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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when catalyst surface area drastically decreases within packed bed reactor column?
A)Reduced conversion due to limited sites✓
B)Increased pressure drop across the bed
C)Enhanced selectivity toward undesired products
D)Decreased energy consumption from lower flow
💡 Explanation
When catalyst surface area decreases, the number of active sites diminish, reducing the overall reaction rate because fewer reactant molecules can effectively bind and transform. Therefore, the conversion rate falls, rather than pressure increasing, selectivity changing, or energy decreasing, which are affected by different parameters.
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