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← ScienceWhich consequence results when an industrial catalytic reactor experiences fouling?
A)Temperature runaway is accelerated rapidly✓
B)Catalyst surface area linearly increases
C)Kinetic energy barrier lowers drastically
D)Equilibrium conversion shifts unfavorably
💡 Explanation
Fouling insulates the catalyst, hindering heat removal; because heat transfer decreases, the exothermic reaction causes the *Arrhenius effect* of exponential rate increase with temperature, possibly leading to temperature runaway; therefore A, rather than kinetic or equilibrium changes, dominates immediate dangerous risk.
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