ChE314 CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING - I

UNIT-I
Thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, classification of reactions, variables affecting the rate of reaction, definition of reaction rate.
Kinetics of homogeneous reactions:Concentration dependent term of rate equation, temperature dependent term for rate equation, searching for a mechanism, predictability of reaction rate from theory.

UNIT-II
Interpretation of Batch Reactor Data:Constant volume batch reactor, variable volume batch reactor, temperature and reaction rate, search for a rate equation.

UNIT-III
Introduction to Reactor design:Single ideal Reactor: Ideal batch reactor, space time and space velocity, steady state mixed flow reactor, steady state plug flow reactor, holding time and space time for flow systems.

UNIT-IV
Design for Single Reactions:Size comparison of single reactors, multiple reactor systems, recycle reactor, autocatalytic reactions.
Design for multiple reactions:Reactions in parallel, reactions in series, contacting patterns, product distribution.

Text Books

1. Chemical Reaction Engineering, Octave Levenspiel, 3rd edition, Wiley Eastern

1. Elements of chemical reaction engineering, H.S.Fogler, 2nd edition, PHI
2. Chemical Engineering Kinetics, J.M.Smith, 3rd edition, McGraw Hill.
3. Chemical Reaction Engineering, Octave Levenspiel, 2nd edition, Wiley Eastern.