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Chapter 1

Overview of Chemical Reaction Engg. ... 11.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 1

1.2 Classification of Reactions ....................................................... 2

1.3 Definition of Reaction Rate...................................................... 3

Student Assignments ................................................................... 6

Chapter 2

Kinetics of Homogeneous Reactions ..... 82.1 Introduction ................................................................................. 8

2.2 Classification of Chemical Reactions .................................... 9

2.3 Temperature Dependent Term of a

Rate Equation ...............................................................13

Student Assignments .................................................................18

Chapter 3

Interpretation of Batch Reactor Data...213.1 Kinetics of Homogeneous Elementary Reaction ...........21

3.2 Constant-Volume Batch Reactor..........................................22

3.3 The Conversion (Fractional Conversion) ...........................23

3.4 Flow Reactors with Variable Volumetric

Flow Rate ........................................................................26

3.5 Integral Method of Analysis of Data ...................................27

3.6 Empirical Rate Equations of nth Order ................................33

3.7 Multiple Reactions ....................................................................37

Student Assignments .................................................................47

Chapter 4Design of Isothermal Ideal Reactors ....504.1 Batch Reactor ..............................................................................50

4.2 Flow/Continuous Reactors ....................................................50

4.3 Semi-Batch Reactor ..................................................................53

4.4 Space-Time and Space Velocity ...........................................56

4.5 Ideal CSTR ....................................................................................57

4.6 Steady State Plug Flow Reactor ...........................................61

4.7 Design for Single Reactions ...................................................65

4.8 Reactors in Series ......................................................................68

4.9 Recycle Reactor ..........................................................................83

4.10 Design of Ideal Reactors for

Multiple Reactions ......................................................87

4.11 Qualitative Analysis of Multiple Reaction .........................94

4.12 First Order Followed by Zero-Order Reaction .................98

4.13 Zero-Order Followed by First-Order Reaction ................98

Student Assignments .............................................................. 102

Chapter 5Design of Non-Isothermal

Ideal Reactors.................................1075.1 Standard Heat of Formation ............................................... 107

5.2 Heat of Reaction and Temperature .................................. 107

5.3 Energy Balance in Ideal CSTR ............................................. 109

5.4 Energy Balance over PFR ............................................................110

Student Assignments .............................................................. 121

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Chapter 6Design of Non-Ideal Reactors .............1236.1 Introduction ............................................................................. 123

6.2 Tracer Experiment .................................................................. 124

6.3 Pulse Tracer Experiment on Ideal Reactors ................... 126

6.4 Step Tracer Experiment with Ideal Reactors ................. 131

6.5 Zero Parameter Model .......................................................... 143

Student Assignments .............................................................. 146

Chapter 7Heterogeneous Reactions, Rate &

Performance Equation for Catalyst

Deactivation Boiling ......................1497.1 Single Cylindrical Pore, First-Order Reaction ................ 149

7.2 Performance Equations for Reactors containing

Porous Catalyst Particles ........................................ 157

7.3 Kinetics of Heterogeneous Reaction ............................... 158

7.4 Deactivating Catalysts .......................................................... 165

7.5 Batch-Solids : Determining the Rate for

Independent Deactivation ................................... 167

Student Assignments .............................................................. 171

Chapter 8Kinetics of Enzyme Reactions .............1748.1 Introduction ............................................................................. 174

8.2 Michaelis-Menten Kinetics (M–M Kinetics) ................... 175

Student Assignments .............................................................. 182

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