A CMFR is working at a steady state. The volume of the reactor and flow rate are 10m3 and 2.5m3/h respectively. The influent pollutant concentration is 10mg/L. Calculate the pollutant concentration in the reactor when the pollutant is going first order decay with reaction rate constant k=0.3/h

A CMFR is working at a steady state. The volume of the reactor and flow rate are 10m3 and 2.5m3/h respectively. The influent pollutant concentration is 10mg/L. Calculate the pollutant concentration in the reactor when the pollutant is going first order decay with reaction rate constant k=0.3/h

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