Calculate the Outlet Temperature of Catalytic Reactor for Adiabatic PFR Reaction

Question

An adiabatic PFR (feed temp. = 120°C) reaches 70% conversion for the uncatalyzed reaction A → B.  At the same feed temperature, the same reaction reaches 70% conversion in an adiabatic catalytic reactor that is 1/10th the size. The catalyst significantly lowered the activation energy of the reaction and this increased the reaction rate. The outlet temperature from the catalytic reactor is _________ the outlet temperature from the non-catalytic reactor.

a) Higher than
b) Lower than
c) The same as
d) Unable to determine

Summary

The question belongs to Chemical Engineering and it is about adiabatic PFR reaching 70% conversion at a feed temperature of 120°C. The outlet temperature of the catalytic reactor has to be noted.