Which outcome is expedited within packed bed reactor when catalyst surface area greatly increases reaction equilibrium constant?

💡 Explanation

When catalyst surface increases in a packed bed reactor, the increased reaction equilibrium constant expedites the reaction rate beyond what diffusion can supply to reactive sites causing external mass transfer limitations because the active surface area will become more starved for reactants. Therefore, a diminished mass transfer limitation results, instead of worsened thermal gradients, more poisoning, or a decreased pressure drop which require different parameters affecting hydrodynamics.

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