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Which outcome limits catalytic reactor throughput when pressure increases?

A)Reduced reactant surface area absorption
B)Increased mass transport rate
C)Equilibrium constant shifts unfavorably
D)Higher activation energy requirements apparent

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Increased pressure can shift the equilibrium via Le Chatelier's principle, the equilibrium constant changing favors reactants; therefore, lower product formation is observed rather than increased yield because kinetic effects also change at the same time influencing conditions less noticeably.

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