Which consequence occurs when a packed bed reactor's catalyst surface area fouls due to polymer deposition?

💡 Explanation

When a catalyst surface fouls, polymer deposition blocks active catalyst sites, causing a reduction in surface area available for reaction and decreasing the overall reaction rate, because the reactant molecules cannot access the catalytic sites. Therefore reduced reaction results rather than increased selectivity, decreased pressure drop, or enhanced heat transfer, properties requiring different operational changes.

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