0.08 minute. An ideal plug flow reactor is used with a hydraulic reaidence time of 1 hour. What is the expected efficiency of the system? A disinfection process for portable water treatment is described by first order kinetics wifh a rate constant of 0.08 minute. An ideal plug flow reactor is used with a hydraulic reaidence time of 1 hour. What is the expected efficiency of the system?

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You have to correct the measurement unit of the reaction rate. It must be min-1, not min.

So, k = 0.08 min-1.

       t = 60 min, reaction (residence) time

C = final (exit) conc.

Co = initial (input) conc.

From the integral form of the reaction law, integral form:

C = Coe?kt      

C/Co = e?kt   = e-0.08

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